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Title: Dakar on TV
Post by: jlburgess on January 04, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
The Dakar Rally just started on NBCSN today if you are interested.  I'll watch them all beat the crap out of themselves from the comfort of my recliner  :boozing:
Has my roller tappet kit arrived yet?
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: fotoguzzi on January 04, 2016, 08:51:15 PM
THANKYOU!  just set my DVR and I'll now have something to play over the winter.
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: JoeW on January 04, 2016, 10:14:09 PM
SPOILER ALERT! The first leg was cancelled so, if you missed tonight's show, you didn't miss much.
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: bigbikerrick on January 05, 2016, 04:27:09 PM
 anybody know, what channel number  that is on Direc TV?
Thanks Rick.
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: jlburgess on January 05, 2016, 06:10:18 PM
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5f550602a26541f8a68e90124a221b98/dakar-rally-spectators-injured-car-accident-argentina

Am I the only one or would you say it's not a good idea to put a Chinese lady driver in the Rally?  She did make it 6 km though.  Makes Milka Dunno look like Schumacher.   :shocked:
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: fotoguzzi on January 05, 2016, 06:20:50 PM
anybody know, what channel number  that is on Direc TV?
Thanks Rick.
220
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: oldbike54 on January 05, 2016, 06:28:06 PM
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5f550602a26541f8a68e90124a221b98/dakar-rally-spectators-injured-car-accident-argentina

Am I the only one or would you say it's not a good idea to put a Chinese lady driver in the Rally?  She did make it 6 km though.  Makes Milka Dunno look like Schumacher.   :shocked:

 Really , so we shouldn't let Irishmen race motorbikes at the IOM , or any of the Irish series , or Southern boys drive stock cars that would fly into the crowds except for all of that catch fencing . Interesting  :shocked:

  Dusty
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: acogoff on January 05, 2016, 08:26:34 PM
     According to the news piece the race was not started yet and the driver plowed into the crowd. Makes a person wonder if there is any qualification to run this race or If you have the entrance money you just show up and go.  Giving the driver the benefit of the doubt hopefully it was a medical thing, not that that would be good either for anyone.
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: jlburgess on January 05, 2016, 10:08:54 PM
Yeah, I'm going with opinion B.  How many Chinese Dakar race crews are there?  Look at the entire career stats of Milka.  Giant tits.  30 MPH off the pace.  Follow the money.  Unqualified driver plows into spectators.
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: oldbike54 on January 05, 2016, 10:22:51 PM
 Milka Duno has won quite a few races in different series , no idea about the female driver at the Dakar. However , that type of rally is crazy dangerous by its nature .

  Dusty
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: jlburgess on January 05, 2016, 10:52:52 PM
So as a moderator you are obligated to perk your ears at the words "Chinese lady" but you just googled Milka?  Did you watch any races she was in?  A total hazard to all racers.  Big oil money bought a seat.  Most true road races are gone because of this spectator hazard.  Mille Miglia?
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: oldbike54 on January 05, 2016, 11:01:34 PM
So as a moderator you are obligated to perk your ears at the words "Chinese lady" but you just googled Milka?  Did you watch any races she was in?  A total hazard to all racers.  Big oil money bought a seat.  Most true road races are gine becausr of this spectator hazard.  Mille Miglia?

 Nothing to do with being a mod , have been aware of Duno since she was racing in sports cars and winning . No idea why you are saying she is slow , she finished 7th in points a couple of years back in the ARCA series . Hell , racing doesn't happen W/O sponsorship bucks , just a fact of business . As for the Chinese comment , since I don't have the facts re what happened at Dakar , and don't believe anyone does , maybe we can hold off on passing judgement . May have been the fault of the lady driver , might be the organizers fault , could even be equipment failure . Wasn't there , don't know .

  Dusty
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: bigbikerrick on January 06, 2016, 04:34:43 PM
220

Thanks Foto!
Rick
Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: LowRyter on January 06, 2016, 06:18:04 PM
I never thought that Milka had ever won in anything.  I had to google and Dusty is correct.  :shocked:

She's won in the American LeMans and Rolex series' in the early 2000s. 

Title: Re: Dakar on TV
Post by: JoeW on January 22, 2016, 09:30:06 PM
It took me all week to catch up on this year's Dakar. And once again, I was impressed. The teams and drivers are amazing. However, Robby Gordon is the biggest cry baby since Michael Andretti tried to race formula 1. Not only did he complain about Peugeot, the event's governing body and the weather, he pulled this total bone head move on the final transport leg of the final day...
http://www.off-road.com/blog/2016/01/20/video-robby-gordon-out-of-2016-dakar-rally-after-crash-with-support-vehicle/
There has to be someone else that could represent the USA.