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The 1985 Paris-Alger-Dakar Rally
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The 1985 Paris-Alger-Dakar Rally
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Sponsors: Marlboro BMW Team (Marlboro and Playboy) Colors: White/fluo red with BMW M striping. Team: 101.Gaston Rahier 102. Raymond Loizeaux 103. Eddy Hau Technical data: GS1000 HPN bike 70hp, 980cc engine with narrow cylinder and oil-cooler Compression 8,5:1 170Kg (empty tanks), around 228Kg ready to ride Fork Marzzochi (white, 300mm travel) WP shocks (280mm travel) Front disk Brembo 260mm 50 liters tank in 2 parts and 10 liters under the seat White and fluo red frame with engine protection bars Big Acerbis fairing fixed on the fork Hand protector R.Loizeaux Out on 4 January (fall, head trauma) E.Hau Out on 6 January (fall, arm ) Trivia: This model was available at 1/12 scale from Tamiya (box #1449-49) and from Protar (1/10 scale, box #11203). |
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Privates: 40. Philippe Hutin - F Pic 44. L. Fauret - F (Arcueil Motor, GS800) 49. A. Laurent - F (Club Moto Police, GS1000) 65. D. Pescheur - F (Malardeau, GS1000 with Maico fork) 74. G. Andreoli - I (GS800) 133. Fenouil Ramses - F (Rothmans, ex-official GS) Side-cars: 140. R.Renders and ? Van Hauwerme - B (Mini-Flat, EML BMW1000) Pic 141. ?.Peeters and ? Vandenheuvel - B (Mini-Flat, EML BMW1000) 147. ?. Walcher and ?.Kabott - D 148. A. Francisco and ? Courgon - F (Paris Side-Car Dakar, Arcueil Motor) |
30/12/1984 prologue at Cergy pontoise (7km chrono)
31/12/1984 "parc fermé" at Versailles
01/01/1985 Versailles-Sète (liaison)
02/01/1985 Boat through Mediterannean Sea
03/01/1985 Alger-Ouargla (840km liaison)
04/01/1985 Ourgla-El Golea (256km chrono)
05/01/1985 El Golea-Chebaba (120km liaison)
Chebaba-In Salah (380km chrono)
06/01/1985 In Salah- (150km liaison)
-In Amguel (480km chrono)
07/01/1985 In Amguel-Tamanrasset (240km chrono)
passing through Assekrem mountain!!!
08/01/1985 Tamanrasset- (50km liaison)
-Iferouâne (560km chrono)
09/01/1985 Iferouâne-Agadez (350km chrono)
Raid Santos de Cartier
10/01/1985 Agadez-Dirkou (627km chrono)
11/01/1985 Dirkou-Iferouâne (740km chrono)
Iferouâne-Agadez (350km chrono for cars, same as
the stage of 09/01 but by night)
Iferouâne-Agadez (350km liaison for bikes, passing
by "roads")
end of Raid Santos de Cartier
12/01/1985 Agadez (rest day)
13-14/01/1985 Agadez-Tchin Tabaradene (317km chrono)
Tchin Tabaradene-Tahoua (160km liaison)
Tahoua-Andéranboukane (347km chrono)
Andéranboukane-Gao (405km liaison)
15/01/1985 Gao-Tombouctou (412km chrono)
16/01/1985 Tombouctou-Néma (700km chrono)
==planned program==
17/01/1985 Néma-Tichit (450km chrono)
18/01/1985 Tichit-Kiffa (620km chrono)
19/01/1985 Kiffa-Kayes (300km chrono)
20/01/1985 Kayes-Kedougou (320km chrono)
==change due to a sand storm==
17/01/1985 Néma-N'Dji (140km chrono)
18/01/1985 N'Dji-Tichit (250km chrono)
Tichit-Tidjikja (250km chrono)
Tidjikja-Kiffa (370km liaison)
19/01/1985 Kiffa (rest day)
20/01/1985 Kiffa-Kayes (300km chrono)
Kayes-Kedougou (320km chrono)
21/01/1985 Kedougou-Dialakoto (360km chrono)
Dialakoto-La Somone (440km liaison)
20/01/1985 La Somone-M'boro (140km liaison)
M'boro-Yoff-Dakar (80km chrono)
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Go to the stages map of this 7th Paris-Dakar rally |
Final result : 1. G.Rahier - B (BMW GS1000) 88h45'01'' 2. Jean-Claude Olivier - F (Yam) 89h41'41'' 3. Franco Picco - I (Yam) 89h53'03' 22. (out of time) D.Pescheur - F (BMW GS1000) 159h24'34'' ... Only 24 bikes and 1 side-car on Dakar's beach, it was the hardest of all the P-D rally! |
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