Dakar - 3 dead

[Silver]

[BlueNinja]

[wristjob]

wrc in the uk had been stripped of all its spectacle and enjoyment long before the carlos sainz incident(a marshall and some of his mates standing next to a car parked in an escape road).
but as for the dakar or any other endurance event,regulation is hard because if they ban something in one country the route just moves to another country the next year.and as for the safety of competitors more people die per mile running marathons than in all motorsport events combined.
ban running its bad for you!

[BlueNinja]

Im not saying it should be banned...
Anyone who runs themself to death has issues..
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[McGee]

Another save the world person yay.

I dont see why I should give them my money. Oh and the whole accident cra....... Oh fuck it at least im not scared of 400cee cee's


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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

The whole appeal of something like the Dakar is the harshness and severity of it. Around 90 out of 250(less I think) rider's completed the competition.
The ordeal and the dangers are what intrigue me about it, hoping the rider's will succeed in finishing, hoping they will survive. The rider's must be hoping that but then have that competitive edge to push as much as they dare but so as not to topple over the edge and perhaps fall, catastrophically in some cases.

It isnt meant to make sense logically, but it makes complete sense as a way in which to experience and achieve, and for the people that participate I'm sure it is a way in which to 'live' for them.

People live their live's very differently to one another, to me sitting around watching TV as Silver mentioned isnt living, that is dieing. If these racer's wish to live that bit closer to death then that is their choice and I'm sure they are all fully aware of it.

The children dieing is very tragic, but there arent many places where spectator's watch, where there are more control should be put on spectator's as they are foolishly getting too close as can be seen by watching some footage.
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[IronMaiden]

Apparently one of the kid's wasn't killed by a racing driver, it was someone in a backup crew that did it. I think there have been something like 28 deaths since the race started.

I love watching the bikes (my first love) but the big trucks are also really cool to watch! Saw one tip over on a slope, have no idea how they got it upright again!

There was also a lady bike rider from the UK ....not sure if she managed to finish?

[Dom]

[numark1]

Just because you ride a big cc bike doesnt mean your going to die.

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Blueninja:
Everything in life is a risk. In this country we are very sheltered from quite how fragile our lives our.
Personally, I believe the trick is to understand the risks before you undertake them.

My dad was killed while riding a push bike on the road.
I was a driver in a car accident which saw two other members of this forum listed as 'critical'.

People die from falling off the first step of a step ladder.

How much do you want to insulate your self from risk?
You could say 'why risk throwing away your life by walking up stairs everyday - get a bungalow.'


What if you do nothing 'risky', don't take life in the fast lane, get an office based job, suffer from stress and die from a heart attack at 35, after spending a boring life not enjoying yourself?
I appreciate not everyone enjoys doing 'fast' stuff, but also some people find their lives are a emptier without.


When and if I am in the situation where there will be people who are worse off if I'm not here, I may consider may reconsider the risks I take.
For the moment, I'm happy with the level of risk I am taking.


Why does it make any difference to someone starving whether we kill ourselves or not? Will it make them feel better that we are holding back so that we are more likely to stay alive.

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[Golf_gti]

the people who are rallying in the dakar on bikes, cars or trucks i think they take it into consideration that they may fall off and injure them sleves or even worse die along there journeys, but at least you can think that they died doing something that they loved and had a passion for rather than in a accident or something similar.

well thats what i would of thought

R.I.P all people who have died participating or watching the dakar.

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-Dan-
Early 2006 MY TZR 50 2004... was ready and i was free!!....well until my tank ran out lol!!

[colin1]

its not the people who decided to take the risk we shd care about, its the people they hit
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[Golf_gti]

yeer good point

sorry i missed that!
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-Dan-
Early 2006 MY TZR 50 2004... was ready and i was free!!....well until my tank ran out lol!!

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[colin1]

its not a set route in dakar so i dont think its ppl collecting around bends like on car rallys
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[anders]

Terrible news, lets how next year they don't decide to cancel, you know what people and organisers are like, shaking in their boots!
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[anders]

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