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20 Sep 2010, 12:43 (Ref:2761893)
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DAKAR what type of event??
good morning ladies and gentlemen
just wondering what type of event dakar and the australiasian safari would come under?? is this the best forum to post such things in?? |
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20 Sep 2010, 12:49 (Ref:2761896)
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The Dakar is classed as a "rally raid" - essentially an endurance rally usually involving extreme terrain.
This is the right forum for this subject 
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20 Sep 2010, 12:50 (Ref:2761899)
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thats what i figured expect its rally and rally cross
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20 Sep 2010, 12:53 (Ref:2761902)
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It's got "rally" in the name so it's happiest here
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20 Sep 2010, 13:06 (Ref:2761914)
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sorts that out then =)
its great to be helped so quickly, cant get this sort of attention on many other forums |
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20 Sep 2010, 13:42 (Ref:2761937)
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That's 'cos it's great here 
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21 Sep 2010, 07:41 (Ref:2762317)
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Great event the Dakar, even though it goes no where near Dakar at the moment! Over the years I've lost interest in rallying but this is one event that still captures the imagination. Always look forward to the coverage on Eurosport, helps get through the dark winter evenings!
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21 Sep 2010, 08:38 (Ref:2762342)
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i understand completely
my motorpsort interests change very often. right now im really into the ability to do anything you want in offroad racing. most of it comes from the smaller funded teams but still. most circuit racing is very much a formula, V8 supercars are identical, rally is limited so much if you try somthing different to get that edge either everyone does it or it gets banned and a fine comes your way. i was looking into building an offroad car, based on a subaru forester and to comply with the production class of offroad in australia. even though it says production and modifications are limited i found i could do a lot more than i expected. |
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21 Sep 2010, 08:46 (Ref:2762345)
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You Aussies should start Rallycross again. As they do RX in the USA now there could be a World championship sooner or later...
 http://www.brock05.com/rallycross.php |
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21 Sep 2010, 08:57 (Ref:2762354)
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i dont know if i should be called an aussie =)
peter brock isnt my cup of tea... possum bourn was, and he was a kiwi we do a little rally cross, but nothign that bad now. it would be nice to get into it i reacon lots of fun, now its more like stadium offroad. too much money though |
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21 Sep 2010, 09:34 (Ref:2762379)
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Having a thread about the Dakar gives me a good excuse to post this picture from Rallyday
I hadn't seen one of these in the flesh before - it's a bit of an animal!
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21 Sep 2010, 12:02 (Ref:2762453)
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Great picture, anymore? That's one of the things I like about the Dakar the machinery is a bit more on the extreme side.
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21 Sep 2010, 12:21 (Ref:2762465)
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The 405 was the only rally raid machine that was out on circuit - usually they have a few more there but this year the rally raid feature seemed to have been canned. They are mad bits of kit though aren't they? A couple more pics:
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21 Sep 2010, 12:58 (Ref:2762484)
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i think we need an offroad/rally raid section on here =)
i was more of a fan of the porsche 595(??) and the old school SWB pajaros of the 80s that competed in ute form in australia |
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21 Sep 2010, 13:15 (Ref:2762496)
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21 Sep 2010, 17:03 (Ref:2762609)
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21 Sep 2010, 23:27 (Ref:2762797)
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thats the porsche
i want it  and agreed with you fire, love the truck over taking the car. I remember dad telling me about a truck actually winning a stage outright back in the 80s i think |
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23 Sep 2010, 22:54 (Ref:2763781)
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