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Jan 18th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 13 Race Discussion
Join in and discuss the FINAL stage of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Thanks to everyone for supporting the team and the planet. It's been a tough few weeks, and hopefully we'll be here in 2015 to do it all again!
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on
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the race was decided by the officials,not actual results ,Karginov with the win,another result f-d.
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on
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I wasn't paying that much attention today to the truck class; I just saw that De Rooy didn't put enough time on Karginov to win overall; what exactly happened on today's stage, that made the truck result decided by the officials?
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http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html
Finally, the clash of titans between Iveco and Kamaz will have been a close one until the very end. Although the Russian team seized the overall lead from the get-go with Ayrat Mardeev and was still in the pole position with Andrey Karginov twelve stages later as the race came Valparaíso, the outcome of the 36th Dakar was full of suspense, reminiscent of some of the memorable battles seen in the motorcycle and quad categories over the last few years. Kamaz's Andrey Karginov seemed set to take a win earned on the Chilean sands, but one obstacle blocked his way in the last special. Car no. 319 swerved and ended up stuck on the track of the last timed sector, just in front of the Russian, who lost 10 minutes. Meanwhile, his closest pursuer and winner of the previous stage Gerard de Rooy used his starting order to slip ahead. All in all, Karginov lost 9′34″ to the Dutchman. However, race officials deducted 5′20″ from the time of the no. 306 Kamaz, handing Russia's Andrey Karginov his first Dakar win by 3′11″ over Gerard de Rooy. Behind them, the other Kamazes hogged places 3 to 5, with defending champion Eduard Nikolaev, Dmitry Sotnikov and Anton Shibalov. It is a pity that this awesome edition had to go without the fireworks of Pieter Versluis, Martin Kolomý and Ayrat Mardeev, who had to drop out in stages 10, 9 and 3, respectively, while Aleš Loprais' Dakar was a mixed bag, with the Czech driver finishing in sixth place, over five hours off the pace.
So, with official's giving Karginov time back that he lost be being in the ditch.De Rooy is not your 2014 DAKAR after being the only real race for two weeks.JMO
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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on
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It all seems to be at the whim of the ASO as to what's fair, and what' not. Course, it's their show. But, hardly seems sporting.
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Permalink Reply by PathfinderCS on
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They awarded time back to Karginov as his truck was the one who uprighted the Mini that was on its side and blocking the road. If anything, De Rooy should've been deducted time for running over the tire of that Mini, the jerk.
Karginov rightly won.
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Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on
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As regards the Trucks that would very unfamiliar to NA fans(1) Kamaz is mainly sold in the Russian Federation with the OEM's engine or Deutz/Cummins engines(2) Tatra is owned by a International Consortium and builds specialized vehicles.(3) IVECO see Powerstar in my gif, could be working on future RAM trucks and Vans.
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Permalink Reply by RK68 on
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De Rooy 2nd at 3.11, Karginov got away with murder by being serviced on by team 5km out of the bivouac!!
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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on
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DeRooys were disqualified a year or so ago for some mysterious 'violation'
They must be the RGM of the truck classification.
I've been a fan of theirs since the beginning as I married a Dutch girl.
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De Rooy got away with murder for running over the wheel of the Mini that was on its side.
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Permalink Reply by GLuce on
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So much controversy, outrage and anger at the end of this rally and the one thing nice about it all is RG is not involved in any of it! Gas On in 2015.
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true that.
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