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Dakar Rally, Jan 1 - Jan 14th, 2022 **SPOILERS!!**

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that time of year again, yay! :party

enjoyed this, lots of spectacular scenery:

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we'll add a "spoilers" alert here on Jan 1st, 2022, I guess ... :ride

we hope to have a few Dakar Rally Viewing Parties at the SFMC this year, with Ace Cafe Rob showing us some Eurosport coverage.
 
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I always look forward to the Dakar Rally, but this year is going to be a bit lacking for me. My gal, for the first time in 11 years, is not going to be competing on a motorcycle. She will be there on 4 wheels, though, so I can still cheer her on in her X-Raid Mini :party
 
enjoyed this ... I usually root for KTM (and Mr Petrucci in '22!), but may need to cheer for Husquvarna a bit. :flag

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speaking of Mr Petrucci:

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I'm rooting for Danilo. Really like that guy.

Mad
 
I always look forward to the Dakar Rally, but this year is going to be a bit lacking for me. My gal, for the first time in 11 years, is not going to be competing on a motorcycle. She will be there on 4 wheels, though, so I can still cheer her on in her X-Raid Mini :party

:thumbup

time marches on ... :facepalm

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my Spanish is super malo ... :party

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Audi is excited:

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Audi is also developing the high-voltage battery in-house, which will be charged by the four-cylinder engine developed for DTM.

“This engine is incredibly efficient and state of the art in terms of weight and consumption,” says Roos.

“The important thing is: our drivetrain is fully electric. The TFSI engine is only used to charge the batteries on the special stages. The battery has to be charged while driving, as there are currently no other options to do so in the desert.”

Audi notes that it plans to run fully electric on all the liaison stages."
 
Picco is a cool story.. 66 and still rocking it. :Port

Skylar boy here, but happy to see Ricky do the deed too. :flag

Petrux should be interesting to see. New journey for him. Wish him success.

Woodschick... your girl is still racing. What is a couple extra wheels? :laughing

Colored Triangles coming home!!
 
Picco is a cool story.. 66 and still rocking it. :Port

Skylar boy here, but happy to see Ricky do the deed too. :flag

Petrux should be interesting to see. New journey for him. Wish him success.

Woodschick... your girl is still racing. What is a couple extra wheels? :laughing

Colored Triangles coming home!!

:thumbup

speaking of Mr Brabec, and Honda, I suppose, a psych vid for our 2022 thread:

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I hope yamaha has better luck this year. Short got royally screwed last year imho.

Is Ross Branch riding for yamaha again this year?
 
I hope yamaha has better luck this year. Short got royally screwed last year imho.

Is Ross Branch riding for yamaha again this year?

:thumbup

love Mr Branch, and watching Mr Van Beveren, so smooth on his Yamaha.

Yes, think they're both back with Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team for Dakar, 2022.

Mr Kalahari Ferrari won this year's Rally Kazakstan:

Ross Branch takes first at Rally Kazakhstan
Two podiums for Yamaha, with Van Beveren in third.
advrider.com, 06/17/2021

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have to admit, I have a soft spot in my heart for Yamaha, based on their glory days in the Africa Dakar Rally ... :ride
 
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Mr Walkner, the new KTM 450 Rally racebike, and the Merzouga Dunes ...

(Mr Benavides, KTM; Mr Saunders, GasGas; Mr Quintanilla, Honda; and Mr Corneju, Honda, too ...)
 
This was put up 3 days ago (12/2)...

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A pretty cool new series... Discover Dakar!

Discover Dakar EP1 - Dakar Rally is the Jewel In The Crown

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Discover Dakar EP2 - Tools, Tyres & Torture

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Discover Dakar EP3 - How Well Do You Know The Rules Of The Road?

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I suspect more may be coming in this series...
 
2022 Dakar Rally Route Revealed

A 70% new course for this year.

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Dakar Rally 2022: Route, Location, Date, Everything You Need To Know

An older one from May 11, 2021....

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