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CM_84 1/9/2020 1:39pm
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I know next to nothing about Dakar/Rally
All I know is these guys are BAD dudes.
I would never (due to both lack of balls and ability) hold a bike wide open through terrain like that. And for hours at a time.
I wouldn’t do it for all the tea in China.
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CM_84 1/9/2020 1:42pm
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Plus hearing the guys like Shorty talk about the remote and crazy places they go is awesome. I love hearing about people talk about adventures like that. There is a whole interesting world out there.
I just started listening to the Brabec episode of the Whisky Throttle Show, and he seems like a cool guy too. I am pulling for Price, Shorty and Brabec this year. The mental toughness to battle it out day after day is wild.
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AND HERE COMES TOBY!!!!!! charging!!
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Aussie_power_sports 1/10/2020 4:40am
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Ricky looking good with a very comfortable lead after todays stage

Rear wheel issues for price caused him to fall 25mins behind. Going go be tough trying gain that time back with how brabec is riding.
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rangot 1/10/2020 5:12am
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Aussie_power_sports wrote:
Ricky looking good with a very comfortable lead after todays stage Rear wheel issues for price caused him to fall 25mins behind. Going go be tough...
Ricky looking good with a very comfortable lead after todays stage

Rear wheel issues for price caused him to fall 25mins behind. Going go be tough trying gain that time back with how brabec is riding.
Tough, yeah. Impossible? Absolutely not. Still a lot of kms left, and with the new road-book system, when they get it in the morning, things can change very quickly. I admit i'd like to see a Brabec win, it would be also good for rally in the US. But i LOVE Toby Price, he's such a cool dude.
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Derpin' DJ 1/10/2020 5:19am
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Shorty donated his rear wheel to keep Price going apparently. Top bloke. How did Shorty manage to finish the stage only 35 mins down?
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7I3N 1/10/2020 6:41am
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Skyler Howes is up to 8th OA and top privateer. If he can keep this up, look for him on a factory team next year.


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rangot 1/10/2020 7:03am
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Former GP podium contender and US SX rider (the unforgettable ECC team !) Johnny Aubert went down hard, he's out with a concussion. He's a good friend of mine, i'm bummed.
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Jeremy Macbeth 1/10/2020 8:36am
1/10/2020 8:36am
Half way through... still another six stages to go. These guys/gals are incredible.
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BobPA 1/10/2020 9:08am
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Looks like the KTM streak is coming to an end....
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LungButter 1/10/2020 9:17am
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This is shaping up to be an exciting second half of the rally!

I think the days the road book is passed out right before the start play in Brabecs favor. He's also in a perfect spot now to concede some time on days he has to do the navigation and then gain it back the next day when he starts farther back.

Ricky has some solid back up now too since Benavides lost 3+ hours today. Having "assistance" from his team has been an issue in the past, I don't see that being a problem now.
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hamncheeze 1/10/2020 9:38am
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This is the first year I'm really following the Dakar results and watching highlights. Mostly because of the Whiskey Throttle Show interview with Ricky Brabec. Hope he can get it done!
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dirtworldmx 1/10/2020 9:46am
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hamncheeze wrote:
This is the first year I'm really following the Dakar results and watching highlights. Mostly because of the Whiskey Throttle Show interview with Ricky Brabec. Hope...
This is the first year I'm really following the Dakar results and watching highlights. Mostly because of the Whiskey Throttle Show interview with Ricky Brabec. Hope he can get it done!
I started watching when Short got into it, but that Whiskey Throttle show turned me into a Brabec fan. Dude is fully dedicated to this. Hope he pulls it off!
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wideopen198 1/10/2020 10:09am
1/10/2020 10:09am
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Looks like the KTM streak is coming to an end....
They're only halfway. Everything can still happen. Honda and Yamaha have been in the lead quite a few times the last years but every time it was still KTM who won. Honda is looking really good this year though. Benavides had some bad luck today but with places 1, 4 and 5 they still have good chances for the win.
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Stuntman949 1/10/2020 10:57am
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BobPA wrote:
Looks like the KTM streak is coming to an end....
Don't you jinx it!!
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devotid 1/10/2020 11:04am
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What a "Teammate" Shorty is.... I only figured it out when I saw the Orange sprocket. lol.




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Aussie_power_sports 1/10/2020 1:00pm
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rangot wrote:
Tough, yeah. Impossible? Absolutely not. Still a lot of kms left, and with the new road-book system, when they get it in the morning, things can...
Tough, yeah. Impossible? Absolutely not. Still a lot of kms left, and with the new road-book system, when they get it in the morning, things can change very quickly. I admit i'd like to see a Brabec win, it would be also good for rally in the US. But i LOVE Toby Price, he's such a cool dude.
Definatly not impossible, but brabec can just ride with toby each day and limit the time he can lose. By what we've seen toby is losing more time on the stages he opens than the stages he wins, and that is going to be the killer. If anyones going to do it, he can. Fingers crossed
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Natester551v 1/10/2020 1:54pm
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LungButter wrote:
This is shaping up to be an exciting second half of the rally! I think the days the road book is passed out right before the...
This is shaping up to be an exciting second half of the rally!

I think the days the road book is passed out right before the start play in Brabecs favor. He's also in a perfect spot now to concede some time on days he has to do the navigation and then gain it back the next day when he starts farther back.

Ricky has some solid back up now too since Benavides lost 3+ hours today. Having "assistance" from his team has been an issue in the past, I don't see that being a problem now.
long way to go, and Brabec is in a great spot. I'll point out that he has worked his ass off all year, and the equipment failures of the last two years surely keep that flame burning bright.

To your point about leading out, it's pretty tough for any of these guys to open the course, and the one day that it's really an advantage is the day prior to the mass start, where the previous day's winner can key off of everyone. It's probably pretty tough to know whether your pace is winning or not - Brabec mentioned before Stage 6 that he was riding pretty conservative, so I'm guessing Price having tire trouble and Shorty stopping to help (not to mention Kevin Benavidas' bike failure) kind of handed him a stage win that he really didn't want.

Hoping for a solid second-half, and fingers crossed for that Honda 450 Rally to hold up!!! A lot can happen in a single stage....
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Xeno 1/10/2020 2:26pm
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Ricky and Nacho are crushing it! Woohoo
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Kbach 1/10/2020 3:49pm
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The highlight of my day has to be the Ricky/Nacho show on their IG stories!! Grinning

"What's for dinner Nacho? I don't know Ricky, some meat stuff?"
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MXMattii 1/10/2020 3:55pm
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Dunno if anyone have said this but Ricky Brabec can become the first American to win the Dakar! Such a historic race and non American winners till today!!
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Chris99Flannery 1/10/2020 5:07pm
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Love to have heard the conversation that was happening between price and shorty out there in the middle of bumfuck nowhere.
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feelit2morrow 1/10/2020 5:08pm
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Soooo not sure I understand. Toby who rides for KTM lost a rear and Short who rides for Husky traded him rear wheels?
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devotid 1/10/2020 5:20pm
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feelit2morrow wrote:
Soooo not sure I understand. Toby who rides for KTM lost a rear and Short who rides for Husky traded him rear wheels?
Win on Sunday....Sell on Monday.

KTM owns Husky. Shorty was out of the Overall Points totals. So he gave his "teammate" his rear tire. In the end the checks are all written by KTM and they need this 18 yr streak to continue.
Aussie_power_sports 1/10/2020 6:38pm
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Soooo not sure I understand. Toby who rides for KTM lost a rear and Short who rides for Husky traded him rear wheels?
Shortys job is waterboy, he is there to support his team mates in anyway possible including donating bike parts. Especially now goven he is +1hr off the leaders.

Andrew is not a title contender and not employed as one.

KTM and Husky are the same team.

In previous years on marathon stages (no team assitance) honda have robbed parts off a regular joe blows bike to keep their factory bikes going. The regular joe is unable to finish the race, but guareenteed free entry and a ton more support for their next dakar.
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Crush 1/10/2020 9:22pm
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Can’t believe Shorty. What a dude and also can’t believe he could get going with no tyre!
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LungButter 1/11/2020 8:25am
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Aussie_power_sports wrote:
Shortys job is waterboy, he is there to support his team mates in anyway possible including donating bike parts. Especially now goven he is +1hr off...
Shortys job is waterboy, he is there to support his team mates in anyway possible including donating bike parts. Especially now goven he is +1hr off the leaders.

Andrew is not a title contender and not employed as one.

KTM and Husky are the same team.

In previous years on marathon stages (no team assitance) honda have robbed parts off a regular joe blows bike to keep their factory bikes going. The regular joe is unable to finish the race, but guareenteed free entry and a ton more support for their next dakar.
Aren't the Honda bikes full works and not even based off a production bike? What parts could they possibly borrow from a regular ol' Joe's bike?

I'm not saying your wrong, just curious.
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Stuntman949 1/11/2020 8:36am
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LungButter wrote:
Aren't the Honda bikes full works and not even based off a production bike? What parts could they possibly borrow from a regular ol' Joe's bike...
Aren't the Honda bikes full works and not even based off a production bike? What parts could they possibly borrow from a regular ol' Joe's bike?

I'm not saying your wrong, just curious.
They are complete one-off bikes. I assume by "regular ol' Joe", he's referring to the non-star rider on the team?
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LungButter wrote:
Aren't the Honda bikes full works and not even based off a production bike? What parts could they possibly borrow from a regular ol' Joe's bike...
Aren't the Honda bikes full works and not even based off a production bike? What parts could they possibly borrow from a regular ol' Joe's bike?

I'm not saying your wrong, just curious.
Stuntman949 wrote:
They are complete one-off bikes. I assume by "regular ol' Joe", he's referring to the non-star rider on the team?
The wheels.
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