Dakar 2019

[twowings]

FWIW:  Tulsa, Oklahoma's own Andrew Short, riding a Husqvarna for Rockstar Energy Racing, finishes 5th Overall in the Bike category!



That is all. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled programming...

[radguzzi]

 

[twowings]

Of course, congratulations to the amazing Toby Price! 

[Huzo]

Of course, congratulations to the amazing Toby Price! 

Both extremely good results.

[TimmyTheHog]

After following this year's Dakar...I can finally get to jab at my friend who keep on "lecturing me" with Honda reliability  ...of course now he owns me a beer or 2 heh...

Congrats to all who completed and hats off to all those who tried!!!!!

[rdbandkab]

Good on the racers....those guys are animals!!
My opinion is that the race better get back to running through towns, crossing the odd water crossing, and getting doors ripped off by some errant branch while running through single track.   It felt as though the racers rode the whole race (or what I watched) in dunes that destroyed engines and swallowed vehicles.  One false move and your Dakar was ruined.
I hate to say BORING,  but I hope the format gets back to its roots.

[Darren Williams]

Good on the racers....those guys are animals!!
My opinion is that the race better get back to running through towns, crossing the odd water crossing, and getting doors ripped off by some errant branch while running through single track.   It felt as though the racers rode the whole race (or what I watched) in dunes that destroyed engines and swallowed vehicles.  One false move and your Dakar was ruined.
I hate to say BORING,  but I hope the format gets back to its roots.

I agree. Every update and stage started looking alike. Bikes riding over dunes X 10.

[bad Chad]

My thoughts as well.

[steven c]

 I agree to much sand this year.

[twowings]

Tulsa, Oklahoma's Andrew Short talks Dakar 2019 and beyond:

This is a link to an interview conducted by Cycle World magazine with motorcycle racer Andrew Short:



https://www.cycleworld.com/talking-dakar-with-andrew-short?cmpid=ene20190131&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&cid=48414&mid=419239620#page-2

[rdbandkab]

Ricky Brabec was rockin it...before the sand killed his HRC motor.

[DC950]

at the end of Dakar this year, one word kept coming into my head:

Africa.

It needs to go back.

[rdbandkab]

 :thumb:d

[Huzo]

I agree to much sand this year.

Well if you agree to much sand...
You certainly got your wish 
There WAS much sand !
It must have been extreme, it took an Aussie to win it..

[PJPR01]

Ah...complaints about location again??  I think they would have gone back to Africa if security conditions could be guaranteed...appare ntly not yet.

I just have 2 words for you:   FESH FESH!

How about those monster Russian trucks...quite the piece of machinery!