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Offline nopanic - neil

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Dakar Race
« on: January 14, 2007, 07:09:16 pm »
One word about this race - "MAD"

Who else is watching it on Eurosport?
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2007, 08:21:10 pm »
Quote from: nopanic on January 14, 2007, 07:09:16 pm
One word about this race - "MAD"

Who else is watching it on Eurosport?

The dream race for anyone into off road racing - awesome scenery, awesome racing = required daily watching for me  ;D ;D ;D. 

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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2007, 10:40:48 pm »
It is an amazing spectacle...  Pity it's not too handy to go and watch.

Did you watch the Race To Dakar series that Charlie Boorman et al made?  Impressive stuff!

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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2007, 12:30:13 am »
I admit it's required viewing for me every day it's on of every year.
The Sunday night highlights is on now as I type this.
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2007, 05:30:26 am »
All I get is 1/2 hour of the days stage :(
I want to race a TRUCK ;D
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2007, 09:20:23 am »
Quote from: Canada Phil on January 15, 2007, 05:30:26 am
All I get is 1/2 hour of the days stage :(
I want to race a TRUCK ;D
Phil

Phil,

      Try here for the news and videos:

http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/LIVE/us/900/index.html
http://www.eurosport.com/rallyraid/dakar/2007/

And yes the trucks are impressive!

MG Mark
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2007, 10:17:30 am »
Wonderful stuff and well covered on National TV here.  What an antedote to the winter! :)
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2007, 09:24:02 am »
Quote from: termietermite on January 15, 2007, 10:17:30 am
Wonderful stuff and well covered on National TV here.  What an antedote to the winter! :)

Normally marvellous on Eurosport although the bloody snooker overran and took priority last night - I ask you - snooker - pah!!

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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2007, 12:01:26 pm »
An interesting point there Mark.
Due to the rather dull snooker over-running for the past two nights by an hour (and a likelihood that it will for the rest of the week) the Eurosport nightly coverage has been delayed.

Last week, Eurosport's Dakar commentator urged people to visit Eurosport's web site forum area and note their views and comments about the days racing.

Due to the past two evenings coverage being 'sabotaged' by the snooker, the Eurosport forum has come alive with posts of disgust and annoyance at the delayed coverage - was beyond 550 posts of complaint last night.  Many posters said they would suggest that Motors TV cover the Dakar next year.  Didn't Motors TV win 24 hour live coverage of the LM 24 from Eurosport in 2006?

http://forums.eurosport.com/showthread.php?p=215404#post215404

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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2007, 12:22:53 pm »
I don't think Eurosport ever did  a full 24 Hour coverage. It was the first and last 2 hours plus a few 1 hour  highlight programmes during the race.

Motors TV covering the Daker? excellent idea, have e-mailed my thoughts
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2007, 01:45:50 pm »
Quote from: Steve Brown on January 16, 2007, 12:01:26 pm
An interesting point there Mark.
Due to the rather dull snooker over-running for the past two nights by an hour (and a likelihood that it will for the rest of the week) the Eurosport nightly coverage has been delayed.

And when you race off road and love the Dakar, and have an Oh Crack of Sparrows Hundred Hours start every weekday morning to get a train into town to go to work each weekday, it gets really, really irritating.........and I am now.....right onto the Eurosport website to vent some spleen!

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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2007, 02:18:30 pm »
British Eurosport's schedule puts 'live' coverage at 23:30 tonight  ::)
« Last Edit: January 16, 2007, 02:21:48 pm by Steve Brown »
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2007, 02:36:13 pm »
Quote from: Steve Brown on January 16, 2007, 02:18:30 pm
British Eurosport's schedule puts 'live' coverage at 23:30 tonight  ::)

Oh great...my cup really bloody well overfloweth now.......

Probably the best way to get coverage is to convince my driver that we should have a crack at the race next year, then unreliable Eurosport scheduling wouldn't be an issue!

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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2007, 09:58:13 pm »
it is great to watch, here in Holland we have 2 journals a day on it, scenery is amazing, and we have some favourites for the victory in the truck area :)

I've seen those monsters live for the last 2 years at a motorfestival in Holland, (De Rooy and Stacey), beautiful and LOUD! Audi could learn from it :D
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Re: Dakar Race
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2007, 12:02:11 am »
Watching Eurosport Dakar report and just saw a interview with Tim Coronel driving a Blower fromHolland.

Good interview and he seems a nice polite guy.

Makes me sick, most of you guys from holland seem very nice and polite!  ;D

Hope he has a good race.
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