"Race to Dakar" documentary on Doco channel right now... (22 July)

[riffer]

Charlie Boorman's Race to Dakar documentary.

Documentary Channel. 20:00 22/7/07

I'm watching. Are you? :yes:

[98tls]

Am now.........cheers.

[kneescraper]

Dam it, I dont have discovery channel.

[98tls]

Dam it, I dont have discovery channel. You dont need it mate...

[kneescraper]

opppsss hehehe I meant Documentary Channel, my bad!

[pete376403]

Got it on DVD...:yes:

[kneescraper]

Pete, maybe you could burn some copys off for us poor folk..

[riffer]

LOL. He's got to get it back off the last bugger who borrowed it.

I'd already baggsed it too. But seeing as it's on the telly now....

[Brian d marge]

its download able great series though, you start off thinking Harded the F"""" up , you 2 pint pansy ,,,but in Africa , when her riding on tw0 broken bones ,,for hundreds ok Km ,,,, I hope he tries it again !!!!

must dig those ones out again

Stephen

[kneescraper]

Sorry Brian I didnt understand much you just said.

[riffer]

I think he means that Charlie starts out coming across as a real poofter, but HTFU nicely as the series goes on.

[Brian d marge]

yup dat is wot I sez ,,,, itz dem phat fingers


Ta Riff

Stephen

[pritch]

I just noticed the listing an hour or so before the programme started. Glad I did. Now all I have to do is remember that it's on each Sunday.

There was a link posted on KB once to a website about Canadian guy's Dakar experience. I had no idea of just how tough it was. The bits you see on TV, bikes blasting across the desert, don't go anywhere near showing the true nature of the thing.

[Holy Roller]

A broken collar bone gota rip ya nighty:shutup:

There is a competion where one can win 2 days ride on a BMW but one has to be over 25 and the small print states that they, being BMW Experience or Doco Channel can turn down anyone they deem to be unsuitable for any reason. But one does to keep the gear though.

[Holy Roller]

I just noticed the listing an hour or so before the programme started. Glad I did. Now all I have to do is remember that it's on each Sunday.

Its replayed on Monday afternoons great for us shift workers:Punk:

[bert_is_evil]

Is it repeated any other days? I need to give my mum time to work out how to use her dvd recorder so she can record it and post it to me.

[pete376403]

It's repeating at 4.00am Monday morning, 12 noon Monday.

Re the ADVrider.com story - if you have a look in "Rider Reports" search for a series by Jim Hall entitled "Regullar Guy Does Dakar"
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209947&pp=15
and the companion story about his accident (dislocated hip and other things) and the aftermath.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202153
Both the threads are inspiring and damned funny as well. He can write really well.

Be warned these are not a quick read...

[NordieBoy]

It's repeating at 4.00am Monday morning, 12 noon Monday.

Re the ADVrider.com story - if you have a look in "Rider Reports" search for a series by Jim Hall entitled "Regullar Guy Does Dakar"
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209947&pp=15
and the companion story about his accident (dislocated hip and other things) and the aftermath.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202153
Both the threads are inspiring and damned funny as well. He can write really well.

Be warned these are not a quick read...

And we're waiting for Buggs to finish it dammit!
And waiting and waiting and waiting...

[k14]

Yeah I saw the series a few months ago and would have to say its awesome. Totally different to long way round but just as fascinating to watch. He truely is a hard man by the end of it, that auzzie guy is ten times harder though. Those guys are truely lunatics, going that hard in the middle of no where over jumps you can't see the landing of. No wonder multiple people die most years!