2010 Dakar Opening Ceremony Live Stream

Here is the live stream for the opening day ceremonies for the 2010 Dakar Rally

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Permalink Reply by Shop Goddess on January 1, 2010 at 12:44pm

Guess I should've learned Spanish instead of French.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 1, 2010 at 1:17pm

Well, I figured out they are going in reverse order. They started with the quads and now to the bikes. Jonah is #24. Depending on if they have the trucks or cars first, we may have a very long time before Robby's turn.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 1, 2010 at 1:23pm

yeah, its a wait, but well worth it. god bless the internet.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 1, 2010 at 1:30pm

How did we ever live without it? LOL Makes for a great day, college football on the TV and Dakar streaming on the computer. Now if I can just get my husband to fetch me a drink.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 1, 2010 at 1:46pm

all Jaci. She sleauthed(sp?) this one out. The power of social media.

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Permalink Reply by Schuk on January 1, 2010 at 1:33pm

this is awesome, thanks so much for all the great links like this to keep us informed of Team Hummer

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Permalink Reply by Scott B on January 1, 2010 at 2:00pm

is the coverage over?

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 1, 2010 at 2:02pm

nope. they will get back to it.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 1, 2010 at 2:08pm

Dakar 2010 begins in Buenos Aires

By David Evans Friday, January 1st 2010, 17:27 GMT

The 2010 Dakar Rally officially began today, amid Argentina's bicentennial celebrations, with a total of 362 competitors leaving the Buenos Aires start this afternoon.

Starting from Argentina's capital for the second successive year, the competitors celebrated the new year by leaving a rapturous crowd on Avenida 9 de Julio in the north of the city. The crowds, which the organisers were hoping to exceed the half million mark achieved last year, continued to line the route beside the obelisk on famous Plaza de la Republica.

This opening day of the marathon South American rally is ceremonial and does not contain a timed contest. The crews will now make their way west to Colon, from where the first timed section starts tomorrow morning.

There are 134 cars entered, 52 trucks and 25 quad-bikes. The motorcycle class is the most strongly supported entry, with 151 riders competing to emulate Marc Coma, who won last year's bike element.

Describing tomorrow's 684km trek from Colon to Cordoba, containing a 251km competitive section, the event organisers said: "In the first days of the rally, overtaking is sometimes tricky. To make things easier between the bikers and the car and truck crews, a doubled course has been designed with just a few kilometres less for the riders.

"While the course will be separated, the programme remains similar with tracks that will seduce the sliding specialists.

"In the car class, experts will have noticed a tribute to the Argentinean leg of the World Rally Championship that usually goes through the Calamuchita Valley. The drivers will be able to express themselves."

From the province of Buenos Aires, the route runs through Santa Fe and Cordoba, along the Sierra los Comechingones - the 2,000 metre high natural border between Cordoba and San Luis - to the city of Cordoba and the end of the first significant competition of Dakar 2010.