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Dakar: Scrutineering day two notes

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:31:21 +0000

"I can't wait for the real start" were Sainct's very first words. The three time rally winner (1999, 2000 and 2003) will be one of the favourites again but the fight should be very harsh with KTM official team mates Cyril Despres (n°2), Joan Roma (n°4) and of course Fabrizio Meoni (n°3) on his very own 950cc twin-cylinder machine. The Italian, winner of the 2001 and 2002 editions ... Keep reading

Dakar: Scrutineering day one notes

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:25 +0000

In 26 years of existence, rarely a day of scrutineering had attracted as many people. Looking at the thousands that made the short trip from Clermont and the area to the Grande Halle, one can only consider Auvergne as a land of rallyraid fanatics. And the show has only just started. Today, close to 200 vehicules went through technical inspections. Even more vehicules including the ... Keep reading

Dakar: KTM preview

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:19 +0000

KTM goes round again It starts again. The legendary Dakar rally is about to begin. The toughest test for the bikes and their riders. In its 26th edition the rally returns to its classical route: taking off in the middle of France at Clermont-Ferrand and finishing at the Lac Rose in Dakar. The route covers 11,052 kilometers and is therefore the second longest Dakar of all times. KTM ... Keep reading

Michel Point will not run Dakar 2004

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:14 +0000

The race has not started, yet the first difficulties Dec. 29 - With three days to go before the prologue in Clermont-Ferrand and the real start of the 2004 Telefonica Dakar rally, the first competitors have started massing on the parking lot of the Grande Halle d'Auvergne for the official technical and administrative scrutineering. Yet for some, the rally comes to an end without ... Keep reading

Dakar: BMW X-raid preview

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:09 +0000

High goals for the 2004 Dakar Rally set by X-raid The X-raid team on the hardest rally in the world. A start signal on 1. January 2004, the finishing flag on 18. January 2004 - between these dates lie over 11,000 kilometres of gravel tracks, rubble, sand as far as the eye can see and the challenge of the desert. For the second time the X-raid team will have two BMW X5s at the start ... Keep reading

Dakar: Mitsubishi driver line-up

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:09 +0000

Mitsubishi Motors announces 2004 Dakar line-up Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), one of the most successful manufacturers in the history of the Dakar Rally, has secured a formidable line-up for its assault on the 2004 event. Four official Mitsubishi Pajeros* will take the start of this legendary event as Mitsubishi bids for its fourth consecutive Dakar Rally victory. Double ... Keep reading

Dakar: Mitsubishi preview

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:09 +0000

Mitsubishi aims for ninth Dakar title The Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports Team, on behalf of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, is aiming for a record-breaking ninth victory and fourth consecutive win in the 2004 Telefónica Dakar Rally, which begins on New Year's Day. The event starts in Clermond-Ferrand in France and takes the crews over a mammoth route through Europe and North ... Keep reading

Dakar: Michelin preview

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:05 +0000

Michelin Desert and Bib Mousse -- a winning combination Twenty-five years after its creation in 1979, specialists of the Dakar Rally still cite the desert itself as being their principal adversary on this unique event, and what all the entrants fear above all else is mechanical failure. Every part of every vehicle is put under immense strain by being raced across thousands of ... Keep reading

Dakar: 2003 Telef?nica - tentative line-up

Thu, 15 May 2003 23:42:07 +0000

The 2003 Telefónica - Dakar that will set off from the Bouches du Rhône region on the 1st of January has near to 500 vehicles entered : 342 race vehicles (165 motorcycles, 128 cars and 49 trucks) and 147 assistance vehicles (73 cars and 74 trucks). Former winners at the start of the 25th edition : 15 drivers and 5 co-drivers entered in the race. Drivers entered in the car ... Keep reading

Dakar: Truck Production class final standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:52 +0000

4x4 production trucks
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time       Variation      Penalty
 1. 407    Tchaguine       Kamaz           Kamaz-Master                 61:36:40      00:00          05:30
 2. 410    De Azevedo      Tatra           Petrobras - Lubrax           62:38:41    1:02:01
 3. 412    Kabirov         Kamaz ... Keep reading

Dakar: Cars Super Production class final standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:51 +0000

Petrol-engined 4x4 Super Production cross-country cars
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time       Variation      Penalty
 1. 200    Masuoka         Mitsubishi      Mitsubishi Motor Sports      49:08:52      00:00
 2. 202    Fontenay        Mitsubishi      Mitsubishi Motor Sports      51:01:04    1:52:12
 3. 206    Peterhansel ... Keep reading

Dakar: Cars production class final standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:51 +0000

Petrol-engined production cross-country cars
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time       Variation      Penalty
 1. 220    Strugo          Mercedes        Groine Developpement         61:43:12   12:34:20          03:30
 2. 241    Belmondo        Nissan          Dessoude                     63:15:11   14:06:19
 3. 226    Metge ... Keep reading

Dakar: Bombardier final report

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:48 +0000

Bombardier very strong in Dakar. A few competitors live to tell the story, while many more need to digest the pain of not being able to finish the 2003 Telefonica Dakar that ended in Sharm El Sheik in Eastern Egypt today, after what felt like an endless 8550km of sheer hell. Today's special stage over 34km was relatively easy and more of a parade lap for those who conquered the ... Keep reading

Dakar: Motobike Experimental class final standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:47 +0000

Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time      Variation       Penalty
 1. 170    Machacek        Yamaha                                       71:54:16   18:29:44
 2. 182    Alvarez         Bombardier      Movilisto                    87:20:21   33:55:49        1:00:00
 3. 172    Morel           Bombardier      Drakar Normand ... Keep reading

Dakar: Motobike Super Production class final standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:47 +0000

0 - 250 cc
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time      Variation       Penalty
 1. 055    Barbezant       KTM             Siemens KTM 107:11:22        53:46:50  13:14:00



251 - 400 cc
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time       Variation      Penalty
 1. 085    Orfanos         Honda ... Keep reading

Dakar: Motobike Production class final standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:47 +0000

251 - 400 cc
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time       Variation      Penalty
 1. 071    Tarricone       Honda           Max Motors Rally             73:37:51   20:13:19



+ 400 cc
Pos.Dos.   Name                                                         Time       Variation      Penalty
 1. 025    De Azevedo      KTM ... Keep reading

Dakar: Withdrawals after stages 14 to 17

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:46 +0000

Cars: Stage 16 - Abu Rish - Sharm El Sheik 334 - Abla / Chedly 228 - Loubet / Debron 227 - Orioli / Dominella Truck: Stage 16 - Abu Rish - Sharm El Sheik 401 - Vismara / Panseri / Sangalli -aso- Keep reading

Dakar Truck final overall standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:46 +0000

Pos Number Driver Manufacturer Team Time Diff Penalties --- ------ --------------- --------------- ------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- 1. 407 Tchaguine Kamaz Kamaz-Master 61:36:40 00:00 05:30 2. 410 De Azevedo Tatra Petrobras - Lubrax ... Keep reading

Dakar Cars final overall standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:45 +0000

Pos Number Driver Manufacturer Team Time Diff Penalties --- ------ --------------- --------------- ------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- 1. 200 Masuoka Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motor Sports 49:08:52 00:00 2. 202 Fontenay Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motor Sports 51:01:04 ... Keep reading

Dakar Motobikes final overall standings

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:54:45 +0000

Pos Number Driver Manufacturer Team Time Diff Penalties --- ------ --------------- --------------- ------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- 1. 003 Sainct KTM Gauloises - KTM 53:24:32 00:00 2. 007 Despres KTM Gauloises - KTM 53:31:50 ... Keep reading