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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 7, 2013 at 2:24pm

Stage 2 was not good for one Argentinian rider.

Permalink Reply by will on January 7, 2013 at 4:03pm

Barreda's wheel!

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 7, 2013 at 4:27pm

Damn!

Permalink Reply by will on January 9, 2013 at 11:19pm

He had everything planned to the fifth stage. Then came new plans and goals. Everything seemed to go smoothly: nailed his goals being the tenth ranked in the first stage: short, a snack, went out among the former, but not in the lead, the second day and that allowed him to quickly close the gap and win the stage, the same made on the fourth day, but the day before had been something more to break the spokes of the wheel and went further back than expected, but continued to surprise, daring, fast. In the fifth stage, the more enduro , the more technical, which is saying goodbye to the dunes momentarily and welcomed miss roads and land harder, which will come in handy, all plans were ruined.
Barreda fuel pump broke his Husqvarna at kilometer 40 of a special 136, a short timed, which speaks volumes about the difficulty of the terrain. The Spanish, one of the biggest names in the beginning of this rally, reached the last checkpoint three hours after the first, David Casteu, and just behind teammate Matt Fish, who gave him a hand to could complete the stage. So Barreda, winner of two stages, says goodbye to his title options. Frenchman Olivier Pain Yamaha leads the overall thanks to his consistency and challenge his compatriot Cyril Despres, third place and the favorite.

"I could not move forward, towards the end we suffered a lot. Fish had a fuel pump, but would not have solved anything, "recounted the Torreblanca (Castellón), who believes that the problem derives Wednesday suffered the accident that took two days earlier:" By going with broken spokes and wheel side by side I think it broke the tank, "he said, his face still dirty, full of dust, exhausted after more than five hours a terrible job. They had to push his bike for almost 100 miles and another 275 special liaison to the bivouac: "We were taking turns, dragging as we could, we have fallen several times and have come out a little from the path to find an easier way without forgetting go through all the obligatory passage points "he recalled.

Throughout the year I have not had any mechanical problems and now I have been the only team with problems
And hurt by the missed opportunity: "Now the race is already lost. And you have to learn and analyze what happened. We are still in an upward, both the team and myself. The pity is that in all the years I've had no mechanical problems and now I have been the only team with problems. I've had bad luck. " Confess it will cost to ride the bike on Thursday: "Now you remember the work done throughout the year and you realize that everything is going to hell in a moment. But had a hard time getting here, so you have to follow. " From now on, he says, is to get to Santiago and take advantage of what is to gain experience and help fellow Botturi Gonçalves and to get into the top 5. "And if I can pull, open track someday and take risks in terms of navigation, I will take" ditch thinking ahead.

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2013 at 10:47pm

Sorry for the late videos. New video editing software is kick my ass.

Permalink Reply by will on January 8, 2013 at 1:40pm

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 8, 2013 at 5:30pm

In French but I don't think it needs translation

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2013 at 10:59pm

at Robby and Kellons day wasn't that mess'd up

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 8, 2013 at 5:40pm

So you think you had a bad day?

Permalink Reply by will on January 9, 2013 at 3:23pm

Food for thought from Despres.

There was a really steep downhill section on the dunes today lasting for about 4km that was an impressive section to race. The technique for that was to try my best to stay on my bike and not to flip over the handlebars. The sand was soft so I reduced my speed to about 15km/h to make sure there were no accidents.

The way the race is going so far I’m sure the guys who are winning the stages are surprised by their results. During the stage nobody has any idea of the kind of times the other bikers have so they seem to just be going as fast as they can.

The way some of the guys have been riding in these early stages is not so easy to understand. They are pushing so hard and forcing the engine on day four of the race just to try and have one good stage. Dakar is long and I have always found it better to save something for the very end.

I have been avoiding the dust so far in this race so I think that my engine must be in a better condition than the other guys who are rushing on each stage. The reason I can avoid the dust is because I’m usually in front and opening the track. This is good for my air filters and engine.

I don’t push too much because when you increase the speed the navigation becomes a lot more difficult. Also it protects my engine so I guess my mechanic will be happy again tonight.

The only problems I’ve been having out on the stage are the other bikes riding so close to me. The desert is huge but the others like to stay very close to me. Maybe they think a magician will come and teleport me to the end of the stage but that’s not my secret. The truth is I’m just trying to be as sensible as I can with my riding to protect my bike and my chances of winning this race.

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 9, 2013 at 3:28pm

Smart man with a lot of experience. Younger guys are just trying to learn all his secrets.

Permalink Reply by will on January 9, 2013 at 8:54pm

Dakar race - Johnny Campbell
Stage 5
275 km liaison
136 km special
At the beginning of the day we rode thru allot of technical rocky sections so I rode more conservative, then we had a challenging but fun hill climb on rocky mountains trails that required complete focus. Riding downhill, we faced tricky river crossings with lots of ditches. Overall it was more Baja style than the dunes today after km 50, we got some fast hard terrain, I could ride more on the gas. The bike worked really well today I finished in 25th and everyone on the team moved forward in overall position. Tomorrow will be a big day with over 700k total milage and over 400k special. My plan is to keep the bike moving and avoid any trouble. The team is all working very hard and while we are not quite half way we are in the thick of the rally at this point so it is important for me to get rest and allow plenty of preparation time for my daily road book work. I really appreciate all the support from my family & friends it keeps me going. The USA contingent here in Dakar has been great and we continue to make headway.

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