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Data and Facts of the Paris-Algier-Dakar from 1984


 

Start: 1st January 1984 in Paris
on the Place de la Concorde
Finish: 20th January 1984 Dakar on the Lake Rose
Day of rest: No
Length of the Rally: 12,000 km
Included speciale Km: 5,882 km
The Dakar raid in follwings Countries : France, Algeria, Niger, Ober Volta, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal
Total Competitors on the start of the rally: 427
on the Start in details: 313 cars, trucks
und 114 motorcycles
Competitors on the finish line: 148 vehicles
98 cars, trucks
and 50 motorcycles

Porsche success of the Paris-Algier-Dakar 1984
Pilot: Rene Metge / Copilot: Dominic Lemoyne
Rothmans Porsche 176, Place 1
Pilot: Jacky Ickx / Copilot: Claude Brasseur 
Rothmans Porsche 175, Place 6
Pilot: Roland Kussmaul / Copilot: Erich Lerner
Rothmans Porsche 177, Place 26
Paris-Algier-Dakar 1984
911 SC 4x4 (winner of the Paris-Dakar 1984)
Pilot: Rene Metge / Copilot: Dominic Lemoyne

Porsche 953 Technical Data 911 - 4 x 4 SC Paris-Dakar

Engine:
Six-cylinder horizontally opposed engineair-cooled cylinders, four valves each with two overhead camshafts 
Power:
performance 225 BHP (166 kW) at 5.800 rpm
cubic capacity:
3.164 cc
Fuel system:
Electronic fuel injection,120-litre fuel tank, plus 150-litre fuel tank (under the rally seats)
power transmission:
Transmission 5-speed, axel differencial
Bodywork and Chassis:
911 Karosserie; verstärkte Anlenkpunkte für Radaufhängung, Stoßdämpfer und Motoraufhängung; Kotflügel vorne, Türen, Kofferraum- und Motordeckel sowie Heckspoiler aus GFK und Kohlefaser; Seitenscheiben aus Plastik, Windschutzscheibe entspricht der Serie; Stahlsicherheitskäfig
Measures & Weight:

Wheelbase 2.271 mm, length 4.270 mm, width 1.630 mm, weight 1.210 kg

Speed:
Approx. 210 km/h (130.5 mph)

Data and Facts of the Paris-Algier-Dakar from 1985


Start: 1st January 1985 in Versailles
on the Place d’Armes
Finish line: 22th January 1985 Dakar Lake Rose

Day of rest: 12. Januar 1985 in Agadez
Length of the Rally: 14000 km
Included speciale Km: 7470 km
The Dakar raid in follwings Countries: France, Algeria, Niger, Mali, Mauretania, Senegal
Total Competitors on the start of the rally: 552
on the Start in details: 362 cars, 55 trucks
and 135 motorcycles
Competitors on the finish line: 146 vehicles
101 cars, 20 trucks
and 25 motorcycles

Porsche Copmetitors - Paris-Algier-Dakar 1985
Pilot: Jacky Ickx / Copilot: Claude Brasseur
Rothmans Porsche 185
Pilot: Jochen Mass / Copilot: Ekkehard Kiefer
Rothmans Porsche 187
Pilot: Rene Metge / Copilot: Dominic Lemoyne
Rothmans Porsche 186
 
Paris-Algier-Dakar 1985

Data and Facts of the Paris-Algier-Dakar from 1986


Start: 1st January 1986 in Versailles
of the Place d’Armes
Finish line: 22th January 1986 Dakar Lake Rose

Day of rest : 13th January 1986 in Niamey
Length of the Rally: 13800 km
Included speciale Km: 7731 km

The Dakar raid in follwings Countries: France, Algeria, Niger, Mali, Ober Volta, Senegal
Total Competitors on the start of the rally: 486
on the Start in details: 282 cars, 73 trucks
and 131 motorcycles
Competitors on the finish line: 100 vehicles
71 cars and Trucks,
29 motorcycles

Everyone was in a state of shock, devastated of the Paris-Dakar-Algier from 1986.

On Tuesday 14 January 1986, Thierry Sabine founder and main organizer of Paris Dakar, French singer Daniel Balavoine, journalist Nathaly Odent, helicopter pilot François Xavier- Bagnoud and radio technician Jean-Paul Le Fur all perished in a helicopter crash.

Thierry Sabine's ashes were scattered across the desert.


Porsche success of the Paris-Algier-Dakar 1986
Pilot: Rene Metge / Copilot: Dominic Lemoyne
Rothmans Porsche 186, Place 1
Pilot: Jacky Ickx / Copilot: Claude Brasseur 
Rothmans Porsche 185, Place 2
Pilot: Roland Kussmaul / Copilot: Unger
Rothmans Porsche 187, Place 6
 
Paris-Algier-Dakar 1986
the legendär 959 (winner of the Paris-Dakar 1986)
Pilot: Rene Metge / Copilot: Dominic Lemoyne
the heavy Rally Paris-Dakar on this time.

Technical Data Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar

Engine:
Six-cylinder horizontally opposed engine, water-cooled cylinder head, air-cooled cylinders, four valves each with two overhead camshafts
Power:
performance 400 BHP (294 kW) at 6.500 rpm
cubic capacity:
2.847 cc
Gasoline system:
Electronic fuel injection, two turbochargers, intercooler, 330-litre fuel tank
power transmission:
Six-speed transmission, differential lock, electronically controlled all-wheel drive
Bodywork and Chassis:
Body for the most part identical to the 959 road model, 29 cm ground clearance, long-stroke and adjustable Bilstein shock absorbers, front wheel suspension with wishbones, rear axle with modified control arms and wheel carriers, vented disc brakes
Measures & Weight:
Wheelbase 2.300 mm, length 4.260 mm, width 1.840 mm, weight 1.260 kg
Speed:
Approx. 210 km/h (130.5 mph)

History Raid Rallyes
Background Information About These "Raid Rallies"
The history of raid rallies dates back to the 31. January 1907. At that time the Parisian newspaper "Le Martin" organized a race from Paris to Beijing with five participating teams.


On 10th June 1907 starts  five vehicles in Peking. Befor her shipping from Europe to China. Two, 2-cylinder de Dion-Bouton with 10 hp, driven by Frenchman Victor Colligon and Georeges Cormier. A single-cylinder Contral with 6 hp, driven by the young Frenchman Auguste Pons. The 15hp four-cylinder Spyker from the Netherlands, driven by the professional driver Charles Goddard from Burgund. The 40hp, four cylinders Itala, driven by a excellent men in the competition Prince Borghese from Italy.




The Master Rally
The Master Rally is run in August and begins in Paris, France. It then crosses Europe, Russia and China to end more than 11,000km later in Beijing, China. Restart 1992 (the Paris-Moscow-Beijing) after 85 years from the first start in 1907, with 250 competitors and she cross the finish line after 16.000 km in 27 days.

The Master Rally is organized by the Paris based organisation MMG (the letters are the M from Rene Metge, the M from Claude Michy and the G from Georges Groine). In 2000 start the Master rally the next edition, the Paris - Istanbul (27th July - 6th August 1999).

The Transsyberia Rally is happening for the fifth time.

In 2008 over 4347 miles will be driven on- and off-road from Moscow through Siberia to the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.

Seemingly never-ending daily stages, charming scenwery, and still unknown nature and civilizations are waiting for the participants.

Adventure was yesterday – here human and material push the envelope.

The Rally Orientale 2008

Organizing a Rally across Russia, Kazakhstan and China, René Metge was dreaming about it. It is now a reality who will start on June 12, 2008 in Saint-Pétersburg, to end in Beijing on June 28. Pairing with Gilles Martineau and with the help of IEC In Sports and Sportfive, the former Dakar and Le Mans winner made his mission a success and this exceptional Rally is now for real.

The Dakar Rally
The Paris to Dakar is probably the world's largest Off-Road race. It takes place ever year, starting on January 1st in Paris and then working its way through North Africa to Dakar over the course of a little more than two weeks. There are many different classes to include motorcycles, cars, buggies and large trucks.

The Dakar is organised by TSO (Thierry Sabine Organisation, named after Thierry Sabine, father of the Dakar, who was killed in a helicopter crash during the 1986 race).
Furthermore the increasing importance of the raid rallies is documented in the fact, that in 1995 the International Motorsports Authority (FIA) announced them as official world championships.

1995 declare the FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE (FIA) the Raid Rallies to official FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.

Today starts on the a rally between 100 and 350 Teams, for millions of audience on the Route of the raid rallies in the world.

Today coming these fantastic pictures in the household in 185 countries with 643 ours on TV of the 2007 Dakar.



The five cars that actually started the 1907 race were:
The 40hp, four cylinders Itala, driven by Prince Borghese, with Ettore Guizzardi as mechanic and journalist Luigi Barzini as passenger. Its laden weight without crew was 2000kg.

The Itala stripped on its load and bodywork on the Italian embassy in Peking .On the wheel: Ettore Guizzardi.

The 15hp four-cylinder Spyker, driven by Charles Goddard, with Jean du Taillis as passenger. Its laden weight was 1400kg.

Goddard at the wheel of the second-placed Spyker, just outside Moscow. Like the Itala, the Dutch-built Spyker survives today and can be viewed in a Museum in Amsterdam.

The 10hp, 2-cylinder de Dion-Bouton, driven by Georges Cormier, with Edgardo Longono as passenger. Its laden weight was 1400kg.

The second of the two de Dions entered. This is Victor Coligon's car, pictured in Warsaw with the end almost in sight... Godard, who drove the other de Dion is see adjusting his camera. Jean Bizac, the de Dion's riding mechanic is actually working underneath the car in this shot!

The 6hp, one-cylinder, two-stroke Contal tri-car. Driven by Auguste Pons, with Octave Foucault as mechanic. Its laden Wright was 700kg.

Perhaps the least suitable car in the 1907 Peking to Paris was the French, three-wheeled, single-cylinder Contal, driven by Pons, which failed even to negotiate the first desert crossing


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