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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 |
For several years, more and more of the top bikers have won specials or
finished in the leading ten overall positions using under 450cc bikes.
At the same time, the smaller capacity machines have been more and more
present, representing 40% of the registered riders at the start of the
2009 Dakar. Financially more accessible and more reliable than the
older bikes of the previous generations and now more adapted to the
demands of off-road rallies, the 450cc still have a deficit in
performance that prevent them from reaching even higher ambitions. This
difference will be totally erased for the 2011 Dakar during which only
bikes with engines under 450cc will be accepted.
A bridle in 2010 for the amateurs over 450cc
In order to reach this objective of levelness between competitors that
will open the number of potential victory contenders, a transition
measure has been taken for the 2010 Dakar. Aware of the important
number of competitors already having bikes of over 450cc, the
organisers have decided to accept them for this edition with the
obligation to set up a bridle reducing the power of the engine. This
bridle, conceived to limit the performance to the level of the 450cc,
will be provided by the rally organisation.
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