No Petrucci this year, but a lot of familiar names at the top of the Prologue stage:
Next two weeks will be very exciting!
Next two weeks will be very exciting!
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Who's watching Dakar 2023?
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Just found out one of our local guys is riding the Dakar:
www.dakar.com
BC has spawned a lot of fast guys in the dirt. No surprise given the terrain we have here. Moving from ON, we've found the riding skill here is on a different level entirely, as most of the kids are on a dirtbike before they are even able to walk.
Profile of GARETH JONES - HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING - Dakar
Victories, podiums, all the information about GARETH JONES - HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING - Dakar
www.dakar.com
BC has spawned a lot of fast guys in the dirt. No surprise given the terrain we have here. Moving from ON, we've found the riding skill here is on a different level entirely, as most of the kids are on a dirtbike before they are even able to walk.
Love watching it each year. Not a good day for Sunderland unfortunately. E-tron looking to have a big year as well.
The only free places I know to watch this are the official Dakar Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dakar2348
And Red Bull has coverage of their sponsored riders and racers: https://www.youtube.com/@RedBullRally
Unfortunately, most of these videos are shorter recaps and highlights. The most comprehensive coverage is through one of the sports channels. If you have access to NBC Sports, they are covering it for North America:
How to watch the 2023 Dakar Rally on NBC Sports and Peacock: Daily updates, interviews
Here's how to watch NBC Sports' coverage of the 2023 Dakar Rally, which will be chronicled nightly on Peacock starting Jan. 1.
motorsports.nbcsports.com
IMO, the best coverage is via Eurosport, but again, you need a subscription (and access to a VPN that makes your North American IP address look like it's coming from Europe):
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Challenging new route revealed for 2023 Dakar Rally with start on the shores of the Red Sea - Rally Raid video - Eurosport
The details of the 45th edition of the Dakar Rally, which will be held for the fourth time in Saudi Arabia from December 31 to January 15, have been revealed. The total distance runs to 8,549 km, including 4,706 km to be covered in the special against the clock. 365 vehicles are expected to be...
www.eurosport.com
IMO, the best coverage is via Eurosport, but again, you need a subscription (and access to a VPN that makes your North American IP address look like it's coming from Europe):
Challenging new route revealed for 2023 Dakar Rally with start on the shores of the Red Sea - Rally Raid video - Eurosport
The details of the 45th edition of the Dakar Rally, which will be held for the fourth time in Saudi Arabia from December 31 to January 15, have been revealed. The total distance runs to 8,549 km, including 4,706 km to be covered in the special against the clock. 365 vehicles are expected to be...
Opera has a built-in VPN. With it set to Europe, I can watch videos from the above link on my phone with no subscription.
RFM, of course, remains the best choice for all things Dakar (or any other motorsport, for that matter), but it requires a membership or at least an invitation, and they are very difficult to come by.
Edit: you might have some luck asking for an invitation at RFM's FB page: Racing For Me
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The young lad who helped Noraly (Itchy Boots) train for the Baja Rally is in the Dakar. Mason Klein:
Dakar 2023 Stage 2: Mason Klein's win tops American surge - NBC Sports
Dakar 2023 Stage 2: Mason Klein's win tops American surge - NBC Sports
Did not know this. A lot of the alternative browsers are starting to put in a bunch of privacy-enhanced stuff. Brave browser has TOR built-in, plus I just found out it also has a built-in torrent client.
RFM is the best. I thought it was always invite-only based on existing members, didn't know about the FB page invites.
If anyone is into racing and is disappointed about the meagre coverage we get here in Canuckistan, get yourself an RFM account.
But also, make sure you seed, because they WILL boot you for leeching eventually.
Speculation only on my part. I don't know if there are any invites there. I just thought it would be worth a try.
Make sure you brush up on your French and Spanish. We watched the live feed and there's no translations. The Dakar officials all speak French, so I had to translate for my wife. Then my wife had to interpret for me when they interviewed some of the Spanish riders!
Stage 4 was truly awesome!
I love that in a 10min stage highlight they'll have 2min of bike highlights and 10sec of quads highlights. Because F-U quads!
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