I'm pretty sure it took Sainz 3 or 4 goes before he won Dakar. I think it's unrealistic to suggest Loeb would win Dakar on his first attempt. Dakar is more than outright pace. That's my opinion anyway
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I'm pretty sure it took Sainz 3 or 4 goes before he won Dakar. I think it's unrealistic to suggest Loeb would win Dakar on his first attempt. Dakar is more than outright pace. That's my opinion anyway
Ari Vatanen managed to win Dakar on his first attempt, and went on to win several more Dakar's.
Sainz & Vatanen did it with factory team. Loeb will drive private car if he does Dakar.
with a Peugeot 205 T16 Grand Raid that was far ahead of everything that had ever driven in the Dakar rallyQuote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Dakar is a bit of a lottery... "Everyone" can win it, first, 2nd or 30th attempt.
With an experienced co driver next to him, he certainly has a chance, even on his first attempt!
I found this article on WRC.com a bit of fun:
World Rally Championship - News - Features - Top 10 toughest stages in the world
Though I can't say I agree with all of the choices.
Ouni is Ouni.........go there and HANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.......1993 Giraudet like it :D
Likewise, St Gwynno is insignificant compared to any of the long Kielder stages or the full Dalby stage. It's not even the most difficult in Wales!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
As for Panzerplatte * rolls eyes * Spare me! I was very disappointed by the stage difficulty in general and the Gina 'hop' (not really a jump) in particular
St Gwynno...who picked that one? What about the 35m+ of Pundershaw..?? And what about Jutbo in Sweden?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
It seems Elfyn Evans chose a Ford Fiesta S200 for his Academy crown : World Rally Championship - News - The WRC in 2013: 10 reasons to get excited