6 Tips to the Dakar to win
Posted on 02-01-2016 at 16:02 by perry_snijders – 19 Comments”
Today is going to the Dakar start. We made an appointment with Peugeot-rider Cyril Despres for a trashy-calls it of a quarter of an hour, but Despres called; he looked rather to the MotoGP. But we were welcome to sit in front of the tv and there he gave us an hour long extended tips on how we ever Dakar win.
That Cyril Despres interest in motorcycles is not so mad; he drove there himself, after all, for years. Five times he won the Dakar on a motorbike, before he last year moved into the cars. Therefore, he looked at the Dakar Pre-Prologue prefer to bike racing than the short interviews gave. ‘Valentino Rossi is a friend of mine, and today can he win, but then there is much to be done. It is the most exciting race of the year and I would not dare want to miss.’ And so it is that we are in a montagewagen for a motorcycle racing to watch. “But I can you some explain about motorcycle racing, and then I will tell you in the meantime how to get Dakar in a day can win, though there are also a lot of luck involved.’
1. Underestimated the not
“I understand that you think that Dakar is now much easier than in the past,” says Despres. “In the time of Ari Vatanen and Jan de Rooy was also much heavier. It was but the question of whether you would finish the race, it was even the question of whether it would survive. But Dakar is still no walk in the park. When the emphasis was more on the adventure, now it is more on the sport, and the league.’
2. Learn from your mistakes
‘Last year, we finished on place 34, that ” you look Despres with any chagrijn back. “It was the first time that I have with a car to join. Also, did Peugeot also for the first time since 1990 back in the game, with a completely new car. That are no excuses, it’s just an illusion to think that such a combination can win.’
3. Care for the right material
‘Join the Dakar is hard work, ” says Despres. ‘This year We have several rallies driven, so the car could continue to improve. In comparison with last year, this year we have a bit more power but mostly more torque. In addition, the car itself has changed; last year, he was narrower and higher. But he is not only lower and wider, which makes the center of gravity is lower, also the overhang on both the front and the rear is smaller. We also have lighter wheels.’
4. Forget what you of other rallies in the know
“In other rallies, you can prepare on the route, often you can even explore. In the Dakar you can forget. You can only imagine what the best route is, but you can see it for the first time in the rally. And then you should be but hope for the best.’
5. Make sure you fine the are
‘Physically, the Dakar is a long rally. You wear your overalls and your helmet in a car in which the already sweltering hot. By the speed you get huge hits. Therefore, you must ensure that you will be fine, ” said Despres. He holds, therefore, extreme training methods. “I train for months before the rally starts in a space in which the 45 degrees. I train in sessions of a quarter of an hour, but also during the breaks I stay in that stuffy zweethok. Only then can you ensure that you’re in Argentina not being overwhelmed by the high temperature.’
6. Overestimate yourself not
“My teammates have been quite a show. Carlos Sainz the Dakar is already won. Sébastien Loeb is not, but that that may drive is clear – otherwise you will win the WRC no nine times. And then there’s Stéphane Peterhansel, that’s a whopping eleven times, has won. Also, I have five times won, but that was on a motorcycle. On the engines, I sat at the top, with the cars, I am still but a beginner.’
Gallery: Dakar 2016 Cyril Despres interview
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