Dakar rally

[Bun-bun]

Tuned in to the Dakar rally tomight. . . and almost fell out of my chair. After being cancelled last year for "safety reasons"(Pussies!) They're running the race this year in Argentina and Chile.
WTF!
How can you call it the "Dakar" if it doesn't get within 4000 miles of Dakar?
First the economy, then the presidential race, now this. . .
I'm going back to bed, call me when the world makes sense again.

[Kopfjäger]

^^ Glad you keep up with things. 

[superjohn]

Still got some cool off road racing action. Did you see the car barreling through the sand and almost running over the bikes? 

[Bun-bun]

^^ Glad you keep up with things. 

Yeah, O.K., but think about it.
They have the Baja 1000.
They hold it in Baja.

They have the Indy 500.
They hold it. . . at Indy.

They have the 24 hours of Le Mans.
They hold it at Le Mans.

They have the Paris-Dakar rally.
It starts in Argentina and ends in Chile??

[Kopfjäger]

Old news bro, sorry. I guess you could boycott by not watching it. That'll show'em. 

[A.duc.H.duc.]

Old news bro, sorry. I guess you could boycott by not watching it. That'll show'em. 

lol nice 

[derby]

They have the Paris-Dakar rally.
It starts in Argentina and ends in Chile??

    * 1979â€"1980: Parisâ€"Dakar
    * 1981â€"1988: Parisâ€"Algiersâ€"Dakar
    * 1989: Parisâ€"Tunisâ€"Dakar
    * 1990â€"1991: Parisâ€"Tripoliâ€"Dakar
    * 1992: Parisâ€"Cape Town
    * 1993: Parisâ€"Dakar
    * 1994: Parisâ€"Dakarâ€"Paris
    * 1995â€"1996: Granadaâ€"Dakar
    * 1997: Dakarâ€"Agadezâ€"Dakar
    * 1998: Parisâ€"Granadaâ€"Dakar
    * 1999: Granadaâ€"Dakar
    * 2000: Dakarâ€"Cairo
    * 2001: Parisâ€"Dakar
    * 2002: Arrasâ€"Madridâ€"Dakar
    * 2003: Marseilleâ€"Sharm el-Sheikh
    * 2004: Clermont-Ferrandâ€"Dakar
    * 2005: Barcelonaâ€"Dakar
    * 2006-2007: Lisbonâ€"Dakar
    * 2008: cancelled
    * 2009: Buenos Airesâ€"Valparaísoâ€"Buenos Aires

[KnightofNi]

i'm just happy they are holding it this year. eventually maybe we will get more than 30 min of coverage on TV that isn't a day late in the US.

[superjohn]

i'm just happy they are holding it this year. eventually maybe we will get more than 30 min of coverage on TV that isn't a day late in the US.

I'm not going to hold my breath. They even have Robby Gordon running in it and he's a NASCAR veteran, but still no coverage.

[KnightofNi]

I'm not going to hold my breath. They even have Robby Gordon running in it and he's a NASCAR veteran, but still no coverage.

it seems like most of the 30 min dedicated to the dakar on VS is spent on him.

i'm not holding my breath, but i do hold hope that it will be better some day.

[derby]

it seems like most of the 30 min dedicated to the dakar on VS is spent on him.

it's an american-company produced program, for an american station, so there's no surprise that he gets a little extra coverage.

[TiNi]

it's an american-company produced program, for an american station, so there's no surprise that he gets a little extra coverage.

fixed your link for ya 

[derby]

fixed your link for ya 

thanks... i didn't trim it on my final edit. 

[KnightofNi]

it's an american-company produced program, for an american station, so there's no surprise that he gets a little extra coverage.

i know why he gets the coverage, i was merely pointing out to superjohn that a good chunk of the coverage that is provided follows gordon.

they are also following jonah street, though there's not nearly as much coverage of him. they focus on the big names on bikes, but always mention where street is and how he did.

[LMT]

NPR is reporting on the Dakar.  There has been a death.  A French rider was found today with no signs of life.

The report also talked about why the race is not is Dakar.