Anyone following it? I'm allways at work. Anyone know any good sites for MB's in the race? I hear an ML is in 15th and a unimog is around the same rank in the heavy truck catagory.

Here is a French site that is following a particular Unimog U500 thru the PD-Rally.

http://www.dakar-direct.fr.st/

For translation go to Google.com and pick [laungauge help] from the menu on the right.

In the French web site use the [RACE] menu selection to follow along with their journey.

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Probably had something to do with this http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_DAKAR_RALLY_HOLDUP?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Thanx for the links. Yes it is very hard to get info on indivdual rigs from this site.

Guess its better to modify course then risk deaths like last year. Though last years deaths were not related to border issues from what little I know.

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"Know other lessons I need to learn? TELL me. Tired of learning'em the hard way".

Glow Plug Wait: [i} Time of silence in homage Rudolph Diesel. Longer you own a diesel. more honor you give". [/i]

Life; SNAFU Situation Normal All Fouled Up, & FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Repair

-Now: Snafued Jeep TJ w/OM617 2Be daily driver & building SS M1079 w/Ambo boxed /live in Adv. Truck, Diesel KLR conversion
-Sold 62 UNIMOG Camper w/617 Turbo, 85 300SD

__________________
"Know other lessons I need to learn? TELL me. Tired of learning'em the hard way".

Glow Plug Wait: [i} Time of silence in homage Rudolph Diesel. Longer you own a diesel. more honor you give". [/i]

Life; SNAFU Situation Normal All Fouled Up, & FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Repair

-Now: Snafued Jeep TJ w/OM617 2Be daily driver & building SS M1079 w/Ambo boxed /live in Adv. Truck, Diesel KLR conversion
-Sold 62 UNIMOG Camper w/617 Turbo, 85 300SD

__________________
"Know other lessons I need to learn? TELL me. Tired of learning'em the hard way".

Glow Plug Wait: [i} Time of silence in homage Rudolph Diesel. Longer you own a diesel. more honor you give". [/i]

Life; SNAFU Situation Normal All Fouled Up, & FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Repair

-Now: Snafued Jeep TJ w/OM617 2Be daily driver & building SS M1079 w/Ambo boxed /live in Adv. Truck, Diesel KLR conversion
-Sold 62 UNIMOG Camper w/617 Turbo, 85 300SD

The Dakar 2000 was also interrupted for 4 days, and three Antonov AN124 lifted the teams, incl media helicopters 2000 km from Niamey in Niger to Sabbah in Libya, where the rally resumed. (Jean-Pierre Strugo won the production class for Mercedes that year).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/598753.stm

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