Dakar Rally, Jan 2nd - 15th, 2021 **SPOILERS!!**

SFMCjohn

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youtu.be/Qo8QUEukjrM

tl/dr: “We created Malle Moto to help the bikers
and push more riders to come on the rally ...” :ride

A subcategory is the "Original by Motul" category (formerly named "Malle Moto" due to the only piece of luggage competitors were allowed to take with them was a "malle", a French term for box or trunk.), which refers to motorbikes competing without any kind assistance.

The organization commits to play the role of an assistance team for the pilots of this category, this consists in 4 people dedicated to transport the competitors "malle" or boxes between Bivouac sites, as well as any additional equipment or belongings.

This includes: 1 trunk, 1 set of wheels, 1 sleeping tent, 1 travel bag, 1 set of tyres, free use of the generators, compressors and tool-boxes, easy access to the race’s information, among others allowed under this category.

Since these competitors are not allowed to receive any outside support, the riders must service everything themselves. It is often called the category for the toughest of the tough, and one for the Dakar purists.
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idk about “purists,” think the appeal of the Malle Moto for adv types is it just seems like the most accessible class. not that I could do it ... :laughing
 
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OaklandF4i

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peterhively said:
Now I read the organizers are organizing charter flights!
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Hopefully the French git er dun and we get to see them go racing!

Go :flag Hoping Brabec (Factory Honda) and Short (pretty sure French based Monster Factory Yamaha) the best this year. Lets also not FORGET fellow American Skylar Howe who finished 9th overall last year as a completely self funded privateer. While he is getting factory "help" this year, still self funded for travel etc and not an official Factory KTM rider.

Love Brabec, total throwback character. Make no doubts, he isn't a rocket scientist, but he's faster than one in the desert. :thumbup :ride

Couple great quotes "My butt hurts, my back hurts, and I'm hungry." Or to his dad on lifting a 50lb air compressor, "Just let the air out to make it lighter." I'll have a beer and shots with him. :teeth


youtu.be/KvyAabqzhvc
 
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SFMCjohn

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OaklandF4i said:
Hopefully the French git er dun and we get to see them go racing!

Go :flag Hoping Brabec (Factory Honda) and Short (pretty sure French based Monster Factory Yamaha) the best this year. Lets also not FORGET fellow American Skylar Howe who finished 9th overall last year as a completely self funded privateer. While he is getting factory "help" this year, still self funded for travel etc and not an official Factory KTM rider.

Love Brabec, total throwback character. Make no doubts, he isn't a rocket scientist, but he's faster than one in the desert. :thumbup :ride

Couple great quotes "My butt hurts, my back hurts, and I'm hungry." Or to his dad on lifting a 50lb air compressor, "Just let the air out to make it lighter." I'll have a beer and shots with him. :teeth
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:thumbup

Great video of Mr Brabec ... :ride

sure you’ve seen this but ADV has an interview by Dakar vet Mr Ned Suesse of Mr Howes, that’s a fun read:
Dakar: Ned Suesse Interviews Skyler Howes
“Determination and sacrifice”

twelve days to the start, maybe. guess we’ll see ...
would be so cool to see Mr Howes finish well.
 
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budman

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Yeah.. the vid was good :banana

The interview good :banana

Hoping like hell they go racing. :angel
 
SFMCjohn

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budman said:
Hoping like hell they go racing. :angel
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+1! have hope since the race vehicles have arrived via boat in the KSA, but we'll see ...
will be pretty disappointed at this point if Covid cancels. :x

for history for you car guys (five min vid):


youtu.be/sZOubIycs4Q

and one for WoodsChick (though I'm sure she's seen it):

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budman

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Well the official website does not say they are not racing.

So...... they go!???

Anyone got info on what up?
 
SFMCjohn

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ADV rider is following the travel exploits of about 50 people from Argentina who were having trouble getting themselves to France to get on an FIM charter flight to SA, and last I heard they were able to do that ... :thumbup

have seen a couple of positive tests referred to.

think we’re still on pins-and-needles re: a green flag. bunch of positive tests, or a charter flight cancellation may still have a huge impact.

sure some others here know more than me ... just looking at ADV every day for bad news, but so far still a go. :dunno
 
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OaklandF4i

OaklandF4i

Darwin's exception
SFMCjohn said:
but so far still a go. :dunno
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:thumbup :party :applause

Plenty of time for folks to travel with prudent precaution while taking reasonable steps and still go racing...... safely!

There wasn't a Sturgis Rally in Riyadh recently was there? Ooopps... sorry. :twofinger :teeth
 
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elemetal

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There wasn't a Sturgis Rally in Riyadh recently was there?
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Just the Hajj in July typically, a small get together of a couple million of folks :laughing
 
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SFMCjohn

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elemetal said:
Just the Hajj in July typically, a small get together of a couple million of folks :laughing
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:laughing

seems like there wouldn’t be any reason that the ASO and KSA couldn’t simply have the vaccine there for everyone and have had them all inoculated by 01/03/21 ... don’t they make that stuff in neighboring Belgium?

idk ...

at this point I’ll be pretty crushed if we don’t see Dakar racing in a few days ... :nchantr
 
SFMCjohn

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interview with Mr Short:

OPEN MIC
ANDREW SHORT
December 26, 2020 7:40pm
Smack before Andrew Short and his Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Official Team WR450F looms the 2021 version of the Dakar Rally.

That blue bike with his name and numbers on it?

Think of it as a quarter million dollar two-wheel version F1 car poised to roll out and wreak havoc on the 12-stage, 3,000-mile Saharan Odyssey known simply as “Dakar.”

Short, a 16-year Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship challenger here in the U.S., is now set to contest the 5,000-mile, two-week Dakar Rally once again.
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tl/dr: :flag

go Yamaha ... :ride
 
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