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| Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Hi all, hope you are all excited about the Dakar 2014. 2013 was great for Yamaha but in the final stages, KTM took the lead. More info here: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intl-m...ar-2013-a.html BTW, this year, there are some important changes. They are: Last year's Champion Cyril Despres who rode for KTM is now associated with Yamaha and is riding in the number 1 position. Marc Coma is doing good and he is back in action for KTM. David Casteu, the top performer for Yamaha has joined KTM. Frans Verhoeven, Michael Metge and Olivier Pain continue their success on Yamaha. Unfortunately, the star performer Rodney Faggotter who showed great performance on Yamaha is not participating in the Dakar 2014 :-( Dakar 2014 for bikes is all about Yamaha and KTM. Here is the list of participants for each team: Yamaha 41 Honda 34 KTM 63 Husqvarna 2 BMW 2 Suzuki 5 Kawasaki 5 Others 21 Watch these videos for some delightful moments :-) List of participants: N° Name Mark 1 DESPRES CYRIL*(FRA) YAMAHA 2 COMA MARC*(ESP) KTM 3 BARREDA BORT JOAN*(ESP) HONDA 4 VILADOMS JORDI*(ESP) KTM 5 LOPEZ CONTARDO FRANCISCO*(CHL) KTM 6 PAIN OLIVIER*(FRA) YAMAHA 7 RODRIGUES HELDER*(PRT) HONDA 8 FARIA RUBEN*(PRT) KTM 9 CASTEU DAVID*(FRA) KTM 10 GONCALVES PAULO*(PRT) HONDA 12 VERHOEVEN FRANS*(NLD) YAMAHA 14 PIZZOLITO JAVIER*(ARG) HONDA 15 PRZYGONSKI JAKUB*(POL) KTM 16 JAKES IVAN*(SVK) KTM 17 METGE MICHAEL*(FRA) YAMAHA 18 SUNDERLAND SAM*(GBR) HONDA 19 SVITKO STEFAN*(SVK) KTM 20 ULLEVALSETER PAL ANDERS*(NOR) KTM 21 BOTTURI ALESSANDRO*(ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 22 DUCLOS ALAIN*(FRA) SHERCO 23 PEDRERO GARCIA JUAN*(ESP) SHERCO 24 FARRES GUELL GERARD*(ESP) GAS - GAS 26 GOUET DANIEL*(CHL) HONDA 27 GUASCH MARC*(ESP) GAS - GAS 28 KNUIMAN HENK*(NLD) KTM 29 DE AZEVEDO JEAN*(BRA) HONDA 30 VAN NIEKERK RIAAN*(ZAF) KTM 31 CECI PAOLO*(ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 32 GRABHAM BEN*(AUS) KTM 33 PELLICER JOSE MANUEL*(ESP) SUZUKI 34 STANOVNIK MIRAN*(SVN) KTM 36 PATRAO MARIO*(PRT) SUZUKI 37 DE SOUZA DARIO JULIO*(BRA) HONDA 38 ISRAEL ESQUERRE JEREMIAS*(CHL) SPEEDBRAIN 39 PABISKA DAVID*(CZE) KTM 40 SALVATIERRA JUAN CARLOS*(BOL) SPEEDBRAIN 41 PROHENS FELIPE*(CHL) YAMAHA 42 PROHENS JAIME*(CHL) YAMAHA 43 ZANOTTI ALESSANDRO*(MAF) TM 44 OLIVEIRA PEDRO*(PRT) SPEEDBRAIN 45 OLIVERAS CARRERAS DANIEL*(ESP) GAS - GAS 46 RODRIGUEZ PABLO*(ARG) HONDA 47 QUINTANILLA PABLO*(CHL) KTM 49 OLIVEIRA VICTOR*(PRT) HUSQVARNA 50 SANZ LAIA*(ESP) HONDA 51 ARREDONDO FRANCISCO*(GTM) KTM 52 RODRIGUEZ CLAUDIO*(CHL) HONDA 53 BIANCHI PRATA PEDRO*(PRT) HUSQVARNA 55 PASCUAL PABLO OSCAR*(ARG) KAWASAKI 56 MENARD JEAN-CHRISTOPHE*(FRA) YAMAHA 57 DA COSTA BRUNO*(FRA) YAMAHA 58 PUERTAS HERRERA MIGUEL (ESP) GAS - GAS 59 CUMMINGS BRETT*(ZAF) KTM 60 VAN GERVEN JAN*(NLD) KTM 62 HEILENKOTTER AXEL*(CHL) SHERCO 63 ERRAZURIZ FRANCISCO*(CHL) SHERCO 64 LAZARD LAURENT*(URY) KTM 65 HEINRICH EDUARDO*(PER) HONDA 67 VAN PELT ROBERT*(NLD) HONDA 68 VESELY JAN*(CZE) YAMAHA 69 PAYEN HUGO*(FRA) YAMAHA 71 GRACIDA GARZA CARLOS*(MEX) HONDA 72 SAGHMEISTER GABOR*(SRB) KTM 73 DEMELCHORI DIEGO*(ARG) KAWASAKI 74 VOGELS HENRICUS*(NLD) KTM 75 O'CONNOR TROY*(AUS) KTM 76 CARDONA VAGNONI NICOLAS ALBERTO (VEN) KTM 77 ERASO ANGLADE RAFAEL ERNESTO (VEN) YAMAHA 78 QUERALES MALAVE GUSTAVO ADOLFO (VEN) YAMAHA 79 ONTIVEROS ALBERTO SANTIAGO*(ARG) YAMAHA 80 REINIKE MARCO*(CHL) KTM 81 BELTRAMI FRANCESCO*(ITA) HONDA 82 VALLE OCTAVIO*(MEX) KTM 83 CABRERA PATRICIO*(CHL) KAWASAKI 84 ZAHN INGO*(DEU) KTM 85 PENATE MUNOZ PEDRO*(ESP) KTM 86 NASER COLOMBO CRISTIAN*(CHL) KTM 87 VELLUTINO CARLO*(PER) KTM 88 DE FILIPPO GAETANO*(ITA) TM 89 THEURIOT HERVE*(FRA) KTM 90 BONY BRUNO*(FRA) KTM 91 CID DE LA PAZ PABLO*(ARG) BETA 92 JOHNSON MIKE*(USA) HONDA 93 DE GROOT RICHARD*(NLD) HONDA 94 NAPOLI GIULIO*(ITA) BETA 95 MUTELET OLIVIER (FRA) YAMAHA 96 ESCALE ORIOL*(ESP) SUZUKI 97 ESCALE GILBERT*(ESP) SUZUKI 98 HAMARD STEPHANE (FRA) .... 99 JAY PAUL*(GBR) HONDA 100 CROQUELOIS ERIC*(FRA) YAMAHA 101 SARMIENTO CERON JUAN ESTEBAN*(COL) YAMAHA 102 REEVE DAVID GREGORY*(ZMB) KTM 103 DE SOULTRAIT XAVIER*(FRA) YAMAHA 104 NAMCHIN LKHAMAA*(MNG) KTM 105 BATALLA DAVID*(ESP) GAS - GAS 106 GOUNON SERGE*(FRA) KTM 107 VAN HEERTUM MELCHIOR*(NLD) KTM 108 PEDROLA MARC*(ESP) GAS - GAS 109 DEL ZOTTO FLAVIO*(ARG) GAS - GAS 110 FUENTES FABRICIO*(BOL) YAMAHA 111 ESPINASSE SYLVAIN*(FRA) KTM 112 ROMERO FONT ROSA*(ESP) YAMAHA 113 SALIDO MEDINA ALBERTO*(ESP) YAMAHA 114 PALACIOS JOSE*(FRA) KTM 115 PRUNIER PHILIPPE*(FRA) YAMAHA 116 HERMET ALAIN (FRA) KTM 117 MEERU MART*(EST) HONDA 118 GUYOMARC'H YANNICK*(FRA) YAMAHA 120 AMESPIL LEON*(ARG) YAMAHA 121 DAVIDSON MARK*(AUS) KTM 122 PALANTE ERIC*(BEL) HONDA 123 SABBATUCCI PAOLO*(ITA) YAMAHA 124 AMBLER RONALD*(CHL) KTM 125 GUZMAN BLANCO ENRIQUE*(CHL) KTM 126 NIJEN TWILHAAR JAN BASTIAAN (NLD) KTM 127 PETRONE SERGIO MIGUEL (ARG) YAMAHA 128 TORO JUAN SEBASTIAN*(COL) YAMAHA 129 JACOBSEN CLAYTON*(AUS) KTM 130 GARD GILLES*(FRA) YAMAHA 131 DESI JANOS*(HUN) KTM 133 TRIISA TOOMAS*(EST) HONDA 134 DIENER SHANE*(AUS) YAMAHA 135 GUIRAL DEMIAN*(ARG) HONDA 136 FUKAKUSA KAZUHITO*(JPN) HONDA 137 PERALTA CRISTIAN (CHL) HONDA 138 TOIA DIOCLEZIANO*(ITA) KTM 139 QUADE JEFFREY (MEX) KTM 140 MEIER VON SCHIERENBECK ERICK*(PER) SUZUKI 141 FERNANDEZ SEBASTIAN*(URY) KAWASAKI 142 TALINI FILIPPO*(ITA) KTM 143 KHADBAASAN BATBOLD*(MNG) BMW 146 DELAUNAY ALAIN*(FRA) HONDA 147 REYNAUD YVAN (FRA) HONDA 149 QUIROGA JULIO FEDERICO*(ARG) YAMAHA 151 BELAUSTEGUI JUAN MANUEL*(ARG) YAMAHA 153 JAMIE SMITH*(GBR) KTM 154 MARTI FLIX ENRIC*(ESP) GAS - GAS 155 URQUIA SEBASTIAN ALBERTO*(ARG) YAMAHA 156 SEMINARA CARLO*(ITA) YAMAHA 157 CIAMPI ARIEL*(ARG) YAMAHA 159 BRABECK-LETMATHE NICOLAS*(AUT) HONDA 160 BLANPAIN JEAN-LOUIS*(BEL) KTM 161 MALARTRE DAVID*(FRA) YAMAHA 162 BRIOSCHI ALBERTO*(ITA) KTM 163 BRIOSCHI MARCO*(ITA) KTM 164 GOMEZ BENITEZ JORGE*(ESP) BMW 165 ROBERTS ALLAN*(AUS) KTM 166 CALDERAY GONZALEZ LUIS CARLOS*(ESP) HONDA 167 HARDY PETER*(USA) KTM 169 CHIVITE RUIZ JOSE IGNACIO*(ESP) YAMAHA 171 ORTIZ YAMIR*(CHL) HONDA 173 VIGLIO LUCA*(ITA) HONDA 174 ARANA COBEAGA TXOMIN*(ESP) YAMAHA 175 BONNET DAMIEN*(FRA) YAMAHA 176 MARCIC SIMON*(SVN) KTM 177 CATANESE FRANCESCO*(ITA) YAMAHA 178 LIBRALESSO PAOLO*(ITA) YAMAHA 179 MAJOLI JOERG*(DEU) KTM 180 DAMDINKHORLOO BOLDBAATAR*(MNG) KTM 181 MAISONNAVE ALEJO*(URY) KTM 182 CERDERA SERGIO*(ARG) KAWASAKI 183 TIEPPO DAVID*(ARG) KTM 184 MORENO KRISTIANSEN MATEO*(COL) KTM 185 SALDARRIAGA MARCO ANTONIO*(COL) KTM 186 MUGGLETON KEVIN*(USA) HONDA 187 VAN SINTEN WALTER*(NLD) HONDA 188 MILLET FREDERIC*(FRA) KTM 189 TRACCAN THIERRY (FRA) HONDA 190 SENN VAN BASEL HUMPREY*(NLD) KTM 191 HOYOS LLACH ALEJANDRO*(COL) HONDA 192 MACHLAB ALI*(ESP) KTM 195 MASSU FRANCISCO*(CHL) YAMAHA 196 VILLARRUBIA JULIAN*(ESP) YAMAHA The route:  Last edited by RenuKumar : 26th December 2013 at 23:39. 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27th December 2013, 11:30
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| Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Quote:
Please can you let me know if I can get one of those emblems? I just love Dakar and would be honored if I get an access to the masterpiece! BTW, the rally is going to start on 05th January 2014 from Rosario, Argentina and will end on 18th January 2014 at Valparaíso, Chile. On two occasions, riders in the motorcycle and quad bike categories will embark upon marathon stages, extending over two days. With overnight accommodation in a bivouac reserved exclusively for them, the riders will not have the back-up of their assistance teams, and will have to rely on help from other competitors to make any adjustments to their vehicles. In this context, team strategies are crucial and the management of equipment is decisive, particularly in terms of wear and tear on tyres. In total, the two marathon stages will represent 2,702km (1,228km between San Rafael and Chilecito plus 1,474km between Salta and Calama), including a special stage of 1,590km (726 km and 864 km). DATE START FINISH 05/01/2014 Rosario San Luis 06/01/2014 San Luis San Rafael 07/01/2014 San Rafael San Juan 08/01/2014 San Juan Chilecito 09/01/2014 Chilecito Tucumán 10/01/2014 Tucumán Salta 11/01/2014 Rest day 12/01/2014 Salta Salta/Uyuni 13/01/2014 Salta/Uyuni Calama 14/01/2014 Calama Iquique 15/01/2014 Iquique Antofagasta 16/01/2014 Antofagasta El Salvador 17/01/2014 El Salvador La Serena 18/01/2014 La Serena Valparaíso David Castera, Sports Director of the Dakar: “We know that cumulative fatigue is one of the most complex elements to master on the Dakar. With an average of 50 additional kilometres to cover each day compared to last year, we have increased the degree of difficulty by one or two levels: this extra distance will affect everyone! For motorcycle and quad bikes, there will also be two marathon stages, which will oblige their riders to pace themselves and take good care of their vehicles. This is the essence of off-road races.” Now, let us take a close look into the Netherlands rider Frans Verhoeven.            The base of the Yamaha YZ450F Rally Frans Verhoeven is the Yamaha YZ450F dirt bike. A motorcycle provided with a revolutionary, reverse positioned cylinder block in which the inlet is located at the front of the cylinder and the outlet at the rear. The big advantage of a low center of gravity as the handling of the engine benefits. The Yamaha YZ450F Rally Bike The Yamaha YZ450F Rally Bike is designed by highly experienced Rally Raid division of Yamaha Motor France, led by Franck Helbert, and among other features are the lightweight carbon fiber components, including special tanks, where the most ideal mass centralization played a crucial role. By using an advanced suspension system and various adjustments, including COCK wheels, the Yamaha YZ450F Rally for an unprecedented feedback where irregularities are perfectly absorbed and the contact with the substrate optimally maintained. The elegance of the YZ450F Rally Frans Verhoeven is emphasized because the overall design is kept to a minimum of plastic panels. Functional approach The Yamaha YZ450F Rally, pure and overwhelming! | |
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| Senior - BHPian  | Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Hi RenuKumar, these are made by a friend of mine on his water jetting machine. Drop a pm to me and I will give his contact details to you as also to any other members who might be interested in obtaining this or other custom cut profiles. Quote:
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5th January 2014, 23:46
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| Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Day 1 of Dakar Rally has some unexpected results in Motorcycle category. Honda rider Barreda Bort leads the Stage 1 followed by Marc Coma astride the KTM and the Yamaha rider Cyril Despres in the 3rd position. Out of the top 20 riders, KTM leads the with 8 riders followed by Honda and Yamaha sharing 4 positions each!!!  Pos. N° Name Mark Time variation 1 3 BARREDA BORT (ESP) HONDA 2:25:31 - 2 2 COMA (ESP) KTM 2:26:08 0:00:37 3 1 DESPRES (FRA) YAMAHA 2:27:11 0:01:40 4 22 DUCLOS (FRA) SHERCO 2:27:27 0:01:56 5 10 GONCALVES (PRT) HONDA 2:27:56 0:02:25 6 5 LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) KTM 2:28:55 0:03:24 7 23 PEDRERO GARCIA (ESP) SHERCO 2:29:18 0:03:47 8 17 METGE (FRA) YAMAHA 2:30:04 0:04:33 9 18 SUNDERLAND (GBR) HONDA 2:30:04 0:04:33 10 21 BOTTURI (ITA) SPEEDBRAIN 2:30:19 0:04:48 11 32 GRABHAM (AUS) KTM 2:30:21 0:04:50 12 8 FARIA (PRT) KTM 2:30:42 0:05:11 13 9 CASTEU (FRA) KTM 2:31:03 0:05:32 14 4 VILADOMS (ESP) KTM 2:31:22 0:05:51 15 24 FARRES GUELL (ESP) GAS - GAS 2:32:08 0:06:37 16 6 PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA 2:32:18 0:06:47 17 19 SVITKO (SVK) KTM 2:32:28 0:06:57 18 12 VERHOEVEN (NLD) YAMAHA 2:32:29 0:06:58 19 14 PIZZOLITO (ARG) HONDA 2:33:40 0:08:09 20 15 PRZYGONSKI (POL) KTM 2:33:54 0:08:23 |
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7th January 2014, 09:43
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| Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014  The second day of the 2014 Dakar Rally proved to be a challenging one for Yamaha’s Dakar riders in Argentina as they tackled Stage 2, San Luis to San Rafael. The day’s riding included some of the fastest sections of the rally and the competitors first taste of sand dunes. Yamaha Factory Racing rider Cyril Despres had a day to forget after a fall cost several minutes. Luckily the defending Dakar champion was unhurt and quick to continue on his Yamaha YZ450F machine, wrapping up the stage in tenth to take eight overall at the end of the day.  Olivier Pain was the next rider to finish, taking 12th on the 359km Special stage to sit 13th overall. Yamaha Netherlands Verhoeven rider Frans Verhoeven completed a second steady day to finish the stage in 16th, taking 15th overall. Michael Metge was the last Yamaha Factory Racing rider in the Special stage rankings, taking 22nd. Metge’s GPs is currently being investigated after the Frenchman was penalised 41 minutes for an alleged late arrival at the bivouac yesterday. Cyril Despres - Yamaha Factory Racing “I arrived a little too quickly on a note in the road book at around kilometre 250 and went over the handlebars. Fortunately it was a soft landing so the bike wasn’t damaged but it took me a while to dust myself down and get going again and inevitably I lost time. Overall a day to forget.” Olivier Pain - Yamaha Factory Racing “The stage started off really fast and finished that way too, but in between there was a nice section of dunes, a little like Le Touquet, which was really fun to ride. I got a little stuck in the dust early on but made up some time in the sand and as a result moved up a little in the overall rankings. Now I’m approaching the top 10 and am well placed on the eve of the first marathon stage.” Frans Verhoeven - Yamaha Netherlands Verhoeven “Mainly fast today with some dunes and a few river beds, quite technical in places. Like Olivier I got a little stuck in other peoples dust but that’s part of the race. In the past I might have got overexcited in that kind of situation and tried to overtake in an inappropriate place but now I’m older but wiser. My intention here isn’t to take chances and put in a good time one day only to lose it the next. This year my strategy is to build my race slowly but surely and see where that leaves me at the final finish.” Michael Metge - Yamaha Factory Racing “It was an OK day until I got into the bivouac and discovered that the officials had given me a 41 minute penalty for supposedly arriving late at the bivouac yesterday evening – something I don’t understand at all as I came in at the same time as Cyril. Currently the organisers are looking at my GPS to check when I actually arrived and hopefully all that should be cleared up this evening. It kind of took the fun out the day…” Dakar Rally 2014 Stage 2: San Luis to San Rafael Results 1. Sam Sunderland, GBR (Honda) 3:42:10 2. Chaleco Lopez, CHL (KTM) 3:42:49 3. Joan Barreda, ESP (Honda) 3:44:10 4. Ruben Faria, PRT (KTM) 3:46:17 5. Alain Duclos, FRA (Sherco) 3:48:01 6. Ben Grabham, AUS (KTM) 3:49:25 7. David Casteu, FRA (KTM) 3:49:37 8. Paulo Goncalves, PRT (Honda) 3:49:55 9. Marc Coma, ESP (KTM) 3:50:33 10. Cyril Despres, FRA (Yamaha) 3:50:53 12. Olivier Pain, FRA (Yamaha) 3:53:22 16. Frans Verhoeven, NED (Yamaha) 3:56:49 22. Michael Metge, FRA (Yamaha) 4:04:14 2014 Dakar Rally Overall Standings after Stage 2 1. Joan Barreda, ESP (Honda) 6:09:41 2. Chaleco Lopez, CHL (KTM) 6:11:44 3. Sam Sunderland, GBR (Honda) 6:12:14 4. Alain Duclos, FRA (Sherco) 6:15:28 5. Marc Coma, ESP (KTM) 6:16:41 6. Ruben Faria, PRT (KTM) 6:16:59 7. Paulo Goncalves, PRT (Honda) 6:17:51 8. Cyril Despres, FRA (Yamaha) 6:18:04 9. Ben Grabham, AUS (KTM) 6:19:46 10. David Casteu, FRA (KTM) 6:20:40 13. Olivier Pain, FRA (Yamaha) 6:25:40 15. Frans Verhoeven, NED (Yamaha) 6:29:18 18. Michael Metge, FRA (Yamaha) 6:34:18  |
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14th January 2014, 09:02
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| Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Yamaha Factory Racing’s Cyril Despres made a little piece of history overnight, taking his maiden stage victory for the manufacture leading home early race leader Honda's Joan Barreda and current race leader Marc Coma.  After a challenging first half of the 2014 Dakar Rally, Despres was on fine form on stage eight that saw riders depart from Uyuni, Bolivia and finish upiin Calama, Chile as the race entered its third country. The defending champion started third on the 499km special, and was quick to catch Coma before closing in on Barreda as they tackled the route around the salt pans of Uyuni. Despres eventually arrived at the bivouac in Calama 2 minutes and 9 seconds ahead of Barreda and with Coma a further 6 second back, wich was more than enough for Coma to maintain his 38 minute plus lead over Barreda in the standings after stage 8. “I have to be honest and admit that I didn’t set out this morning to win the special, it was more a by-product of my determination to move up the overall rankings," Despres who achieved his goal by moving form 10th to 9th in the standings overnight stated. "I won’t deny though that I’m delighted with the result, both for myself and for Yamaha," he added.  Olivier Pain: “Overall the marathon stage was positive; I’m here at the end without injury which given the conditions, especially the altitude, was far from being a foregone conclusion! And although I haven’t gained any places overall I’ve moved closer. The other day I was 45 minutes off the podium, now I’m 30 minutes, so it is moving in the right direction. If I am to attain my goal however I can’t afford to make any errors from here to the end.”  Michael Metge “A couple of tough days, but not too many problems. I didn’t suffer too much with the altitude, but my ears hurt like hell coming down! Then on the liaison today into the bivouac there was a really strong wind and we had to ride at an angle so as not to get blown over. Equally impressive were the number of people who came out to welcome us in Bolivia. Excuse the pun – but I was blown away!”  Race leader Marc Coma was happy to maintain his race lead, though he knows that anything can happen and usually does in the Dakar, and will head into stage nine with his usual determination as the race heads back into the sand dunes. "We had a good rhythm right from the beginning of the stage today so we were able to keep a good level of concentration." Coma explained. "This was very important over this type of terrain because small mistakes can cost you the race. "The next part of the rally will be crucial and tomorrow I will be out there with my usual determination because the first dunes of the Atacama Desert are waiting for us," he added. Last edited by RenuKumar : 14th January 2014 at 09:04. |
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14th January 2014, 10:59
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| Senior - BHPian  | Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Looks like the Mini Countryman is ruling the roost at 2014 Dakar. 4 of them in the top 5 and 10 of them in the top 20. Very impressive.  Here is a very insightful read on the anatomy of the Countryman (mutant) from 2013. Anatomy of a Dakar-Winning Mini Countryman  And here is a pic of one of the most important tools tied to the A pillar!   Last edited by deetjohn : 14th January 2014 at 11:07. Reason: Adding pic. |
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| Senior - BHPian | Re: Yamaha, Dakar and 2014 Incredible finale to the 2014 Dakar. Talking about the cars alone.  3 Minis on podium and 7 in the top 10. Nani Roma wins the Dakar Quote:
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