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Dakar Rally Argentina 2009 pics

Today was a bussy day at BA.All of the 530 teams have passed the inscription and verification status.
I have posted on my blog all the pictures i have taken.Half is here
viento de ripio
The other half here
viento-de-ripio
I will be taking more aditionals at the starting day in BA City on the 3rd.
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Nice pictures; I so wish I was there to see the start! Keep them coming please.

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Very nice photographs, and look forward to seeing more, the build-up to the event produces a terrific 'buzz'. Wish I was there!!
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Wonderful photography - THANK YOU

KH, it is my opinion that your photographs have thus far captured the tone and color of the DAKAR 09. We visited La Rual yesterday and having witnessed the reality, I can honestly say your very professional photographs will give anyone interested true definition and the feel of this monumental event. DAKAR 2009 Absolutely brilliant!

Don't know how you did it, you really got up close and personal with the bikes, cars and trucks... and the participants, GOOD WORK and thank you.

Jeff of GlobeBusters is now in Santa Rosa with the GlobeBuster's new support vehicle and a braudy group of 5 GobeBuster's BMW riders ( 4 Brits and 1 Irish) with Kev in the lead should have left this AM to join him...

We will be watching news coverage and standing by for the finish in B A. Let's get together after the DAKAR. thank you for your excellence. I have been curious.... Are you related to Heinz "spice family?" Or, possibly Paul Henze, a North American? We were in Ankara, Turkey at the same time. xfiltrate
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Great pictures. Keep them comming.

I would be interested in a few close-ups of bike 146.

Wish I was there.
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Today was a bussy day at BA.All of the 530 teams have passed the inscription and verification status.
I have posted on my blog all the pictures i have taken.Half is here
viento de ripio
The other half here
viento-de-ripio
I will be taking more aditionals at the starting day in BA City on the 3rd.
Enjoy them
KH
Second batch of pictures,over 110 of street riders(colapsed 9 de Julio Av!)
Look again in my blogs.
Enjoy
PS:To Saladillo tomorrow to watch the real start!
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It's rider 195 I'm looking out for, the guy on a Honda XR125 !!
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Hola Karl,
Cheers from Canada.
Thanks for all the pictures.
Are Javier, pollo, and all the gang going to Saladillo? Must look like a parade, or the race...
Have fun you lucky guys.
Suerte, Peter&Carol
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It's rider 195 I'm looking out for, the guy on a Honda XR125 !!
Here one i did yesterday.I will get another one from today at gas point.
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Hola Karl,
Cheers from Canada.
Thanks for all the pictures.
Are Javier, pollo, and all the gang going to Saladillo? Must look like a parade, or the race...
Have fun you lucky guys.
Suerte, Peter&Carol
Hey locos!!! how are you both!Of course the gang was there!!!!We rode with the DAKAR riders from km 20 up to the start on the dirt!!!!!(a dream became true)Man i can explain that feeling......DAKAR rally here in BA! good 160 km long ride with them.We escolted 101 ANDRES JUNCO!
I will be posting another set of 150 pictures mañana domingo.I am to tired....
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Very envious Karl - very, great that the Dakar has come to the Moto ;-) very envious of you all, New Year wishes to you all!
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Don´t die on envie!

Fritz,amigo,if next year should the dakar run here again ......you know where to find us!Waiting for you(even as pedestrian)for those asado days.....
I supose is very cold now there.I am sitting here with shorts and ice cream tipping this.
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