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Chasing Dakar is the definitive guide for off-road motorcycle enthusiasts in search of adventure...
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Category: Dakar Rally
Dakar 2017 Rally post 5 – Mental Focus and Iron and Nitrosamonas
Optimization of mental status Mental status changes will affect both riders and crew alike. The...
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Dakar 2017 Rally post 4 – AMS Prevention
AMS prevention is important in trying to avoid altitude sickness, but it is also important to...
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Dakar Rally post 3 – Acute Mountain Sickness and What to do about it
AMS – Why it happens (Pathophysiology) The reason AMS occurs is because of decreased oxygen in the...
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Dakar 2017 Rally post 2 – Altitude and Hypoxia and the Dakar Rally
Altitude and Hypoxia and the Dakar Rally A continuous supply of oxygen is essential for proper...
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Dakar 2017 Rally – This Years High Altitude Race
The Dakar is the hardest, most grueling race on the planet. ASO Dakar Rally director, Étienne...
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Dehydration Dangers and Riding a Motorcycle
It’s concerning the misfortune of the lives lost recently in motorcycle events. When a tragedy...
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Dakar Rally: Stage 13
Villa Carlos Paz to Rosario This is the last stage of this years Dakar, hard to believe its...
Read MoreGiovanni Sala: Dakar Rally Strongman
Giovanni Sala was one of the oldest and most accomplished Dakar Rally veterans to compete in the Rally. Giovanni Sala (born 23 November 1963) is an a six-time World Enduro Champion (including the overall world championship title...
Read MoreDakar Rally: Stage 12
San Juan – Villa Carlos Paz As of today, 85 bikes, 25 quads, 69 cars, and 46 trucks left the bivouac for today’s stage. The attrition rate for the competitors is something that is discussed a lot during the year in...
Read MoreScot Harden and the USA Red Bull KTM Dakar Rally Team
Scot Harden used his extensive rally experience with a vision to create an American Dakar Rally team. With his long time affiliation with KTM North America and Red Bull, he was the driving force behind the creation of the USA...
Read MoreDakar Rally: Stage 11
La Rioja to San Juan Today’s stage is more of the same with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit). As I said before, the heat kind of puts the kibosh on riders attacking because they know the...
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