lundi 7 janvier 2013
Dakar, étape 3 : Peterhansel en tête
Leg 3: Pisco-Nazca (343km)
Nasser Al-Attiyah a offert une 3e victoire consécutive au team Qatar Red Bull en remportant la spéciale du jour devant Robby Gordon et Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini/Michelin) qui prend les commandes du classement général. Carlos Sainz a connu des ennuis mécaniques
.Nasser Al-Attiyah handed Team Qatar Red Bull its third straight 2013 Dakar stage win by winning today’s competitive section ahead of Robby Gordon and Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini/Michelin). Carlos Sainz was delayed by mechanical trouble, however, and Peterhansel now tops the provisional order.
.Nasser Al-Attiyah handed Team Qatar Red Bull its third straight 2013 Dakar stage win by winning today’s competitive section ahead of Robby Gordon and Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini/Michelin). Carlos Sainz was delayed by mechanical trouble, however, and Peterhansel now tops the provisional order.
Pour son retour sur le Dakar, Carlos Sainz vit un début de course tourmenté. Après avoir remporté la 1ère spéciale, l’Espagnol avait perdu près de 20 minutes dans les dunes hier mais il fut repêché par les commissaires et finalement déclaré vainqueur de la 2e étape. C’est donc en leader du Dakar qu’il s’est élancé ce matin à l’assaut de la 3e étape entre Pisco et Nazca, en tête du cortège auto devant Peterhansel.
Mais l’Espagnol a vécu une journée galère, rythmée par des coupures électriques sur son Buggy qui lui ont coûté une demi-heure. Son équipier Nasser Al-Attiyah s’est arrêté pour lui prêter main forte, mais rien à faire. Le Qatari a donc poursuivi sa route et remporté la 3e spéciale devant Robby Gordon et son Hummer toujours très performant dans les dunes.
Des dunes, il y en avait au programme de cette journée, et certains cordons – le premier par exemple - n’étaient pas faciles à franchir. Lucio Alvarez (4e), Nani Roma (5e) et Leonid Novitskiy (6e) s’en sont plutôt bien sortis, Giniel de Villiers s’est égaré au km 65 et a perdu une trentaine de minutes. Héros de ce début de rallye, Ronan Chabot (Buggy) a perdu 40 minutes après un problème de moyeu avant au km 80.
La chaleur fut intense aujourd’hui sur le Gran Tablazo d’Ica, 50°C au sol et…. beaucoup moins dans l’habitacle de la Mini ALL4 Racing de Stéphane Peterhansel ! L’équipe X-Raid a enfin accepté d’installer la climatisation dans ses Mini/Michelin. C’est donc un Peterhansel pimpant et heureux d’avoir pris la tête du classement qui s’est présenté aux interviewes après l’arrivée.
Seul hic aujourd’hui pour l’équipe allemande, la sortie de route de la Mini n°310 en début de spéciale. Krzysztof Holowczyc et Filipe Palmeiro ont été évacués vers l’hôpital de Pisco pour examens.
Carlos Sainz’s reacquaintance with the Dakar has been one of ups and downs so far. After claiming SS1, the Spaniard dropped almost 20 minutes in Monday’s dunes but his day was salvaged by the stewards who ended up declaring him to be the winner of SS2. The overnight leader consequently started today’s leg from Pisco and Nazca at the front of the ‘car’ field, ahead of Peterhansel.
Sainz had another run to forget today, however, including an electrical problem with his Buggy’s engine which kept cutting. The issue cost him around half-an-hour, and even the assistance of his team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah, who stopped to provide help, couldn’t cure the trouble. The Qatari consequently continued the stage and went on to win SS3, ahead of Robby Gordon and his Hummer which was as competitive as ever in the dunes.
Indeed, sand dunes were the day’s biggest difficulty, and the first of them figured among the toughest challenge. Lucio Alvarez (fourth), Nani Roma (fifth) and Leonid Novitskiy (sixth) coped well, but Giniel de Villiers got lost at Km65 and dropped some 30 minutes. Meanwhile, the rally’s early hero Ronan Chabot (Buggy) lost 40 minutes because of a hub problem at Km80.
Despite ground temperatures of up to 50°C at Gran Tablazo de Ica, Mini ALL4 Racing’s Stéphane Peterhansel was able to stay cool thanks to the air conditioning system fitted to the Team X-Raid Mini/Michelins. The Frenchman looked perfectly refreshed as he answered the media’s questions at the end of the stage after taking the lead.
The only problem for the German squad today was the accident early on the stage of Krzysztof Holowczyc and Filipe Palmeiro (Mini N°310) who were taken to Pisco Hospital for tests.
Etape 3 : Pisco-Nazca (343 km)
Classement étape 3
1. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Buggy), 2h30min14s – 2. Gordon (Hummer), +1min18s – 3. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini), +3min52s – 4. Alvarez/Graue (Toyota Hilux) + 9min36s – 5. Roma/Périn (Mini), +12min20s…
Classement après étape 3
1. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini), 5h34min26s – 2. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Buggy), +6min53s – 3. Alvarez/Graue (Toyota), +18min11s – 4. Notvitskiy/Zhilstov (Mini), +21min00s – 5. Sainz/Gottschalk (Buggy), +21min16s…
DESPRES OVERALL DAKAR LEADER AFTER STAGE THREE ...KTM GREATS PICS
Red Bull KTM factory rider and reigning title-holder Cyril Despres on Monday assumed his natural habitat at the head of the overall standings in the 2013 Dakar Rally. Despres, who finished third in Stage Three, vaulted from fifth overall into the premiere place on Day Three of this marathon event.
Gigi Soldano films Valentino Rossi at Monza Rally
You’ve already seen several videos and dozens of photos of Valentino Rossi at the 2012 Monza Rally Show that was held last November, which he won with co-driver Carlo Cassina.
However very few are as top notch as this 13 minute video filmed by Monster Energy but with a exceptional cameraman Gigi Soldano - who is better known as being one of MotoGP’s renowned photographers.
Enjoy the video.
from TWOWHEELSBLOG
Dakar2013 – Leg 3: victory for Lopez, but Despres takes the lead
Chile’s Chaleco Lopez collected his second stage win of the week today by beating Portuguese rival Paulo Gonçalves (Husqvarna). Cyril Despres (KTM) has taken over at the top of the leaderboard, while the overnight leader Joan Barreda Bort broke his rear wheel.
Leg 3: Pisco-Nazca (343km)
The first bikers to show up at the ad hoc interview zone after the stage agreed that today’s run from Pisco to Nazca was particularly impressive. “The view over the dunes and the Pacific from the top of the long downhill section at Km225 was superb,” related fifth-placed David Casteu. “It was so stunning that I stopped for a short moment to admire it!”
This morning, the Yamaha/Michelin rider lost no time catching the five competitors who started ahead of him and he soon found himself first on the road. “Running at the very front of the field is great fun,” he smiled.
Rival Cyril Despres had little to add… “I’ve got nothing special to report today,” commented the Frenchman. “I’m in the lead now, though; that’s the main thing.” Despres covered the stage in the company of his backup team-mate Ruben Faria.
Chaleco Lopez (KTM/Michelin) claimed his second stage victory of the event and has moved to second overall, ahead of Pal Ullevalseter who rounds off an all-KTM/Michelin provisional podium. “Today’s stage was very different,” noted the Chilean. “The first part was fast, but then we hit fesh-fesh sand which was tough for me because I was running so far back.”
Lopez deprived Husqvarna/Michelin’s Paulo Gonçalves of the stage win he believed he had pocketed when we spoke to him in the interview zone. “I knew a good result was possible today, so I made the most of it,” he told us. “Tomorrow is going to be very hard.”
After coming so close to the stage win, Husqvarna-Speedbrain suffered further disappointment when this morning’s leader and SS2 winner Joan Barreda Bort broke his rear wheel. On top of that, the Spaniard ran out of fuel before the finish and had to be helped by team-mate Matt Fish who dropped a big chunk of time.
Other expected front-runners to run out of fuel were Portugal’s Helder Rodriguez (Honda) and David Frétigné (Yamaha).
Stage 3 classification:
1, Lopez (KTM), 2h37m54s. 2, Gonçalves (Husqvarna), +1m8s. 3, Despres (KTM), +4m8s. 4, Botturi (Husqvarna), +5m5s. 5, Przygonski (KTM), +5m20s. Etc.
Provisional standings after Leg 3:
1, Despres (KTM), 6h15m3s. 2, Lopez (KTM), +2m51s. 3, Ullevalseter (KTM), +4m59s. 4, Pain (Yamaha), +6m3s. 5, Casteu (Yamaha), +6m8s. Etc.
MOONEYES 1964 TRIUMPH
Since the 1950s, Mooneyes has been at the heart of Californian custom culture. It’s now an international brand, with a huge presence in Japan and a reputation to live up to. So when owner Shige Suganuma decided to commission a bike for himself, he turned to one of the best: Master fabricator Lucas Joyner, founder of The Factory Metal Works.
Joyner turned Suganuma’s concept into reality. Nicknamed the ‘MQQN Machine,’ the bike is constructed around a 1964 Triumph 650 unit motor. Mooneyes makes some of the classiest components around, so Joyner started by raiding their catalog for parts.
The frame is a work of art: the front section is a custom-fabbed loop, hooked up to a stretched Mooneyes hardtail. That vertical oil tank is a modified Mooneyes item, and so are the bars.
The stock Triumph gas tank has been narrowed and ribbed, and sits ahead of a TFMW vintage-style solo seat. The wheels are especially beautiful: at the front, a 1961 Triumph Tiger Cub brake hub is laced to a 21” rim shod. At the back, a pre-1970 Triumph hub is laced to a 19” rim.
The tires are vintage Avon Speedmasters, 2.75” at the front and 3.50” at the back, and the exquisite paint is by legendary pinstriper Bill Carter.
The result is one of the coolest vintage Triumphs we’ve seen for a long time. A class act from two men at the top of their respective professions.
Images by Fran Kuhn.
from BIKEEXIF
Kreidler RMC Racer 2013
Is it possible that 50 cc racing bike was brilliant without decals and stickers sponsors? The answer to this question is simple, if you look at the motorcycle Kreidler RMC, which is striking in its flawless metallic beauty. Kreidler RMC Racer was reworked by Dutch master and motorcycle racer Edwin Sweers.
Edwin bought a motorcycle Kreidler RMC in 1985, when he was only 16 years old. Now 50-cc motorcycle engine produces 19 hp at 13 500 r / min (maximum speed – 15 000), equivalent to almost get liter 400 hp For several years Edwin old German riding a motorcycle on DOPam, but then altered it into a racing bike to participate in the Dutch series. In 2010, he achieved the first victory.
Despite the many alterations, chassis design was archaic, while the front suspension borrowed from the motorcycle Honda RS125, while the rear bumper installed Öhlins. In fact, the crankcase and the steel frame remained from the original motorcycle. On the other side of the crankcase was slightly redesigned to establish a six-speed gearbox and cylinder cooling water from a modern motorcycle Derbi. Edwin also uses electronic ignition and custom exhaust system, which consists of five interchangeable parts, so you can experiment to achieve maximum performance.
from http://bikeglam.com
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