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14th January 2021, 10:07 #61Senior Member
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How to win a stage without windshield (luckily for them they started first and kept being first). Watch at 3:30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW8X...ature=youtu.beStupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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14th January 2021, 15:17 #62Senior Member
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Thierry Sabine, the founder of Dakar rally, tragically died exactly 35 years ago.
https://www.ewrc.cz/clanek/35676-thi...dakaru-35-let/Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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Love that he chose an old Skoda!
Originally Posted by Mirek
I know it's just a regulatrity event but still today was the first ever (sort of) Dakar stage victory for Škoda by Ondřej Klymčiw
The rally B-class 130LR which was never designed for off road events is the far lowest car of the whole entry field but on the other hand it proves that it was an extremely reliable and tough car.
As he says, if you make a miss, then it is no longer regularity when you are catching up. Then you drive as fast as you can, or dare!
Been there, done that!
hopefully the classic class will grow next year!
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Unfortunately French biker Pierre Cherpin, seriously injured in stage 7, passed away during the airlift to France.
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heli touching a competitor vehicle
https://twitter.com/voiceofrally/sta...77876596682752
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Ken Block testing Extreme-E car during Dakar.
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18th January 2021, 17:41 #69Senior Member
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That’s from last year ^.
Kevin Abbring tested the new electric car of GCK Motorsport for about 10 days or so during Dakar.
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How a veteran conquered Dakar
One of the closely watched participants in this year’s Dakar Rally was a ŠKODA 130 LR. Although it took part in the veterans’ category and had an experienced crew, it was this ŠKODA model’s first-ever start in the desert race.
https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/...source=twitter
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