Transit 250km after the ceremonial start in Lima and 13 km Special Stage in dunes.
Welcome. Established in 2006 and only with the purpose to inform and comment about one of my greatest pasions: cars. Here I also report all the inside information from three events I follow: The Carrera Panamericana, the World Rally Championship (WRC) and Dakar. I hope you enjoy following my blog as much as I do creating it.
sábado, enero 05, 2013
viernes, enero 04, 2013
Dakar 2013: Competitors list
Do you already have your favorites for each category? follow the link to find out who is participating this year. Dakar entry list
Dakar 2013 ready to start!
475 vehicles and their crews are ready after three days of administrative stuff and technical reviews. They are ready for two weeks of competition where they will race in 8,500 kilometers of tarmac, dirt roads and dunes. The Dakar starts tomorrow!
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Dakar 2013: Preview - Gerard de Rooy profile.
Gerard de Rooyis a Dutch truck racer, In 2009 he won the second stage, and won the truck category in 2012. Now with his father Jan de Rooy, winner of the 1987 edition in the truck category managing the team, he is focused to win again.
Dakar 2013: Preview - Cyril Despres profile.
Dakar 2013: Everything ready for the start up of the race
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Motorcycles, cars and trucks are getting ready. 475 vehicles are almost set for tomorrow.
Another 200+ vehicles will support the race as part of logistic and service support. Almost 700 vehicles will be moving in this edition of the Dakar.
Dakar 2013: Preview - Stephane Peterhansel profile.
You can´t talk about Dakar without mentioning Stephane Peterhansel. He is the top winner of the race. 6 years in a Yamaha motorcycle in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998. And onboard a Mitsubishi Pajero in 2004, 2005 and 2007, and 2012 in a Mini countryman. He is from France and is 47 years old, still lots of years of competition ahead. ¿can he win again?
Dakar 2013: Preview - Trucks
The truck category to me is the most spectacular. Its for vehicles that weight more than 3,500 kilos (7,000 pounds). Its divided in two groups.
T4, these are trucks that participate in the competition and they have to be homologated.
They can provide service to vehicles in their own team.
T 4.1 are production trucks.
T 4.2 are modified trucks.
T5 are support trucks, they move from service to service and support other vehicles in the competition. Do not require homologation.
In T4 the brands that have participated are Tatra, LIAZ, Kamaz, Hino, MAN, DAF, Mercedes-Benz, Unimog, Renault Kerax, SCANIA, IVECO, and GINAF. In the 80s, there was a big rivalry between DAF and Mercedes-Benz this brought big trucks with double engines with power of 1,000 hps.
Motorcycles and cars start each stage before the trucks and must keep in the race apart from them. Because they generate big dust clouds and deep ditches in the roads making for the cars an motorcycles almost impossible to drive after a truck has passed.
T4, these are trucks that participate in the competition and they have to be homologated.
They can provide service to vehicles in their own team.
T 4.1 are production trucks.
T 4.2 are modified trucks.
T5 are support trucks, they move from service to service and support other vehicles in the competition. Do not require homologation.
In T4 the brands that have participated are Tatra, LIAZ, Kamaz, Hino, MAN, DAF, Mercedes-Benz, Unimog, Renault Kerax, SCANIA, IVECO, and GINAF. In the 80s, there was a big rivalry between DAF and Mercedes-Benz this brought big trucks with double engines with power of 1,000 hps.
Motorcycles and cars start each stage before the trucks and must keep in the race apart from them. Because they generate big dust clouds and deep ditches in the roads making for the cars an motorcycles almost impossible to drive after a truck has passed.
jueves, enero 03, 2013
Dakar 2013: Preview - Cars
The car category includes vehicles that weight less than 3,500 kilos (7,000 lbs) Is subdivided in 3 categories:
Group T1, all terrain modified vehicles
Group T2, all terrain production vehicles.
Open class, any kind of vehicles.
In this category there have been many different vehicles, like the Renault 4, Land Rover, Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz G, Volkswagen Iltis and the Pinzgauer, Toyota Land Cruiser Cygnus, Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero, Rolls-Royce, Citroën, Peugeot (405 T16 and 205 T16), Porsche and Mini Cooper. recently Volkswagen Race Touareg, Bowler Wildcat 200 and Nissan Navara. Mercedes Benz M, BMW X6, BMW X5 and BMW X3. Hummer H1 and Hummer H3 sport-utilities and buggies of all kinds.
Dakar 2013: Preview - Motorcycles
The motorcycle category is divided in three classes:
Group 1 - Marathon: Production motorcycles with almost none modifications. Subdivided according to the engine displacement. Bigger and smaller to 451cc.
Group 2 - Super Production: Motorcycles with major modifications and also subdivided according to the engine displacement as the Marathon.
Group 3 . Quad bikes: subdivided according to engine displacement. Bigger and smaller that 500cc.
Since 2012 the two wheel motorcycles have been limited to 450 cc tops.
The winning brands in the past have been Honda, KTM, Yamaha and BMW.
Dakar 2013: Preview - Vehicles and classes
In the Dakar motorcycles, cars and truck compete. Each category is divided in different classes. Lets see which are those categories and classes to better understand what is the Dakar and why each vehicle and the start up order is a challenge for every competitor.
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Thierry Sabine´s Dakar
There´s a tree in the african desert that none of the original participants of the Paris-Dakar Rally will forget easily. Around it are Thierry Sabine´s ashes, creator and promoter of the rally, the with the years became the classic competition for motorcycles and cars, and reference point to any adventure that any human ever imagined.
Sabine paid with his life the intention to cross the desert and finish in Dakar, in the heart of Senegal, leading a group of dirty vehicles. His organization followed the traced route and very year stopped for a little time to offer a remembrance. The rally even though its very competitive, lives to the spirit of Sabine´s memory.
Today the rally is held in other place, in other continent, but the essence is the same. The biggest automotive adventure that challenges machines and persons is held during two weeks. Its now the time to remember its creator and his essence. Long live Thierry Sabine, long live the Dakar!
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