Paris-Dakar 2008

Bugger. Cancelled.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/7171426.stm

 

It was only the Frogs who took any great interest in it, anyway....
The only time the Brits tuned in was when it looked enticingly likely
that Mark Thatcher had popped his clogs.

 

Not that well informed.. they say Peterhansel won 3 Dakar in a
Mitsubishi, completely overlooking his numerous victories on a Yamaha.

 

TBH, I didn't read the Beeb article. I just wanted to find an English
version for the group. I'd read it in "Le Parisien".

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cab

I didn't know there's an English edition of "Le Parisien".

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"
Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel says...

Evening Standard.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Niged-out)
Suzuki SV650 K3 (For sale - email for details)
Honda CBR600 F-W trackbike
Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Suzkui TS50X x2

 

"Morny Stannit!"

 

Try telling that to Eric Morecambe.

 

<VBG> You're a ****, y'know that?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cab

*Proud*

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"
Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400

 

You're way harder than Al Qaeda mate ;-)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cane

Have you got your kids with you?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Fallen apart) Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"
Norton 850 Commando Kawasaki GTR1400

 

hahaha, we're just discussing that.

 

Dagos did too.

 

In the early times it wasn't that wonderful. The two models I own(ed) that
did the Dakar are a Honda XR600... and a Vespa PX200.

http://images.google.com/images?q=vespa+dakar

Food for the Africarunisti:
http://www.dakardantan.com/forum/ftopic389.html
"85 bikes startes, 31 arrived... 2 Vespa"

 

Like this lot?

http://www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk/

 

Peter Brooks says...

Bee and a friend did the Plymouth-Dakar in 2004, in the aforementioned
Citroen BX Estate.

--
Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Niged-out)
Suzuki SV650 K3 (For sale - email for details)
Honda CBR600 F-W trackbike
Yamaha SR250 SpazzTrakka
Suzuki GSX-R750L
Suzuki TS50X x2

 

Aha, I see. I should have guessed that really. My friend is off doing it
right now.