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Team Blitz Posted hell of a lot Curator of 1972 Tour de France Grp2 winner! Works RS2600, Weslake 2.9L, Kugelfischer, ZF. Posts: 6,163	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!Team Blitz @teamblitz
	Jan 14, 2009 19:18:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	They're rolling in South America (Dakar 2009, yes, still has the African name). And they're rolling thru Africa (Africa Race 2009). Power on, all! Pity the efforts are now split like this. Another victim of the rancor on this blue marble of ours. But at least racers know to carry on in spite of it all. Restoring some faith in mankind. Loss of life on the Dakar 2009 from a pre-existing heart problem, but otherwise, so far so good. Robby Gordon, Dakar: Giacomo Vismara, Africa Race: More here: www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_2009_dakar_rally.html
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Carter Posted a lot Posts: 1,535	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!Carter @aux
	Jan 14, 2009 20:05:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wow!.. awesome pics, cheers Blitz.. Some inspiration there, I want an adventure! Check out the interior of this Mitsubishi, its nuts..
	'77 Chevy G20

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dave21478 Posted a lot Posts: 2,221	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!dave21478 @dave21478
	Jan 14, 2009 20:46:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The dakar always gets good TV coverage here in France, but the heart has gone out of the commentary now its shifted to south america. The racing seems as good as ever though.
	1986 Panda 4x4. 1990 Metro Sport. 1999 Ford Escort estate.

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Speedman Posted hell of a lot [][][*] The future is bright...the future is Space Panther Posts: 5,547	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!Speedman @speedman
	Jan 14, 2009 20:48:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Volkswagen 1-2-3


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mym Part of things Posts: 443	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!mym @mym
	Jan 15, 2009 9:38:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	been watching the dakar like clockwork for the last few years, never ceases to amaze me how much time, effort, energy and pain people are willing to put into this, and i take my hat off to them everytime some stunning scenery they drive.ride through. question is thought, if you were going to do the dakar, which class would you be in?


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Speedman Posted hell of a lot [][][*] The future is bright...the future is Space Panther Posts: 5,547	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!Speedman @speedman
	Jan 15, 2009 10:05:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The truck class would be a giggle if we could go back to the 80s... .... You are looking at the truck that quirky Dutch brand DAF used to win the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1987. Long story real short, this monster rig is a semi-truck filled with spare tires, navigation equipment and an 11.6-liter turbo-diesel engine for each axle! These DAF juggernauts were so potent that they overtook most cars during the race and handily won the truck class. More big rig madness after the jump. At one point during the 1987 contest, the Turbo Twin II had overtaken the eventual winner, the Works Peugeot 405 Turbo 16. The next year DAF launched the Turbo Twin X1, an even more insane racing truck featuring an aluminium chassis and twin engines each developing 1,200 horsepower. Sadly, while in the number one overall spot, an X1 crashed and killed the driver. Restrictions were put in place the following year.


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mkickert Part of things Posts: 189	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!mkickert @mkickert
	Jan 15, 2009 11:21:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The Turbotwin X1 (picture from the Goodwood FOS) was awesome. Each engine had a ginormous single turbo feeding two smaller turbo's. The thing had 4700 Nm of torque. The one that crashed was the X2 actually, with only 900 bhp. Here is the link to a vid of it overtaking Ari Vatanen's 405 GR.
	Last Edit: Jan 15, 2009 12:35:53 GMT by mkickert

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The Doctor Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 3,434 Club RR Member Number: 48	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!The Doctor @thedoctor Club Retro Rides Member 48
	Jan 15, 2009 11:42:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	everytime i see that little fragment of that moment, Jan de Rooy overtaking Ari Vatanen i get goose bumps! ;D And i wonder what Vatanen thought at the moment that big truck came flying past, i mean, it's not that he was cruising on the boulevard himself! ;D
	1974 Toyota Corolla 4A-GE Work in (not so) progress 1992 Suzuki Cappuccino

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	Jan 15, 2009 14:35:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	COOOOOOOOOL, I wanna go in that!


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Team Blitz Posted hell of a lot Curator of 1972 Tour de France Grp2 winner! Works RS2600, Weslake 2.9L, Kugelfischer, ZF. Posts: 6,163	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!Team Blitz @teamblitz
	Jan 15, 2009 15:08:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 15, 2009 11:42:59 GMT The Doctor said: And I wonder what Vatanen thought at the moment that big truck came flying past, I mean, it's not that he was cruising on the boulevard himself! ;D Probably about the same thing a Corolla driver thinks when a big batmobile mega-litre classic Pontiac does a "stormbahn" right by on the superslab. First you feel the push of air from behind and actually speed up a tad. Then you get pushed sideways and struggle to keep your lane. Then finally, the shockwave strikes, and the little car flutters like a leaf.
	Team Blitz Ford Capri parts worldwide: Restoration, Road, or Race. Used, Repro, and NOS, ranging from scabby to perfect. Itching your Capri jones since 1979! Buy, sell, trade. www.teamblitz.com blitz@teamblitz.com

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bortaf Posted a lot Posts: 4,549	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!bortaf @bortaf
	Jan 15, 2009 15:57:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	2 Locals died as well when thier car was hit head-on by A back-up truck travelling between stages Shame they keep shortening the dune stages, Robbie Gordon would have had a few wins under his belt by now, he looks awsome on the soft stuff
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bortaf Posted a lot Posts: 4,549	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!bortaf @bortaf
	Jan 15, 2009 17:01:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 14, 2009 20:48:50 GMT Speedman said: Volkswagen 1-2-3 Not any more
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ironmighty07 Posted a lot Posts: 1,455	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!ironmighty07 @ironmighty07
	Jan 15, 2009 19:05:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It's come a long way since 1981.... And 1980.... Even '79..
	Last Edit: Jan 15, 2009 20:03:08 GMT by ironmighty07 2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES

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ironmighty07 Posted a lot Posts: 1,455	Dakar 2009 and Africa 2009 Rallies ON!!!!ironmighty07 @ironmighty07
	Jan 15, 2009 20:19:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	And few more from the 1980's! The legendary Vic Elford in a Subaru in 1982!! Awesome Celica on what I'm guessing is Land Cruiser underpinnings....OOOOOFFFFF!! Mercedes 190E 6WD WTF!!!!
	2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES

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