Dakar 2012 - Stage 8

[gunner]

If you aren't following this year's Dakar Rally, check out the nightmare mud on Stage 8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS1ONeBaSBs&feature=player_embedded#!

EN - Image of the day - Stage 8 (Copiapo - Antofagasta) - 2012/01/09

This one is in French but gives you a better idea of how bad the mud was:

Desprès, Gonçalves y Ullevalseter en el lodazal - Dakar 2012 [HQ]

That's some wicked stuff!!

I have Verizon FIOS and it's on the NBC Sports Network.

Steve

 

[RogerJ]

Great videos Steve. Sure gives the flavour. Year ago February on the dirt section of Ruta 40 we hit 150 kms of wheel locking alluvial mud like this. Took us 8 hours to get over that section. Not fun but if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger. Thanks for sharing. ::003::

 

[erenet]

This is the 2012 Dakar, if you look carefully you'll see a Super tenere 2:18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MaT3zrg5-ZM#!

I went to Portugal twice to see a bit of the Lisbon Dakar race, It's impressive, especially the first time you see it.

Some pictures I took at the 2008 Dakar