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Post by db on Jan 4, 2008 7:46:48 GMT -8
Yep thats right boys and girls .. Due to Terrorist threats the Dakar Race has been cancelled....... First time in it's 30 years it's been called .
DB
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Post by wtsf150 on Jan 4, 2008 10:12:45 GMT -8
WOW!!! this is unbelievable but with things like they are today it doesnt surprise me i guess if it were'nt them it would be the wacko environmentalist. Is the the first time this has happend to Dakar? I dont know how long this race has gone on
Willie
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Post by db on Jan 4, 2008 12:38:13 GMT -8
They have had issues in the past with different wars and re-routing the course but this is a first for a NON race ( That I have heard of ) . There has been racers who have ran over land mines and been killed and what not along with racers being robbed of there race cars. Kind of like Mexico now .. LOL It looks like they will not run Dakar until 2010 now .......
ODB
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Post by bigjeepzz on Jan 4, 2008 13:45:12 GMT -8
You know when I first saw the thread I figured the tree huggers won the battle. At least we have a chance to reclaim the desert from the terrorists. We all know once the huggers get involved its all over, LMAO.
That sucks.....
Jake
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Post by DesertDog on Jan 18, 2008 23:40:14 GMT -8
"At least we have a chance to reclaim the desert from the terrorists. We all know once the huggers get involved its all over, LMAO. That sucks..... Jake "Reclaim the desert" ? Din't know "We'd" given them up yet........ ? (Or did you mean the big one overseas ?) ;D
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Post by mojaveracer208 on Jan 23, 2008 11:32:56 GMT -8
"At least we have a chance to reclaim the desert from the terrorists. We all know once the huggers get involved its all over, LMAO. That sucks..... Jake "Reclaim the desert" ? Din't know "We'd" given them up yet........ ? (Or did you mean the big one overseas ?) ;D Well Dog...If you listen (let's re-phrase that..."Hear") to the tree huggers rant...they keep saying the deserts of the world are expanding! Sounds like more room for off road racing and play to me... Looks from my view as if the dez is shrinking...being replaced with houses on drip-line lots with paved streets and shopping malls. Where once there were whoops, there are now speed bumps... Which begs the question..."Who destroys the desert environment faster? An off road racer with several hundred horsepower driving knobbly tires? Or a developer with a single briefcase making donations to the Sierra Club and Greenpeace while driving several earthmovers?"....
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Post by 72toy on Feb 13, 2008 18:00:04 GMT -8
I heard rumors today that the race will be on next year. I heard it will be through some place like Chile or Argentina. Lets hope.
Wes
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Post by db on Feb 14, 2008 13:00:13 GMT -8
April this year is supposed to be some lame attempt to do the " DAKAR" rally.
also I think they said if it was to come back it will be in 2010? But I haven't been keeping up on all the talk as of lately.
They blew it big time when they shut it down....
ODB
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Post by rubcon on Apr 12, 2008 19:20:33 GMT -8
Hey DB, I just heard that they will be making a make up race for the Dakar on the weekend of April 18 -21. I will try and find out some more info if I can.
Danny
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Post by db on Apr 16, 2008 8:57:20 GMT -8
That is a Big 10-4 , Robby has his 2 H3's there and TT driver BJ Baldwin will be driving the other H3, That Ronn Bailey was supposed to drive until all the Bad things went down.
Sign up on Robby Gordons ( Robby's UpRising ) They will have lots of coverage of the event on there also RDC will be coveing it also.
ODB
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Post by kod38 on Apr 16, 2008 12:23:44 GMT -8
Yeah, I read the polish terrorists tried to blow up Robbys H3's. But failed because they burned their mouths on the exhaust.lmao
Bummer For RG and his stalker ODB.. Doug R
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Post by sandracer33 on Apr 16, 2008 20:58:02 GMT -8
Yeah, I read the polish terrorists tried to blow up Robbys H3's. But failed because they burned their mouths on the exhaust.lmao Bummer For RG and his stalker ODB.. Doug R OH DOUG...............You crack me up!!!!!!!! Question for our resident stalker............ We know Rubby & Grinder are rocking Race 1, but I haven`t heard who is co-dawg for Ballistic? All I can say is Heaven help the euros with those two maniacs on the loose!!!!! GO TEAM USA!!! Lee
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Post by db on Apr 17, 2008 7:52:53 GMT -8
That would be Ronn's 2007 co-dog that will be Co-riding with BJ , His name is Kevin Heath .
ODB
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