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The Coronel brothers are competing in a Century CR6 this year which must give them a good chance for a strong finish given their experience in less competitive vehicles. As Gerard says, the technology involved in these cars nowadays is pretty outstanding.
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Will be interesting to follow, because it seems the study has been mainly based on aviation more than automobile technics. And at least, the inflate/deflate system does'nt look like a hidden turbo! Can they beat the Audi, is another question.
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Seth Quintero, Austin Jones, Cristina Gutiérrez and Francisco "Chaleco" López will compete in the T3 Light Protoypes class. Rokas Baciuška will enter the T4 SSV class. Mitch Guthrie will drive a hybrid vehicle by MCE5. |
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15 Dec 2022, 17:23 (Ref:4137260) | #230 | ||
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During his last passage in the dunes, Castera's average speed was mainly less than 15 kph in what they call "Empty Quarter"… At this rate it wont be empty for long! I wonder if the Classic's entrants will see many finishers.
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2 Jan 2023, 08:26 (Ref:4138699) | #231 | ||
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A tyre puncture and a win for El Matador for the first stage. Every detail, as the spare wheel location and handling, has to be carefully studied, this is obvious. Cars: Sainz/Cruz Tean Audi Sport, Loeb/Lurquin Bahrein Raid Xtreme, Ekstrom/Bergkvist Team Audi Sport.
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2 Jan 2023, 10:32 (Ref:4138711) | #232 | |
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El Matador is still at it at in his 60s. Although the puncture will have cost quite a bit of time and the others will be keen to pounce. It's still wide open atm. Some great names competing this year.
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Interesting to see that Carlos Junior is there in a support role.... no doubt being a proud son as much as Senior is a proud Dad.
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2 Jan 2023, 15:53 (Ref:4138726) | #234 | ||
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Yep, interesting to see if Senior is a little bit more relaxed now. You can write a book with all the adventures he had during the previous Dakars… We're glad to have Chicherit wearing the costume of Mr flat out everywhere whatever it costs!
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2 Jan 2023, 17:08 (Ref:4138729) | #235 | ||
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James Hillier on his first Dakar adventure lies 66th overall, 10th in the Malle Moto class after the 2nd stage and Carlos Checa who progressed to 4 wheels last year continues to show good pace lying 13th overall in the cars whilst the irrepressible Coronel brothers are going well in 23rd position overall. Such a shame to see Sam Sunderland helicoptered off in the first stage with a suspected broken shoulder, a number of the top riders have commented on the speed at the top of the field, there are so many quick and experienced competitors out there.
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2 Jan 2023, 17:54 (Ref:4138733) | #236 | ||
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Bad day for Sebastien Loeb, it will be hard of not impossible to fill the 1,20 hour gap before the finish line. Three punctures (if its confirmed) the same day, same car, is too much.
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2 Jan 2023, 19:31 (Ref:4138737) | #237 | ||
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The lot of the Malle Moto riders, no outside assistance whatsoever, 1 trunk containing personals and tools plus a tent. Hilliers own words after stage 2 " Stage 2
Not going to lie, it's tough out there. Today's stage was 430 km (267 Miles) Approx 7 laps of the TT course on the sand! Got back to the bivouac and showered and ate. I had to change the wheels, and the tyres also needed replacing, then an oil change, filters etc and clean down. " Ride, eat, repair, sleep and repeat for 2 weeks - these competitors are truly heroic. |
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Sure they are! As to wheels and tires they have to wait for the truck in charge. Sometimes, several competitors cooperate when arrived at bivouac the ambiance looks like a commando.
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Been a good event so far, teams and drivers really prepared for the challenge ahead. Always a good way to kick off the motorsport year
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3 Jan 2023, 18:55 (Ref:4138838) | #240 | ||
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What can stop a desert race? The rain. Simple like that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LRAgMkpPbU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ifSP2ruWbc River in the desert... |
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4 Jan 2023, 08:04 (Ref:4138864) | #242 | ||
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Yes it was a logiclal decision safety wise, the tchopers could not fly. Those trucks are really stunning while their suspensions are most advanced. I wonder what some works team hyde behind the word "puncture". It seems the Audis suffer a weak link in the rear suspension may be the upper wishbone. I guess we'll never know the truth…
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4 Jan 2023, 10:44 (Ref:4138885) | #243 | |
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Sainz is not happy and who can blame him? A lot of work has gone out the window with his problems. Two problems in one stage in fact
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Watching some of the highlights I'm sure they said that the Prodrive cars had 15 punctures in a day - seems very high, so as you say what are they classing as a puncture?
The rain certainly made conditions difficult too didn't it? Some of the coverage showed buggies stranded in fast flowing water being pulled out by some of the trucks - good to see competitors are still stopping to help others. |
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4 Jan 2023, 18:12 (Ref:4138930) | #245 | ||
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Not all categories allow the onboard inflate/deflate system. The top buggies (RWD) seem to have at least four different pressures preselected. Going from soft sand to stones and off track several times a day is not easy to manage.
As to the road book some are complaining on how the secret has been kept. This is not new at all and Saudi Arabia is far away from Mulsanne straight… |
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4 Jan 2023, 18:39 (Ref:4138932) | #246 | ||
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And now, the Audis are granted 10 more hp… OK there's a kind of BoP, accepeted by all. But changing the rules during the game, i-e race, is not accepted by all… Strange world.
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4 Jan 2023, 18:59 (Ref:4138935) | #247 | ||
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5 Jan 2023, 11:40 (Ref:4138973) | #248 | ||
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Thanks NaBUru. The gap between Toys and Audis is really tight but lets see what 11 more hp give to the german team. Fierce battle in every category. Would be great if they keep politics out of the race. At this stage is it possible?
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5 Jan 2023, 13:57 (Ref:4138993) | #249 | |
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Al-Attiyah is not happy:
https://www.autosport.com/dakar/news...arly/10417190/ Maybe other teams should have been more prepared? |
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5 Jan 2023, 14:50 (Ref:4139000) | #250 | ||
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Big fight involving Al-Attiyah, Loeb, Peterhansel and Sainz. Loeb rolled his car, and eventually Al-Attiyah/ Baumel win seconded by Sainz/ Cruz, Peterhansel/ Boulanger and Al Rajhi/von Zitzewitz.
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