Yep, we passed the remains of that DAF one time. I think that’s it on fire, below.
I happened to watch the dvd of the ’86 event last week (‘Running Wild’) having enjoyed the VHS when it originally came out.
If you like this pre 'factory team onslaught' era of desert rallying I can recommend the 86 vid: 959 Porches, a couple of boxy 60s and Pajeros, the new Honda NXR 'Transalp' V-twins, Gaston R nursing his 1040 BMW (see below) with a bunch of broken ribs all the way to the end, Hubert Auriol flying his Cag off a Tenere dune at what looks like 100mph, and racing trucks sunk 3 feet in the sands or charging on 3 wheels. Lashings of cigarette advertising too, and plenty of tragedy, not least Sabine’s crash. I only learned recently that J-M Baron (Honda) never came out of his coma till he died in 2010 - and even 'JCO' (Sonauto boss and 2nd in 85 on a 'Tenere') was killed in a car crash last month.
When the race left Paris on New Year's day 86 I was in In Guezzam on my Tenere - and they still managed to get to Dakar before me!
I notice they used our still of the Arbre Perdu where Sabine’s ashes got scattered. We passed by in 2003 on Desert Riders but sadly the reclining Andy B seems to have been airbrushed away.
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