CdL – Paris Dakar 1986

CdL – Paris Dakar 1986

History of the race :

snowstorm before the sandstorm at the Cergy-Pontoise prologue.
A tragedy occurs in the connection to Sète where Japanese motorcyclist Yasuo Kaneko is killed by a drunk driver.
The Agerie is ruthless. Pescarolo and Jean-Louis Schesser are forced to retire.
Honda and Porsche dominate the start of the rally.
Bacou and Rahier fall into the same hole. The Belgian is doing but the French suffered a broken leg, leaving the rally prematurely. Double blow for Neveu that by winning the special takes the top spot.
Porsche is irresistible and even if the road is still long, the German team pushes each day a little more competition. René Metge and Jacky Ickx still widen the gap.
54 and motorcycles 141 cars & trucks managed to reach Dirkou.
A Agadem, Nicole Bassot is the only woman still in motorcycle racing, after the fall and abandonment of Véronique Anquetil.
Once again on the trail of hell between Tahoua and Talcho, what are the devils of transalpine drivers ” Honda Italy ” Alessandro De Petri, Edi Orioli et Andrea Balestrieri, who were the fastest. Hubert Auriol, one of the favorites on his Cagiva abandons, broken bike and dislocated shoulder.
The tragedy. Tuesday 14 January 1986, towards 19 hours, a terrible helicopter accident wins the Dakar Guide, Thierry Sabine and the four people accompanying him. Singer Daniel Balavoine, journalist Nathaly Odent, François-Xavier Bagnoud pilot and radio technician Jean-Paul Lefur and Thierry Sabine disappeared a few 8 kilometers from Gourma-Rharous, on the banks of Niger.
TSO team, met in Bamako by the right arm of Thierry Sabine, Patrick Verdois, decides that the race must continue.
The heart was more for the survivors but the race resumed.
The final leg is amended by Patrick Verdois.
Metge third victory and fourth of Neveu. They total between them no less than seven success in this event.
Vismara-Minelli on their Mercedes Unimog are the unexpected winners of the truck category.
Tripled Honda motorcycle with behind Cyril Neveu, Lalay the French and Italian Balestrieri.
Lined with Porsche Metge-Lemoyne and Ickx-Brasseur.

By taking my letters very late on my old site, I found a picture of this Mercedes 190 OMNI 6×6 Leotard of sleeping since 1986 Sabatier in the garage in La Motte 03460 Aurouer

http://www.garagesabatier.com/

Here is her lamentable state in 2008…