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…und auch die Dakar 2011 ist nicht mehr weit…darf ich vorstellen:
mein neues Team und ein erfolgversprechendes Bike.

14 Tage, 9.000 Kilometer…die härteste Marathonrallye der Welt: die legendäre Rallye Dakar!

Eine Frau, ein Motorrad, Sand, Schlamm, Gluthitze, Kälte, Durst, Schweiß, Tränen, Tango und ein Pferd!

So die Ankündigung für meinen Dakar Vortrag am
09.06.2010 – 20 Uhr
im BeLaMi in Hamburg-Bergedorf.
Eintritt frei

Im Gepäck dabei:
mein Dakar Rallyebike, viele spannende Fotos und viele Dakar-Requisiten. Ich freue mich auf einen unterhaltsamen Abend mit euch!

The list of ASO Elite pilots who have to compete on 450cc:

- BERGLUND THOMAS
- BETHYS THIERRY
- BOANO IVAN
- CAMPBELL JOHNNY
- CASTEU DAVID
- CECI PAOLO
- CODY QUINN
- COMA MARC
- CZACHOR JACEK
- DESPRES CYRIL
- DUCLOS ALAIN
- FARIA RUBEN
- FARRES GUELL GERARD
- FRETIGNE DAVID
- GAUGAIN SEAN
- GOBLET JEAN FRANCOIS
- GONCALVEZ PAULO
- GRAZIANI MATTEO
- KNUIMAN HENK
- LOPEZ FRANCISCO
- MACEK MARTIN
- MANCA LUCA
- MARCHINI MICHEL
- PAIN OLIVIER
- PEDRERO GARCIA JUAN
- PELLICER JOSE MANUEL
- PISANO MICHAEL
- PLANET FABIEN
- PRZYGONSKI JAKUB
- RODRIGUES FILHO JOSE HELIO
- RODRIGUES HELDER
- STANOVNIK MIRAN
- STREET JONAH
- SVITKO STEFAN
- TRENKER TIM
- ULLEVALSETER PAL ANDERS
- VERHOEVEN FRANS
- VILADOMS JORDI
- VINTERS EINARS
- VINTERS JANIS
- WEST JAMES
- ZANOTTI ALESSANDRO

ASO has the right to change that list according to the results on FIM competitions.

Argentina – Chile 2011: the route and new features
 
The organisers of the Dakar this morning unveiled the route of the 33rd edition, which will take place from 1st to 16th January 2011 in Argentina and Chile. Competitor enrolment will open on 15th May on www.dakar.com 
 
For this third episode in South America, the riders, drivers and crews will be returning to some places that have already written themselves into the rally’s legend, such as the white dunes of Fiambala, the vast Atacama Desert or the dizzying descent to Iquique. More particularly, they will have the opportunity to discover five new Argentinean provinces, come close to Bolivia and encounter the very northern tip of Chile in Arica, at the gateway to Peru.
 
In order to respect the rally-raid spirit; the rules will continue to change in 2011, with all elite riders in the bike category obliged to ride on a machine whose power does not exceed 450cc. Furthermore, the GPS functions have been reduced for guidance to the WPM (way point markers), giving priority to reading and mastering the road-book.
 
The collaboration between the rally’s teams and the various bodies in charge of environmental matters has continued during all the preparatory phases for the Dakar 2011, with particular care given to avoiding sensitive areas on the path of the rally’s route. Additionally, a new assessment of the race’s carbon footprint has been commissioned to determine the greenhouse gas emissions related to the rally.
 
For more than 30 years in Africa, and now in South America, the rally has teamed up with many initiatives to establish links with the people that welcome it. The context of rebuilding currently experienced by Chile has incited the organisers to develop aid with housing, via the charity Un Techo Para Mi Pais (www.untechoparamipais.org). 
 
The Dakar World Tour, a series of presentations of the rally intended for competitors, partners and the media, will take place in 17 different countries, starting on 6th May.
 
For all the news on the Dakar and the dates of the Dakar World Tour, visit www.dakar.com

DAKAR 2011: ARGENTINA-CHILE, ACT III
 
After two editions in South America, the organisers of the Dakar are pleased to announce that the world’s leading rally-raid will take place there again in 2011.
 
The excellent relations built up with the two countries, the vital assets in sporting terms, as well as the swell of enthusiasm seen amongst spectators last January, have led the Dakar team to propose a third instalment in Argentina and Chile for the 2011 edition, which will take place from 1st to 16th January.
 
For Enrique Meyer, the Argentine Secretary of State for Tourism, “being able to count on the Dakar again is a dream come true for Argentina. For the last two years, in addition to the sporting aspect, we have displayed to the whole wide world (more than 190 countries) our landscapes and people. We are very proud to welcome the Dakar again and have worked very hard to be able to do so”.
 
Furthermore, the new Minister for Sports in Chile, Ruiz Tagle, explains, “It is an honour for Chile to be confirmed as a co-host of the Dakar 2011. We are convinced that this veritable international festival of sport is a perfect way of showing the unique sites of our country to the rest of the world. We would like to underline the importance of this event at a time when our country is suffering the consequences of a devastating earthquake. This Dakar will help us look toward the future and demonstrate that Chile is capable of overcoming such misfortune”.
 
For the coming years, the rally organisers are continuing to work on several projects, in particular the possibility of a return to the African continent.
 
Important dates for organisation of the rally:
 
15th May 2010:                                    Enrolment for the rally opens on www.dakar.com
End of November 2010:                       Vehicles from Europe will board at Le Havre for the trans-Atlantic crossing
30th and 31st December 2010:             Scrutineering in Buenos Aires
1st January 2011:                                 Briefing, starting ceremony and departure to the first bivouac
2nd to 15th January 2011:                   Dakar Rally 2011 Argentina-Chile
16th January 2011:                              Finishing ceremony in Buenos Aires
 
The detailed route and sporting news will be unveiled at a press conference in Paris on 29th April.

Meine kurze Co-Piloten-Karierre wurde Heute schon kurz unterbrochen…ich war soooo seekrank. Bis km 4o haben mich die Tabletten noch gerettet, dann war es vorbei. Und bis zum Ende der Runde habe ich nur gespuckt. So schlecht war mir das letzte Mal bei der Fährüberfahrt von Spanien nach Marokko vor 2 Jahren. Und ähnlich schwer war “die See” Heute, die Dünen in Merzouga im Auto sind nix für meinen Magen.
Edo habe ich dann allein weitergeschickt, auf dem Bike müssen wir ja auch immer allein navigieren.

Morgen werde ich es wieder versuchen, 4 Runden Motocross…vielleicht sind die Dünen dann etwas sanfter und mein Magen rebelliert nicht wieder.
Spätestens übermorgen geht es wieder über gemixtes Terrain gen Norden. Die Pisten liegen mir offenbar eher.

Morgen Nachmittag werde ich die Rallye KTM von Miran Stanovnik testen. Ab in die Dünen mit dem großen Bike…vielleicht nur mit halbvollen Tanks Ich freue mich schon sehr darauf, sie zu fahren. Und die Dünen auch mal zu geniessen.

Das Miran und das Bike es wirklich können haben wir Heute wieder erleben dürfen, lässig hat er die Königs-Etappe gewonnen.
Zweiter wurde Ingo Waldschmidt aus Namibia. Er hat mich im letzten Jahr auf der zweiten Etappe der Dakar beim Kicken meiner defekten Yamaha unerstützt.

Thomas Kleinwächter ist in diesem Jahr auf dem Bike dabei und mischt das Feld ordentlich auf. Gestern hat er die Etappe locker für sich entschieden, obwohl er von weit hinten starten musste.

Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, wer am Ende das Rennen für sich entscheidet, “to finish first you have to finish first” – wie es hier so schön heißt.