Dakar 2021

Sadly another fatality this year.
PARIS - French motorcyclist Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race's first fatality this year, organisers said on Friday.

Cherpin, 52, died during his medical transfer to France after he crashed at 178 kilometres per hour on Sunday.

"During his transfer by medical plane from Jeddah to France, Pierre Cherpin died from the injuries caused by his fall," a statement said.

Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves died last year during the race, which bills itself as the "world's toughest and biggest rally".

Cherpin, who was competing in his fourth Dakar Rally, was found unconscious after his crash and taken to hospital in Sakaka before he was airlifted to Jedda.

After emergency neurosurgery, the entrepreneur and sailing enthusiast had been in an induced coma and was in a stable condition ahead of his transfer to Lille.

"I am an amateur, I don't want to win but to discover landscapes that I would never have had the opportunity to see otherwise," he said earlier, according to the statement.

"Everything is exciting: riding the bike, living your passion, getting to know yourself."
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French Dakar Rally rider dies from injuries after fall: organisers

Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves died last year during the race, which bills itself as the "world's toughest and biggest rally".
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Cherpin crashed on stage 7.
 
upup said:
Do we know how big the trucks engine is. And then , how thirsty are they.
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The T5.2 (prototypes/modified) trucks are limited to a maximum displacement of 13 litres, but you can go smaller. For example the all-conquering Kamaz go for the full 13 litres while Hino uses a smaller 8.8 litre engine.

The Kamaz is said to go through 200 litres per 100 km at full tilt.

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Meet the incredible 1,150bhp Dakar truck.

Out of all the categories at the Dakar, the truck class has to be the most spectacular. The Kamaz Master truck is one of the frontrunners, and it’s like nothing else we’ve ever seen.
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