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Offline fire raptor

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Dakar results
« on: January 17, 2009, 04:06:04 PM »
Finishing 1st in Quads Joseph Machacek CZE on a Yamaha Raptor. Out of the 1st 5 finshers 3 were Yamahas. Out of the first 13 finishers 7 were Yamahas. This is considered to be the toughest and most dangerous race in the world.

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Re: Dakar results
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2009, 07:19:59 PM »
When I was @ the Gym I got to watch 2 hours of the race. Freakin awesome. Those semi/garbage lookin trucks were badass.. freakin flying through the dunes!


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Re: Dakar results
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2009, 10:00:03 AM »
When I was @ the Gym I got to watch 2 hours of the race. Freakin awesome. Those semi/garbage lookin trucks were badass.. freakin flying through the dunes!

love those things.  :thumbs:

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Re: Dakar results
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2009, 10:44:21 AM »
OK I got a e-mail from South Africa and my friend said that the winning Raptor had a KTM 690 engine in it. That I will have to research because thats just plain wrong!! KTM in a yamaha Boo!!