The 2000 "Total" Paris-Dakar-Cairo Rally |
Official Team: BMW Motorrad Team Gauloises Colors: Blue/White with red and blue squares on the side. Pilotes: 01 - Richard Sainct - F - F650RR 05 - Oscar Gallardo - SP - F650RR 19 - Jean Brucy - F - F650RR 17 - Andrea Mayer - D - F650RR 08 - Jimmy Lewis - USA - R900GS-RR ?? - John Deacon - GB - R900GS-RR Bikes: F650RR: Schalber bike 75hp, 700cc engine Fork WP (300mm travel) WP shock (300mm travel, PDS) Brake disk: Front 1 x 300 mm; rear 1 x 200 mm Brake caliper: Brembo front 4-piston; rear 2-piston Tank: 2 front tanks, 12 liters; 12 liters Central: 7 liters Side: 7 liters left; 7 liters right In the bash-plate: 3 liters (water) Weight (dry): 168 kg R900GS-RR: HPN bike 90hp, 900cc engine Fork WP (300mm travel) WP shock (300mm travel, PDS) Brake disk: Front 1 x 300 mm; rear 1 x 285 mm Brake caliper: Brembo 4-piston Tank: Main front: 30 liters Side (right) : 10 liters Underseat: 3 liters (water) Weight (dry): 190 kg |
Privates: ?? - R. Loizeaux - F (BMW R100GS-HPN) ??? |
??? ??? (prologue) 06/01/2000 Dakar - (204km liaison) - (284km chrono) - Tambacounda (106km liaison) Total : 594km 07/01/2000 Tambacounda - (7km liaison) - (212km chrono) - Kayes (140km liaison) Total : 359km 08/01/2000 Kayes - (6km liaison) - (245km chrono) - Bamako(460km liaison) Total : 711km 09/01/2000 Bamako - (69km liaison) - (286km chrono) - Bobo Dioulasso (253km liaison) Total : 608km 10/01/2000 Bobo Dioulasso - (86km liaison) - (485km chrono) - Ouagadougou (191km liaison) Total : 762km 11/01/2000 Ouagadougou - (107km liaison) - (526km chrono) - Niamey (100km liaison) Total : 733km ==planned program== 12/01/2000 Niamey - (188km liaison) - (252km chrono) - Zinder (518km liaison) Total : 958km 13/01/2000 Zinder - (13km liaison) - (658km chrono) - Agades (7km liaison) Total : 678km 14/01/2000 Agades (rest day) 15/01/2000 Agades - (7km liaison) - Dirkou (637km chrono) Total : 644km 16/01/2000 Dirkou - Alwyg (707km chrono) Total : 707km ==changed program== Due to potential terrorist risk in north Niger, all the stages previsted in that country were canceled. All the rally was stopped on the airport in Niamey until a big airlift (made with huge Antonov airplanes) too Libya. 12-16/01/2000 Niamey (rest day and airlift) 17/01/2000 Sabha - (300km liaison) - (146km chrono) - Waw el Kebir (23km liaison) Total : 469km 18/01/2000 Waw el Kebir - (4km liaison) - Waha(657km chrono) Total : 661km 19/01/2000 Waha - (4km liaison) - (610km chrono) - Khofra (33km liaison) Total : 647km 20/01/2000 Khofra - (2km liaison) - (789km chrono) - Dakhla (61km liaison) Total : 852km 21/01/2000 Dakhla - (214km liaison) - (352km chrono) - Dakhla (40km liaison) Total : 606km 22/01/2000 Dakhla - (306km liaison) - Wadi-Rayan (416km chrono) Total : 722km 23/01/2000 Wadi-Rayan - (135km liaison) - Cairo (10km chrono) Total : 145km
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Final result : 1. R. Sainct - F (BMW F650RR) 49h 08' 56" 2. O. Gallardo - SP (BMW F650RR) 49h 40' 50" 3. J. Lewis - USA (BMW R900GS-RR) 50h 01' 25" 4. J. Brucy - F (BMW F650RR) 51h 15' 21" ... 53. A. Mayer - D (BMW F650RR) 66h 09' 47" ... 97. R. Loizeaux - F (BMW R100GS-HPN) 88h 18' 45" ... ? 106 bikes and 1 side joined Dakar, they were 130 on the start in Paris. |
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