DAKAR '25 -- Time to get our love of crazy going! - SPOILER ALERT-

[SFMCjohn]

I just looked and there are almost 100 classics making a run at it.

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Forgot he rode it in '06.

go, Mr Krynock!

the classics stuff is off the hook:



be cool if they added a class for classic bikes …

 

[Cabrito]

Didn't know @SFMCjohn was racing this year

 

[SFMCjohn]

had me going there for just a sec, until a little voice whispered “photoshop” into my ear …

 

[budman]

Nice

How about some pics?


Yehaw!


This shit will wear you out!


Set up your own 4 star accomodations.



Skylar chilling and grilling??


Brabec and Tosha Schareina


Stage 2 unconfirmed results:


Overall unconfirmed results

 

[budman]

Stage 2. Looks like Sanders got a good nights sleep.


Overall classification




The leader - Daniel Sanders


Leading American - Skylar Howes

 

[SFMCjohn]

^^ go Mr Howes!

some desert camping/campfire/sunrise stuff, from Team Honda:

 

[SFMCjohn]

and, a pic of some of the soft dunes this year:



reading that today’s stage was shortened, due to rain in the area the race is heading to, which may improve things on the dunes by adding some moisture?

 

[budman]

Military rations.... yum.

Saves on catering for sure.

 

[budman]

Things have tightened up with Sanders result.
Mason is having a rough Dakar it seems and Argubright a really good one. He stands 5th in Rally2 and in the top 20. Skylar and Ricky are both in it for sure with the Rally Champ / Branch in between.

Stage 3 Ranking





Sandars had to lead out and navigation took a toll on his time.

Overall Ranking

 

[SFMCjohn]

pretty fun rooting for Mr Howes …

I think Mr Mason is out? idk …

three different motorcycle manufacturers in the top three … how cool is that?

 

[budman]

Yeah... could be. He showed in the rankings.

Sanders duning it!


According to Cycle News Brabec has a smashed exhaust.
Probably stealing some power.


Cycle News has a piece on Sanders

 

[budman]

I did not know.... we have a WSBK Racer in the Trucks. His team is sitting in 12th.
Mechanic huh??

 

[SFMCjohn]

go World Superbike! it was also fun to follow Mr Hillier (sp?) our IoM road racer …

here’s the Mr Brabec carnage:



suck, squeeze, bang, squeak …

 

[budman]

Good find. That looks like a hard fix, but given the level that Ricky is riding they must have tried something that helped.

Hillier is in Rally 2. For sure cool to see him giving it a go.


Love the name of his team

 

[SFMCjohn]

yes, and I know Mr Hillier is officially out (or at least I’m pretty sure he’s out).

nowadays the Org lets guys continue to race when they don’t finish a stage, even though they won’t be scored and won’t get a finisher medal. that may be why we still see Mr Mason in the results? idk.

we like to think we inspired Mr Hillier … my old SFMC race team shirt:



we had a bit more punk rock attitude, maybe, when the letters are not reversed in the mirror.

 

[budman]

Great pic

I just looked at withdrawls and neither Mason or James are shown as out thru Stage 3, but it could just be they are not up to date

 

[Cabrito]

The footage from the dunes was super fun!

Go team Honda!

 

[SFMCjohn]

yes, and I could just be wrong about the withdrawals.

pretty sure, though, that Mr Hillier didn’t finish a stage when he had to have a helicopter evac after crashing and breaking his nose pretty badly?

 

[budman]

yes, and I could just be wrong about the withdrawals.

pretty sure, though, that Mr Hillier didn’t finish a stage when he had to have a helicopter evac after crashing and breaking his nose pretty badly?

You are correct . Looks like he sat out the chrono stage but is going to continue.

 

[SFMCjohn]

hopefully Mr Mason is still in. he’s having a tough Dakar with the Kove, though.