Dakar

[kendo57]

I know a lot of things happen during the Daker but can't help thinking if Brabec had not got stuck behind a heard of camels
he would have won. Loosing by two seconds , ouch.

[Dodgy69]

Happened to me in Aldi the other day.

[Nordboy]

I know a lot of things happen during the Daker but can't help thinking if Brabec had not got stuck behind a heard of camels
he would have won. Loosing by two seconds , ouch.

He could have won if he also twisted the throttle a little more somewhere as well? I feel for him a bit, 2 secs is nothing but may have well been 2 hrs.

But it's racing, it's sport, so much can happen that is either within or outside your control.

[mangocrazy]

The Crash.net article referred to a 'navigation error' 7km from the finish that caused Brabec to lose a crucial 3 minutes and 22 seconds. Did it really take him that long to navigate around a herd of camels?

[Skub]

Damn,that would give you the hump.

[kendo57]

Yes he missed a turn near the end which cost him but navigation mistakes are part of the race , all competitors make them.
Same as 'just opening the throttle' but you have to ride at a pace which saves your tyres and engine to get you home.
Camels on the other hand was just bad luck , he found them on a narrow path with no way to get round. Maybe cost him
as little as 30 seconds but he lost by 2 .

[Nordboy]

I think the point people are making is that over a race of 5000 miles it's not going to be a singular incident that decides the outcome. Unless that's a crash or something?

I'm more impressed that there was only 2 secs between the first two!! That's two top class consistent riders.

[roadster]

Great to see the class win for the Landrover Defender team. Also took second place beating the Toyotas down to third.