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https://youtu.be/lcxen96vSOo

https://www.dakar.com/en/

https://youtu.be/ZsJKPKFJL_U

https://youtu.be/OC50Iyw-vng

https://youtu.be/LzPCXDEDE3A

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Bring it! Boys  [evil]

https://youtu.be/AIgLHNodILE

https://youtu.be/74L2TERijSs

When does Petrucci join the team?

He’s officially on the team and has been training with those guys. Maybe that video was filmed before he was working with them. (?)

https://blog.motorcycle.com/2021/11/10/manufacturers/ktm/danilo-petrucci-goes-from-motogp-to-dakar-in-2022/

 [thumbsup]

https://youtu.be/XGNbcbTAnYk

https://youtu.be/FG-_fLAdCVQ

https://youtu.be/My8N4kDfVyc

https://youtu.be/3wBLL8quafM

https://youtu.be/MWl1GpJ5AOo

https://youtu.be/kvapEU5r39M

https://youtu.be/IcqsRCkusMs

GASGAS boys are bringing their A-game.

https://youtu.be/C767KAwyElE

https://youtu.be/o_YXnnjC-YY

https://youtu.be/YGShENKNV90

https://youtu.be/pg4v8hkTHsw

https://youtu.be/Rbe60P8JZR4

https://youtu.be/solQHLgXIWI

Well that sucks.

https://www.visordown.com/news/general/ex-motogp-rider-danilo-petrucci-breaks-fibula-dakar-training-incident

https://youtu.be/G7sXerqHncg

https://youtu.be/N7bgGqFzirM

Shakedown time. 2 days to go.

https://youtu.be/Jg1ybdNPk7k

https://youtu.be/ZdCZAjIBqBk

RIP

https://alwaysfreshnews.com/news/world/162363/the-world-of-motorsport-is-sad-the-legendary-karel-loprais-has-died-pravda-sk/

Race has started!  [popcorn]

https://youtu.be/OerN7WTBl6Y

https://youtu.be/gCZGeAudDnw

https://youtu.be/av-b77bP5Fo

https://youtu.be/npPWz4kytPw

https://youtu.be/DMXSd6gaGd8

Pulling for Big Shock again this year. They won’t beat the Kamaz teams, but hopefully they snag a stage and have a solid finish.

https://youtu.be/hkpi7Ai6S0U

Petrux had a mechanical today and dropped out of the race.

That's too bad. I was hoping he'd do well.

He wasn’t feeling it after the first short stage. He did a video on his IG page and you could hear it in his voice. He didn’t realize how brutal and long each stage was.

https://youtu.be/YAH-Qz5-uKg

https://youtu.be/shh_3OJAxtk

https://youtu.be/0s6kmYx17y8

https://youtu.be/VuzKbYWUYKE

Kamaz-Master has the first four positions locked up for now. My boys are hanging tuff in 7th.

https://youtu.be/ba8m8WbG-Ds

Okay, it looks like Danilo will continue the race. He and his bike were recovered by helicopter, so he’s gonna be way down in the standings. I’m guessing if he wants to race again next year they’ll use the rest of the race for testing. (?)

Great story.

https://youtu.be/EQucnjsDhaM

https://youtu.be/o9oEmJfVtr0

08:45 Moto: Petrucci continues the adventure!
Yesterday, Danilo Petrucci had to come to terms with dropping out of the race when his KTM suddenly ground to a halt after 115 km, with a fuel pump problem the probable cause. However, the Italian was able to play his trump card and take starter’s orders for stage 3, allowing him to continue his rally-raid apprenticeship. In return he received a penalty of more than 11 hours in the overall classification, but “Petrux” is just happy to still be present. “Today is another day,” was his cheerful comment at the start this morning.

https://youtu.be/f_2lL9SOR1Y

https://youtu.be/LzlJ3M5_EgQ

https://youtu.be/Xg-1lY3TwUI

https://youtu.be/conVZc2TbJQ

From Petrux. Sono tornato! (I’m back) Finished 22nd in Stage 3. He was in much better spirits today.

Some ‘F’ bombs in this clip.

https://youtu.be/s7ByMyNFc-0

https://youtu.be/pTXAnwVZfs8

https://youtu.be/nKg5_VwIXuQ

https://youtu.be/L10-N8Dn68Q

Bikes start first as usual. Petrux is getting after it.

08:44 Moto: Petrucci twists the knife
First at WP1, Danilo Petrucci is still on a roll at km 80, where he posted the fastest time by 30 seconds over Joan Barreda. Sherco's Lorenzo Santolino and Rui Gonçalves were third and fourth, respectively, 2′03″ behind 'Petrux'.

https://youtu.be/uGJjTWiIDDM

https://youtu.be/OaidYxxS_pc

https://youtu.be/SuBvSQ5WBLc

https://youtu.be/25FjbbuTPR4

The “Big Shock” boys didn’t have a great Stage 4. Took a couple big hits too, and the onboard camera got the video.

https://youtu.be/2-3Lzb7-FMI

Good to see Petrucci do ok in his first attempt despite set backs.

Didn’t look like he was gonna start after breaking his ankle. Then the mechanical and he had lost his cellphone, so the team couldn’t walk him through repairs. Race control had to step in. He was bummed, but now he’s got a second wind and is flying, plus he’s been smoking and joking. Had a stage podium, but they penalized him for speeding in the finish area. (?) He posted on his IG page about it and was really excited about the outcome. He also said IDGAF about the penalty.  [laugh]

Petrux got the stage win today.  [clap]

https://youtu.be/RySuXBVmM7Y

History was made today. Danilo is the first former MotoGP racer to win a Dakar stage.  [clap]

https://youtu.be/RS4atIT4wwM

https://youtu.be/DhHi0woBFz4

Magilla! [bow_down]

https://youtu.be/IxmJblHjmjU

Hopefully he got it out of his system.


07:52 Moto: Petrucci falls but is up and away already
The first rider to start the special today, Petrucci fell after 3 minutes of racing. The KTM rookie who is opening the way for the first time in his short career in the discipline has already climbed back on his bike and resumed the stage. It is his second fall in two days. Yesterday, he fell when avoiding crashing into a dromedary.

10:24 LW Proto: The bike and quad special is halted
The bike and quad special has been halted at the first neutralisation area after 101 km. The deterioration of the tracks due to the passage of the cars and trucks yesterday, combined with recent heavy rain means that the route is impassable. The classification for stage 6 will be established at the 101 km mark.

https://youtu.be/P53ToSZndMQ

https://youtu.be/mujOUGXC1Ac

Not a happy camper today.

https://youtu.be/8ynJJ1YduZI

The ups and downs of Dakar.

https://youtu.be/pRwJ_dW4ymQ

https://youtu.be/f1W8YVzWRrw

Bruising.

https://youtu.be/0XMxQIde5ck

https://youtu.be/QuYjTxQ-l3k

https://youtu.be/EDWLOWwWmSU

https://youtu.be/Io6f0K3oqX0

https://youtu.be/SK1HmKDMFTE

Rest day is over. The bikes are starting now. Petrux starts 41 today.  [popcorn]



07:47 Moto: Sanders out
Daniel Sanders was supposed to open the stage to Ad-Dawadimi this morning, but he did not show up at the start. The winner of stages 1 and 6 appears to have crashed in the liaison. The first reports are reassuring and speak of an injured left arm. He received immediate assistance and has been taken to hospital. It is a crushing blow for GasGas, which is now down to just one man, Sam Sunderland, just like Husqvarna after Skyler Howes's withdrawal. The arduous task of opening the way now falls upon the Brit.


07:58 Moto: Arūnas Gelažninkas still in control
In the Original by Motul class for bikers racing without support crews, reigning champion Arūnas Gelažninkas leads Milan Engel and South African rookie Charan Moore. Two regular fixtures, 'Benji' Melot and Romanian Emanuel Gyenes, who was runner-up last year after winning the 2020 edition, round out the top 5.


08:36 Moto: Picco flies the flag for Fantic
Sitting in 76th place overall, Franco Picco was the 101st biker out of the starting blocks this morning. The 66-year-old Italian is riding the only Fantic in the rally. The Italian constructor presented its Yamaha-based 450 XEF Rally at the EICMA show. Twice second (1988 and 1989) and five times in the top 5 of the Dakar between 1985 and 1990, Picco has 10 stage wins to his name.

https://youtu.be/O7PUNnMRg6Y

https://youtu.be/S0psHCWkvGY

Checa is also racing Dakar, but in a car.

https://youtu.be/3tvrTItnbPY

12th overall for Petrux ain't too shabby for his first go.

He struggled yesterday. Not sure exactly what happened, but he had gained about 20 spots early then dropped back to 47. He’s still in good spirits though. He and Toby Price called Jack Miller out on IG yesterday.  [laugh] [clap]

Bikes start Stage 8 in about 3hrs.

09:16 Moto: Petrucci attacks
Danilo Petrucci, who was the 47th rider to begin the special, has a perfectly marked boulevard ahead of him. The Italian, who admitted yesterday that he had got lost a hundred times, is taking advantage of his rivals’ tracks and currently occupies 10th place at the first time check, less than one minute behind Sam Sunderland. “Petrux” could still yet find himself on today’s podium.

An excellent first effort for the big fella.

He was flying on the first leg of Stage 8. 46th to 10th. His position at each checkpoint.

46-10-13-14-16-16-15-14-13-28

https://youtu.be/vARrEeX_Zn0

https://youtu.be/moGfWQlunj4

Danilo did an hour + live walk around in the bivouac area.

https://youtu.be/b85KYm9eXmM

https://youtu.be/om3NdXZ9jFE

https://youtu.be/ytHgl1nh8uE

https://youtu.be/apjtoFGwkI0

https://youtu.be/X-amxwEpD7Y

You can be leading by miles when disaster strikes. Appreciate the Kopf Reports [thumbsup]

Absolutely! That and getting lost. A lot of that going on this race. Petrux got lost on Stage 7, 15mi from the finish and it dropped him back a bunch. He’s still in good spirits though, did another great live video today.

Toby got the Stage 10 win and Danilo ran 12th.  [clap]

https://youtu.be/VgbH6Fwp9J0

Something must have happened to Petrux on the first stage. He started 12th and arrived in 45th.

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Besides the altercation with a camel, he said he regularly got lost.

Following live timing last night/morning. There was several of the leaders of stage 11 that got really lost on the first leg. Toby started first and was 46 at the first waypoint. He finished 28th. Petrux clawed back to 20.

https://youtu.be/0riIj-ht_vw

https://youtu.be/-FoHCwq2Vlk

https://youtu.be/a6GFjXtWESw

https://youtu.be/kUffzUrUh5E

Final standings in the Dakar 2022.

https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2022/stage-12/car/dakar-2022-sunderland-and-al-attiyah-rule-the-roost/177524

Bravo [clap]
I'm exhausted watching it on TV.

Absolutely. I can finally get some sleep now.  :D

Your reports are appreciated Sir. [beer]

There’s so much more to see. It’s gonna take me a week to sift through it all.  [coffee]

https://youtu.be/ZcwNU8KhYlM

The Kamaz-Master trucks dominated. 1-4. My Big Shock boys took 2nd on Stage 12 for a 7th place finish. They did a great job and posted a lot of videos and photos on their IG page. I even learned some new cuss words.  [clap]


https://youtu.be/p-UKzS5LRfk

https://youtu.be/fK33lAwwJNs

https://youtu.be/iWxmdtlEEcQ

Some great vehicles in this class.

https://youtu.be/OJHJhIiPAoQ

https://youtu.be/9RX9s8WWRnA