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    Dakar2013, étape 12 : Roma s’impose à Copiapo / a stage win for Roma in Copiapo


    Nani Roma (Mini/Michelin) profited from today’s action to claim his third stage win of the event. The Spaniard, who was followed over the line by Robby Gordon (Hummer), has gained a footing on the provisional podium alongside Peterhansel and De Villiers.
    L’Espagnol Nani Roma (Mini/Michelin) a remporté sa 3e victoire d’étape sur ce Dakar. Il s’est imposé devant Robby Gordon (Hummer), qui avait fait une bonne partie de l’étape en tête, et prend la 3e place du général derrière Peterhansel et De Villiers.
    Etape 12 : Fiambala-Copiapo (715 km)
    Copiapo seems such a long way from Fiambala: approximately 500km, half of which was on dirt and included interminable climbs, steep descents and a bumpy asphalt road that just never seemed to end. However, the overnight camp situated some 10km from Copiapo sits in the middle of sumptuous dunes which made the long journey well worth the effort.
    This year, the drive down the awesome dune that towers over the camp was not on the menu. Instead, the finish was located about four kilometres away, on a dirt track in the middle of a vast deserted plateau. Meanwhile, this was the last predominantly sandy stage of the 2013 event and consequently perhaps the final chance for the USA’s Robby Gordon to profit from the potential of his Hummer.
    Indeed, the flamboyant American spent most of the stage in the lead – at least up to Km222 – but he was beaten at the very end by Nani Roma who took advantage of the last 40km of stony ground to catch and pass the Hummer. Roma’s win takes him past his team-mate Leonid Novitskiy to third overall. Novitskiy was only ninth today as he recovered from the emotions of Wednesday when his Mini was swept away by a river.
    Giniel de Villiers was third-fastest on the stage, just 7s behind Gordon. He still figures in second position overall behind Stéphane Peterhansel who collected the fourth best time on SS12. Guerlain Chicherit fell back from seventh place after encountering transmission trouble, but Orly Terranova is still fifth ahead of Carlos Sousa (Great Wall) and Ronan Chabot whose SMG team-mate Bernard Errandonea got stuck in sand along with Christian Lavieille.
    The Truck class saw Karginov and Mardeev secure a one-two finish today for Kamaz/Michelin, ahead of the Michelin-equipped Ivecos of De Rooy and Biasion. The provisional overall top-three is monopolised by Kamaz drivers Nikolaev, Mardeev and Karginov. De Rooy is fifth, behind Kolomy.

    Que c’est loin, Copiapo, quand on vient de Fiambala : 500 km, dont la moitié en terre, des ascensions interminables, des descentes « en rappel » et une route asphalte bosselée qui n’en finit pas. Mais le bivouac de Copiapo, situé au milieu des dunes, à une dizaine de km de la ville, est toujours aussi somptueux.
    Cette année, les concurrents ne dévalent pas la grande dune derrière le bivouac. L’arrivée est jugée à 4 km, dans un vaste plateau désertique, sur des pistes caillouteuses. Cette spéciale, la dernière « sable » du rallye, était peut-être la dernière occasion pour l’Américain Robby Gordon de se mettre en évidence sur son Hummer.
    Le généreux pilote américain a longtemps fait la course en tête – jusqu’au km 222 au moins -, mais il a été coiffé en fin de spéciale par l’Espagnol Nani Roma qui a profité des 40 derniers km sur pistes caillouteuses pour fondre sur le Hummer. Roma prend la 3e place du général à son équipier Leonid Novitskiy, seulement 9e aujourd’hui après ses péripéties de la veille (sa Mini a été emportée dans une rivière).
    Giniel de Villiers a signé le 3e temps à 7 secondes de Gordon. Il reste bien sûr 2e du général derrière Stéphane Peterhansel, 4e aujourd’hui. Guerlain Chicherit a perdu sa 7e place au général en raison de problèmes de transmission. « Orly » Terranova est toujours 5e devant Carlos Sousa (Great Wall) et Ronan Chabot. Son équipier Bernard Errandonea (Buggy SMG) et Christian Lavieille se sont ensablés.
    En Camions, les Kamaz/Michelin ont signé un doublé aujourd’hui, avec Karginov et Mardeev, devant deux Iveco/Michelin (De Rooy et Biasion). Au général, trois Kamaz sont leaders avec Nikolaev, Mardeev et Karginov. De Rooy est toujours 5e derrière Kolomy.
    Classement étape 12
    1. Roma/Périn (Mini), 3h36min34s – 2. Gordon/Walch (Hummer), +4min18s – 3. De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz (Toyota), +4min25s – 4. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini), +6min03s – 5. Terranova/Fiuza (BMW), +6min26s…
    Classement après étape 12
    1. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini), 32h50min02s – 2. De Villiers/Von Zitzewitz (Toyota), +50min21s – 3. Roma/Périn (Mini), +1h31min06s – 4. Novitskiy/Zhilstov (Mini), +1h34min47s – 5. Terranova/Fiuza (BMW), +2h01min50s…

    W1910 THE ESCAPE

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    A hurried man walks on the concrete. He jumps on the transportations.
    He litterally seeks to leave from this noisy city, from this tight suit. He gets on an ageless train.
    The key he plays with, alternately anxious and contemplative, intrigues.
    At the end of this trip, he finds himself facing what nature has best to offer.
    We’ll know nothing about him. The journey can begin.




    Directed by : THOMAS PAULIN
    Starring : DIMITRI STOROGE
    Executive Producer : MELANIE CLÉMENÇON
    Producer : BENOIT COPIN
    Director of Photography : FREDERIC VALLET
    Helicopter view : FREDERIC JACQUEMIN
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    Production Assistant : CEDRIC QUINTIN
    Art Direction : NAO NUSSBAUM
    Thanks to : NICOLAS VANNEUVILLE
    YANNICK TRIHAN & JEROME
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    Monte Carle ; bilan de la deuxième journée: Loeb gère sa marge de sécurité en tête / Loeb defends ‘safe’ lead


    The second day of the 2013 Rallye Monte-Carlo saw Citroën/Michelin’s Sébastien Loeb maintain his control at the top of the provisional standings. He has kept the gap between him and the chasing Sébastien Ogier (2nd, Volkswagen/Michelin) to just over one-and-a-half minutes. Fellow DS3 WRC driver Dani Sordo (third) has gained a footing on the podium.
    Au terme de la deuxième journée du Rallye Monte-Carlo 2013, Sébastien Loeb garde le contrôle de la situation en tête du classement général avec sa Citroën/Michelin. Il conserve une avance légèrement supérieure à 1'30" sur Sébastien Ogier (2e, Volkswagen/Michelin), son plus proche poursuivant. Lui aussi au volant d'une DS3 WRC, Dani Sordo (3e) a pris pied sur le podium.



    Despite typically mixed ‘Monte Carlo’ conditions, including two completely snowy visits to ‘St Bonnet’ (SS6/9), there has been little drama among the front-runners on Day 2 of the 2013 season’s curtain-raiser. However, although the nine-time world champion still has a firm grip on first place, there have been several changes in the order as some of the WRC’s rising stars claimed fastest stage times today.
    Sébastien Ogier caught his rivals asleep when he won the morning’s first test, SS5 (‘La Batie d’Andaure-Lalouvesc 1’), to confirm the potential of the new Volkswagen Polo R WRC which is making its world class debut this week in France. Russia’s Evgeny Novikov thanked Ford/M-Sport for his promotion to ‘works’ status by claiming SS6 (‘St Bonnet 1’) and SS7 (‘Lamastre-Alboussière 1’), while fellow Fiesta WRC driver Juho Hanninen won the second attempt at the snow-covered ‘St Bonnet 2’ (SS9).
    Loeb was quickest on SS8 (‘La Batie d’Andaure-Lalouvesc 2’) before rounding off the day with a victory on the second visit to ‘Lamastre’. “It’s been a good day,” he acknowledged at the end of SS10. “Especially St Bonnet, although it was a bit rough second time round. We’re still leading by the same margin we had this morning, and that was my aim.”
    A score of five top-three stage times for Ogier (2nd, +1m35s) kept the smiles on the faces of Volkswagen Motorsport’s management, although team-mate Latvala (6th, +3m43s) was passed into fifth place by the charging Novikov on today’s very first stage. “I’m very happy,” beamed Ogier after the last test. “We’ve had no problems with the car at all and we are keeping our fingers crossed that it stays that way so that I can continue to defend second place.”
    Spaniard Dani Sordo (3rd, +2m38s) was Thursday’s other charger. A consistent performance took him past his Citroën team-mate Mikko Hirvonen – who has dropped from third to fifth (+3m22.7s) – after the first loop’s second stage. “This is turning out to be a great battle,” commented the Spaniard. “It’s been a very difficult day, and I know that tomorrow's stages are likely to be even tougher..."
    Overnight fourth place is held by Novikov (+2m53.2s), while the rest of the top 10 is now: Hanninen (Ford), Bouffier (Citroën), Ostberg (Ford) and Prokop (Ford) in that order. Kosciuszko (Mini) has battled his way up to 14th spot after being delayed by engine trouble on Wednesday.
    En dépit des conditions changeantes typiques du ‘Monte Carlo’, notamment pour les deux passages dans une spéciale de St Bonnet (ES 6/9) complètement enneigée, il n'y a pas eu beaucoup de rebondissements dans le groupe de tête au cours de la deuxième journée de l'épreuve qui inaugure la saison 2013. Si le nonuple champion du monde conserve sa mainmise sur la première place, il y a néanmoins eu plusieurs changements dans le classement au gré des meilleurs temps signés dans les spéciales par quelques-unes des valeurs montantes du Championnat du Monde des Rallyes.
    Prenant ses rivaux encore mal réveillés par surprise, Sébastien Ogier a remporté le premier tronçon chronométré de la matinée (ES 5, ‘Labatie d’Andaure-Lalouvesc 1’) et confirmé le potentiel de la nouvelle Volkswagen Polo R WRC qui fait ses débuts au niveau mondial cette semaine en France. Le Russe Evgeny Novikov a remercié Ford/M-Sport de l'avoir promu pilote d'usine en s'adjugeant l'ES 6 (‘St Bonnet 1’) et l'ES 7 (‘Lamastre-Alboussière 1’), tandis que Juho Hänninen, également aux commandes d'une Fiesta WRC, était crédité du meilleur temps sur la neige qui recouvrait entièrement ‘St Bonnet 2’ (ES 9).
    Loeb était le plus rapide dans l'ES 8 (‘Labatie d’Andaure-Lalouvesc 2’) avant de terminer la journée avec une victoire dans le second passage dans ‘Lamastre’. “La journée a été bonne”, reconnaissait-il au terme de l'ES 10. “Particulièrement dans St Bonnet, même si c'était un peu chaotique lors de notre deuxième visite. Nous sommes toujours en tête et notre marge est la même que celle dont nous disposions ce matin, ce qui était mon objectif”.
    Avec cinq classements dans les trois premiers en spéciale à l'actif d'Ogier (2e, +1'35"), les responsables de Volkswagen Motorsport gardaient le sourire, même si son équipier Latvala (6e, +3'43") avait dû céder sa cinquième place à un Novikov attaquant à outrance dans la toute première spéciale d'aujourd'hui. “Je suis très content”, lançait un Ogier rayonnant après le dernier tronçon chronométré. “Nous n'avons pas rencontré le moindre problème avec la voiture et nous croisons les doigts pour que cela continue ainsi et que nous puissions préserver notre deuxième place”.
    L'Espagnol Dani Sordo (3e, +2'38") fut l'autre homme en verve de ce jeudi. Ses performances régulières lui ont permis de passer devant Mikko Hirvonen, son compagnon d'écurie chez Citroën – qui a chuté de la troisième à la cinquième place (+3'22"7) –, après le deuxième spéciale de la première boucle. “Tous les ingrédients sont réunis pour une somptueuse bataille”, commentait l'Espagnol. “La journée a été très difficile et je m'attends à ce que les spéciales de demain soient encore plus délicates..."
    Ce soir, la quatrième place est occupée par Novikov (+2'53"2), tandis que la suite du top 10 est désormais composée de Hänninen (Ford), Bouffier (Citroën), Ostberg (Ford) et Prokop (Ford) dans cet ordre. Après avoir été retardé par des problèmes de moteur mercredi, Kosciuszko (Mini) est remonté en 14e position.

    Dakar2013, étape 12 : Au tour de Verhoeven


    Après David Casteu et Olivier Pain, c’est un autre pilote Yamaha/Michelin qui s’est mis en évidence sur ce Dakar. Le Néerlandais Frans Verhoeven a remporté la 12e spéciale entre Fiambala et Copiapo. Ruben Faria et Joan Barreda complètent le podium du jour.
    Etape 12 : Fiambala-Copiapo (715 km)
    Le problème avec la traversée de la Cordillère des Andes, c’est quand on tombe en panne ! Moteur cassé au km 150, nous avons réussi à nous faire tracter sur plus de 200 km jusqu’à une descente infernale, en épingle, sur une piste en terre. Sans freins ni direction assistée, on se voyait mal poursuivre notre périple qui durait déjà depuis sept bonnes heures… Heureusement, une voiture de l’organisation a bien voulu nous prendre en stop jusqu’au bivouac de Copiapo.
    Voilà pour nos aventures. Les motards, eux, en ont vécues bien d’autres aujourd’hui dans cette dernière étape difficile du Dakar. La victoire est revenue à une Yamaha/Michelin, celle de Frans Verhoeven, malheureux depuis le départ de cette édition. Il devance Ruben Faria d’1min38s. Derrière, c’est très serré après 319 km de spéciale avec Barreda, leader jusqu’au km 201 où il a jardiné, Duclos et Rodrigues groupés en 34 secondes. Cinq marques différentes occupent le top-5 du jour.
    Au général, pas de changement parmi les leaders avec Cyril Despres (à 9min15s du vainqueur) qui mène toujours devant Ruben Faria et « Chaleco » Lopez qui n’a pas profité du retour du Dakar au Chili. Despres avait décidé de temporiser aujourd’hui pour « protéger » la 2e place de son équipier.
    Classement Etape 12
    1. Verhoeven (Yamaha) – 2. Faria (KTM), +1min38s – 3. Barreda (Husqvarna), +3min01s’ – 4. Duclos (Sherco), +3min17s – 5. Rodrigues (Honda), +3min35s…
    Classement après étape 12
    1. Despres (KTM) – 2. Faria (KTM), +5min39s – 3. Lopez (KTM), +13min40s – 4. Jakes (KTM), +20min16s – 5. Botturi (Husqvarna), +34min52s…

    Showtime - 2013 WRC Rallye Monte-Carlo -


    BCR's Crew Bike: Doinker's CB750 SOHC Urban Scrambler





     

     



     
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    St-Bonnet-le-Froid: Monte Carlo magic at its best!

    With few exceptions, the Rallye Monte-Carlo’s annual visit to St-Bonnet-le-Froid has been one of the highlights of the WRC since the creation of the championship. Today’s two competitive loops around the small village have been a magnet for rally fans, with thousands and thousands of spectators braving the sub-zero temperatures and snow to admire their heroes.
    We checked: there are 39 villages or small towns called Saint Bonnet in France. The local tourist office wasn’t sure, but we also found out that Saint Bonnet was a former Archbishop of Clermont-Ferrand, at the end of seventh century. His remains, which travelled through the village following his death on the way back from a pilgrimage to Rome, are kept in the cathedral of the city where Michelin has its headquarters, and not very far from the factory where its WRC tyres are made…
    The population of this normally sleepy place is just over 220, but today it has been invaded - literally - by rally enthusiast and journalists from all over Europe. Both the start and finish of the stage are just a short walk from the narrow main street which has been closed to traffic for the day, otherwise the inevitable jams would bring the rally to an immediate standstill. The thousands of spectator cars – and buses! - are parked along the country roads that feed into the village, although the Gendarmerie is vigilantly keeping the rally itinerary clear.
    Between the day’s two attempts at the 25km classic (SS6/9), Saint Bonnet’s ‘centre’ is packed with people looking for a little shelter from the persistent snow and freezing temperatures(-10°C). At midday, the few bars and restaurants were bursting, forcing customers to spill onto the snowy streets to enjoy their coffee, cocoa or hot wine, and eat their frankfurters and chips. The result is a great festive atmosphere, while the later competitors do their best to pick a path through the crowd on their way to SS10.
    Very soon, the cafés will empty, and the plastic goblets, plates and forks will be thrown into bins as everyone heads back to find a vantage point beside the stage itself. And who can blame them for not wanting to miss a moment of the magic? This week’s wintry weather has provided one of the most spectacular backdrops the Rally Monte-Carlo has seen in years!
    from  best-of-rallylive

    Cascada : great images

    Just when you think you’ve grown a decent pair of cojones — you know, conjured up enough bravado to hit the next level rapid — out comes “Cascada”, an adventure film that blends bold cinematography and gut-wrenching paddling. “Cascada” follows seven audacious paddlers as they make their way through the Mexican jungle in search of the perfect waterfall (from where we’re sitting, they achieve it) with high definition cameras in tow. It’s unbelievable stuff; we’re not surprised, because the film is the latest from the mavens at Forge Motion Pictures.

    Hard Enduro Race in Wales – The Tough One 2013





    2 videos after the jump.
    Last year’s most dominant hard enduro racer, Graham Jarvis, picked up exactly where he left off in 2012 as he made a winning start to 2013 with a victory at The Tough One. Despite a strong field, Jarvis made light work of the three-hour race in Wales to finish ahead of KTM’s Jonny Walker and Gas Gas rider Danny McCanney.

    BMW GS HISTORY


    The R80 G/S was the first incarnation of what we now call an entire category of "enduro" motorcycles, unveiled for the Paris-Dakar races of the 1980's, but almost immediately becoming the mount of choice for world adventure riders. 
    Looking forward from 30 years ago, it might have been hard to imagine a dirt-capable bike might end up with 105 horsepower, ABS brakes, electronic suspension alignment and traction control. Yet despite all of these radical, space-age refinements, the adventurous, end-of-the-world spirit of the original GS lives on in the latest GS bikes.

     

    New Bell Custom 500 Motorcycle Helmets


    New Bell Custom 500 Motorcycle Helmets
    Equipment manufacturer Bell produces a series of helmets Bell Custom 500 especially for fans of retro and classics, as well as owners of vintage motorcycles: street-trackers, cafe racers, custom bikes, Bobber and other retro bikes. For the new season, Bell has developed three color designs of Bell Custom 500: Good Times, Panel and RSD Trouble.
    New Bell Custom 500 Motorcycle Helmets
    New Helmet Bell Custom 500 Good Times brings us back to the 70s. On one side of the helmet is written: “Not Here For a Long Time” and on the other “Here For A Good Time”. The color scheme of the helmet is perfect that can approach the owners of motorcycles with bronze or rusty elements that are often found on the retro bikes.
    Helmet Bell Custom 500 Panel has a more modern graphics: white and orange stripes on a black background, chrome strip along the path.
    New Bell Custom 500 Motorcycle Helmets New Bell Custom 500 Motorcycle Helmets 

    Les temps forts de la 11ème étape du Dakar./ Watch the highlights from the 11th stage of Dakar



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    Caselli (KTM) takes 2nd win on stage 11; great pics


    Red Bull KTM factory rider Kurt Caselli (USA), drafted into the Orange factory team to ride the KTM 450 Rally bike of injured teammate Marc Coma on Wednesday picked up his second stage win in his first ever Dakar. Teammates Cyril Despres and Ruben Faria consolidated their 1-2 overall positions after Stage Eleven of the Dakar 2013
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    70854 JUAN PEDRERO ESP Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    70853 FRANCISCO LOPEZ CHL Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    70852 FRANCISCO LOPEZ CHL Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    70851 DAVID REEVE ZMB Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    70850 DARRYL CURTIS ZAF Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    70849 DARRYL CURTIS ZAF Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    70848 RUBEN FARIA PRT Caselli takes 2nd win on stage 11
    Maragni photos