Dakar

[Jim Out]

Anyone following this?



Audi and Russian trucks

The dust settles on the final Dakar standings

Get the final Dakar Rally 2022 standings in the cars, bikes, trucks and lightweight categories right here.

www.redbull.com

If you want sand......

Rub Al Khali, The Empty Quarter Of The Arabian Peninsula

Across the globe, the Arabian Desert, the world’s fourth largest desert that stretches across the Arabian Peninsula from Yemen to the Persian Gulf, is known by many.

www.arabamerica.com

 

[Charlie112]

Anyone following this?



Audi and Russian trucks

The dust settles on the final Dakar standings

Get the final Dakar Rally 2022 standings in the cars, bikes, trucks and lightweight categories right here.

www.redbull.com

If you want sand......

Rub Al Khali, The Empty Quarter Of The Arabian Peninsula

Across the globe, the Arabian Desert, the world’s fourth largest desert that stretches across the Arabian Peninsula from Yemen to the Persian Gulf, is known by many.

www.arabamerica.com

I have been following the Dakar for many years!! Racing across Africa was to me the Best Dakars!! Arabia is a good substitute, but not Africa…The variety of vehicles is what makes the race fot me, bike person here and love the Big Trucks!!️

 

[flyfisher117]

I never really follow Dakar but do enjoy the highlights. I have been following the Etron car this year. Thought it was pretty cool.

 

[Maggot]

I read that Rub al Kahli in Arabic literally means "There aint shit out there" or something similar.

 

[Duc]

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Charlie Boorham’s Race to Dakar is an amazing video set.

Totally worth watching. Dakar in Saudi.. wow!

Sirhr

 

[atomic41]

I have seen some highlights but not followed closely. I was excited to see that Danilo Petrucci won stage 5, he is a very cool person and awesome (retired) MotoGP racer.

 

[davsco]

very cool race. you don't know how fast they're going until they wreck and you can see how far their bike/car/truck keeps going.

 

[Mr.BR]

Audis electric drive with ICE power pack and noise like RC car still haunts me. Its down right anoying.


They should add a fucking Stuka siren to drown out that whining sound



More a fan of the Trucks

 

[Jim Out]

I read that Rub al Kahli in Arabic literally means "There aint shit out there" or something similar.

That's pretty accurate, at least for the last 6000 years or so according to this:

Anxious to seal his reputation as a great explorer, Philby went in search of the lost city of Wabar but, instead of finding ruins, discovered what he described as an extinct volcano half-buried in the sands or, possibly, the remnants of a meteorite impact. Modern research has confirmed an ancient impact event as the cause of the depression in the sands.[17]

Geologist H. Stewart Edgell observed that for the "last six thousand years the Empty Quarter has been continuously a sand-dune desert, presenting a hostile environment where no city could have been built."[18]




Interesting read here:

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/jwynn/1998SciAm-Wabar.pdf

 

[akmike47]

The bike suspension must have some crazy springs to not collapse under the immense weight of their balls

 

[sirhrmechanic]

That's pretty accurate, at least for the last 6000 years or so according to this:

Anxious to seal his reputation as a great explorer, Philby went in search of the lost city of Wabar but, instead of finding ruins, discovered what he described as an extinct volcano half-buried in the sands or, possibly, the remnants of a meteorite impact. Modern research has confirmed an ancient impact event as the cause of the depression in the sands.[17]

Geologist H. Stewart Edgell observed that for the "last six thousand years the Empty Quarter has been continuously a sand-dune desert, presenting a hostile environment where no city could have been built."[18]




Interesting read here:

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/jwynn/1998SciAm-Wabar.pdf

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There is a strange form of Green Glass out there that is from the meteorite impact or passing. The glass was prized in ancient Egypt. It's sort of the precursor to Trinitite... which was created by the Atomic Bomb test in 1945.



Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Jim Out]

Audis electric drive with ICE power pack and noise like RC car still haunts me. Its down right anoying.


They should add a fucking Stuka siren to drown out that whining sound



More a fan of the Trucks

I really want one of the Kamaz trucks, being able to get air in something like that has to be a rush.

I like to go fast and I like to get air, but that's a whole nother level.

 

[Jim Out]

The bike suspension must have some crazy springs to not collapse under the immense weight of their balls

My buddy Ironmanned Baja and crashed his bike, just about removing his engagement ring with the finger still inside.

Toyota guy we raced with, he had towed an FJ40 from AZ to CO with .......


....another FJ40....


We called him Johnny Bravo after the Baja episode.....


...Some guys will do anything to try to get out of their wedding......but that was a little extreme even for the normal (for us) of my reality.

 

[Jim Out]

There is a strange form of Green Glass out there that is from the meteorite impact or passing. The glass was prized in ancient Egypt. It's sort of the precursor to Trinitite... which was created by the Atomic Bomb test in 1945.



Cheers,

Sirhr

Wow, that's really cool!

That must be awesome wheeling Troopies in those dunes...

Great video!

 

[Mr.BR]

Trucks are monsters and on the right terrain they can run down most of the cars and all of the bikes racing in Dakar.

 

[Eli17L]

I hate this race.
After watching the 1984 race I just had to have an Iltis after I saw one finish..
I didn't get one till 20 years later and its been parked since...
I am afraid of watching now...

 

[nikonNUT]

Been following. Grats to Seth Quintero (USA, Light Protoype) for breaking the record for most stage wins!

 

[TBass]

I'm with Atomic41 - Love: Danilo Petrucci. Seems to be a great guy and a heck of a racer. Minus a small mis-hap after stage 5, I think that he had the capactiy to be a serious contender for a podium. Next year Danilo... next year!

 

[PDXGS]

I know two fools that raced the original.....the factory sponsored one made the podium.
The independent was 65 yrs old and broke his foot three or four stages into it- on a Yamaha 250.
Both of them were wicked smart, had more than a few screws loose and had overworked guardian angels.

 

[Maggot]

Was by the ABC store again today (probably why Im a poor) and picked up a bottle of Horse Soldier Premium. EXCELLENT. It straddles a fine line between the spicier bourbons and the smoother. didnt need any ice or water, but Ill try some in the next glass. Not cheap but:

Highly recommended!!!

 

[ChezJfrey]

Cool, I'll have to check it out. I have a buddy that's about 10 years older than I, that apparently grew up in So. Cal and during his twenties, he used to race desert bike near that area (like Baja race) and claims that he could spot himself in the footage of On Any Sunday 2, in some of the aerial shots of that film. Based on what I've experienced knowing him and have heard from his family members I've met, I have no reason to doubt he was a legit badass on a bike in those days (he is a bit crazy); I'll have to ask him if he follows stuff like Dakar.

 

[Average guy]

A Dakar race truck would be the ultimate hunting/shooting rig.

 

[Jim Out]

Trucks are monsters and on the right terrain they can run down most of the cars and all of the bikes racing in Dakar.

Holy shit!

I want one!!!!!

I was looking at getting one of these, either at auction or from an owner since the paperwork from the .gov to get a title seems to be a problem for some folks.

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LMTV M1078-79 Camper Build

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[Jim Out]

As a provider of the "carnage".......we're all just here to drink and heckle as long as no one gets hurt bad.

 

[Jim Out]

here's one from 2020