Federer91 2,140 Posted December 29, 2019 #541 Share Posted December 29, 2019 36 minutes ago, bestmen said: https://www.dakar.com/en/competitors Good to see that the big names are not boycotting, because it is in Saudi Arabia. Also, let me guess. This is a another big event, which Eurosport is not going to show.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,552 Posted December 30, 2019 #542 Share Posted December 30, 2019 13 hours ago, Federer91 said: Good to see that the big names are not boycotting, because it is in Saudi Arabia. Also, let me guess. This is a another big event, which Eurosport is not going to show.. So far the program for Eurosport here shows a nightly half hour show with coverage. Of course Dakar is not really something one can easily show live, especially in the midst of all kinds of other sports, so that'd be fine. Is Dakar still really that big? At least here it's not even close anymore to it's heydays when, you know, the Dakar went for example to Dakar. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,140 Posted December 30, 2019 #543 Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 hours ago, heywoodu said: So far the program for Eurosport here shows a nightly half hour show with coverage. Of course Dakar is not really something one can easily show live, especially in the midst of all kinds of other sports, so that'd be fine. Is Dakar still really that big? At least here it's not even close anymore to it's heydays when, you know, the Dakar went for example to Dakar. The half hour show is what they have always shown, at least of the things i remember from the last 10 years. I wouldn't expect something more. It's lost some of it's magic i'm afraid. They would never allow them to do the things that were in Africa nowadays. I still remember a view years ago, there was a rain out day and Eurosport showed archived clips from epic moments from the past. They were one of the most memorable and remarkable sporting moments i have ever seen to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,552 Posted December 30, 2019 #544 Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Federer91 said: The half hour show is what they have always shown, at least of the things i remember from the last 10 years. I wouldn't expect something more. It's lost some of it's magic i'm afraid. They would never allow them to do the things that were in Africa nowadays. I still remember a view years ago, there was a rain out day and Eurosport showed archived clips from epic moments from the past. They were one of the most memorable and remarkable sporting moments i have ever seen to this day. The biggest part of the lost magic is the availability of information nowadays. It used to be awesome to follow the race with some obscure updates and some of the participants being gone for hours, wondering what on earth happened to them until suddenly they appeared out of the desert. It used to be sort of a 'mystery', following the race, that was cool. The few times I'm interested enough to watch, I don't generally do it on Eurosport anyway, but on Dutch RTL7 Or both, depending on what they're showing and what other plans I have If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBUru38 205 Posted January 18, 2020 #545 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Stages in Argentina had massive crowds, even in the middle of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted January 24, 2020 #546 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Oh my God ! (both pilots are fine ) Olympian1010 and heywoodu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted January 24, 2020 #547 Share Posted January 24, 2020 24 Hours of Daytona this weekend. Smaller field than last year . Glad to see the return of competitive LMP2 racing to the US. Quite a few big names racing on Saturday and Sunday. I always find this an enjoyable race, so I might follow it a bit. Its also one of the “big” three or endurance racing (Daytona, Sebring, LeMans) Here’s the spotters guide with entry list: http://www.spotterguides.com/portfolio/20_imsa/ “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,552 Posted January 24, 2020 #548 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: 24 Hours of Daytona this weekend. Smaller field than last year . Glad to see the return of competitive LMP2 racing to the US. Quite a few big names racing on Saturday and Sunday. I always find this an enjoyable race, so I might follow it a bit. Its also one of the “big” three or endurance racing (Daytona, Sebring, LeMans) Here’s the spotters guide with entry list: http://www.spotterguides.com/portfolio/20_imsa/ Jeroen Bleekemolen is known for racing in a whole shitload of series and everything, but he's in both the 54 and 35 here? (with an American flag in the latter) If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted January 24, 2020 #549 Share Posted January 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Jeroen Bleekemolen is known for racing in a whole shitload of series and everything, but he's in both the 54 and 35 here? (with an American flag in the latter) Yeah it’s not atypical for IMSA drivers (especially the really experienced ones) to field more than one entry. I believe someone raced in all 4 classes a few years ago. I’ve definitely seen people race in 3 separate cars before too. heywoodu 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBUru38 205 Posted January 24, 2020 #550 Share Posted January 24, 2020 hace 6 horas, Olympian1010 dijo: 24 Hours of Daytona this weekend. Smaller field than last year . Smallest field ever. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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