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Kurt, if you stumble across this i hope you dont mind me posting from your FB, a lot of support on here for yourself and the other four (possibly...)..!

no words ,body blow

Epic effort Kurt, big respect fella, understated as usual well done (thumbs)

sam sunderland won it....if he finishes the last 700km liason,which is just a formality (thumbs)

micksea wrote:sam sunderland won it....if he finishes the last 700km liason,which is just a formality (thumbs)

I wouldn't call anything in this Dakar a formality until crossing the finish line (thumbs)

micksea wrote:sam sunderland won it....if he finishes the last 700km liason,which is just a formality (thumbs)

honda and barreda must be pissed off .the fastest rider by far .......but thats not wins dakar !!!!!
WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STOREY FOR THE ORANGE LOT without the penalty !!!!!!!!!!!!

another couple of sam sunderland interviews today https://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1Q1ZBU5Z ... akar-rally

Come on now early thread Doomers, how can you not be inspired and enthralled by this years Dakar. A Brit winning, 4/5 finishing and a stirling effort from Kurt Burroughs with not a molecule of shame at all, fantastic result all round..!!

What we need is some millionare biker/offroader types to front up some dosh and start a 'Dakar' school/camp/team what with the british talent pool of riders we have, try and get the numbers up on entry's. I'm damn sure there wouldn't be a shortage of potential volunteer entrants for such an idea...!!!

rallymoto wrote:

micksea wrote:sam sunderland won it....if he finishes the last 700km liason,which is just a formality (thumbs)

honda and barreda must be pissed off .the fastest rider by far .......but thats not wins dakar !!!!!
WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STOREY FOR THE ORANGE LOT without the penalty !!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheating does not win either. They do not give out penalties for fun.

They broke the rules and must have had a gainful reason to do so.
How do we know the 17 minute difference would not have been negated if they had not illegally refueled.

flipflopdog wrote:Come on now early thread Doomers, how can you not be inspired and enthralled by this years Dakar. A Brit winning, 4/5 finishing and a stirling effort from Kurt Burroughs with not a molecule of shame at all, fantastic result all round..!!

What we need is some millionare biker/offroader types to front up some dosh and start a 'Dakar' school/camp/team what with the british talent pool of riders we have, try and get the numbers up on entry's. I'm damn sure there wouldn't be a shortage of potential volunteer entrants for such an idea...!!!

what a team with our world class enduro boys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!