How to read a Dakar Rally Road Book
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- Опубликовано: 27 дек 2023
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Ever wondered what that big tower on top of a rally bike is for? Join GasGas Factory Racing's Sam Sunderland as he explains what the roadbook is, and how he uses it in races like the Dakar Rally.
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Riding flat out AND reading this roadbook at the same time 🤯
SUPER tough. Now try doing it really old school without an auto-advancing rollchart!
?? This is a VERY simple navigation system. Especially considering competitors that read a lot of different languages. They’ve taken a huge portion of the judgement calls and interpretations out of the equation from traditional map and compass navigation. It’s Mapquest for off road driving.
@shannonbaz. They don’t have an auto advancing roll chart the toggle switch on the handlebars moves it forwards and backwards. O and it’s called a road book not a roll chart 😂
@@richardhague3455 not sure what's so funny about that. Their "road book" in many other types of racing (such as motorcycle enduro/adventure/dual sport ) is called a "roll chart" and it is the exact same thing with a similar format and the same types of information, so we're honestly talking semantics here. I didn't notice the toggle switch, but even an electrified one seems like a huge luxury while the rest of us are over here scrolling our roll charts (or road books/route sheet/whateverTF you want to call them) by hand :-)
@shannonbaz what’s funny is you thinking that the Dakar rally on a bike is going to be made harder by turning a knob rather than pressing a toggle switch. I don’t know what motorbike enduro,adventure, dual sport racing you ride but maybe you could get Sam Sunderland to give it a try, as a 2 time Dakar winner, he might need more of a challenge racing you😂😂😂😂
"That was just 5km, normally we do 300 - 400" Add the fatigue, elements and 14 days, gives great perspective to how damn tough this stuff is, huge respect!
Yes, they're true warriors
It's the toughest type of Motorsport there is, after all. You don't just win a cross-country rally, especially Dakar. *You finish it.*
Indeed, winning is preferable, but in a race like this? You'd be really freaking lucky to reach the Finish Line in an undamaged vehicle.
These guys are heroes by being able to read these while speeding across an unknown desert.
Exactly!
I’m like how do you read that standing still? 😄
You dont know what heroes means
It's not that hard.
@@uahoe love your name😂 and yeah, u r right. Nevertheless maybe „mad men from another breed“😉
I love how the guy introduced himself just only as a dakar rider instead of 2 time champion👍✌️🙏
That's when you know that he's humble enough to not mention any of his achivement
absolutely agree with you!! he is true champ !!
no wonder hes the champion. he puts way more attention to what he does, so he has less chances of getting stuck / making the wrong turn
My dad rode Enduro back in the 70s and 80s and he had a road book and tried to explain to me how he would read it and keep up with everything and it always blew my mind how they can keep up with the road book while trying to navigate the trail
yea and at the speeds they're sometimes riding too!
@@RedBullRally these guys are insane! Thanks for sharing
And here I'm not allowed to answer my phone while driving.😁
@@jazztryppyn8445thats because youre just an average person compared to them
@@therealxenoz it. was. a. joke. Of course I'm an average person.
Reading pace notes at 150km/h on uneven terrain, mad respect for these guy🎉❤
Thanks “A Dakar Rider” for the educational session
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Love these educational tips. I've been wondering about the road book / riding skill for awhile. As a geography teacher who teaches orienteering on foot, I can only imagine the stress to navigate at this speed ... what a skillset. Thanks for sharing, RedBullRally.
Absolutely!
I played that Dakar Desert Rally game that released last year I think, and it actually does a decent job of teaching you how to use a road book! At first it was frustrating but once you learn what everything means (and you turn off that annoying Co-driver and open up the index and learn the symbols) you start to blaze thru some stages and it so thrilling!
The only reason I understood what was going on in the video was because of that game, lol. I bet alot of people were lost during this but I'm sure our rider tried to do his best. He was Riding, navigating, and trying to talk over that loud bike, lol.
Yeah I learned how to read the roadbook thanks to the older dakar game (Dakar 18 I think) and I got Dakar Desert Rally on launch lol, the best part is that the game uses the exact same road book of the Dakar 2020, 2021 and 2022, no simplified version for beginners or anything, just the exact same road book :D
@anotherweirdperson5382 Yeah, that game is awesome for that, too! Make driving fast a bit more interesting!
Seeing/playing that game is what sparked my interest in Dakar and Rally Raid and now it is my favorite sport.
To anyone seeing this comment and is interested in trying the game; its free on Epic Games till 22 february :p
I can understand WRC pacenotes and it’s pretty straight forward because you’re following a track. I could not do Dakar😅 middle of nowhere, probably one singular rut showing where to go
I always thought those road books slightly rolled themselves automatically as you ride. Having to manually roll them is insane.
Did I miss something or did the map self scroll. I don’t think you watched the same video I did
@@marshallcollins8634 I didn't hear him say anything about self scrolling. Just a manual toggle switch.
@@marshallcollins8634 Manually with the left thumb toggle
Basically, being that sometimes they get lost or real POI are not as explicit as they are in the roadbook, it being manual lets the rider go up and down the imdications as they wish
Automatic scrolling of the roadbook would require knowing the precise location of the rally vehicle at all times, like a satellite navigation system does, and that information is not made available to the drivers. The Dakar, being an orienteering race, does not permit GPS based navigation, but only uses the technology to register that vehicles reached their mandatory waypoints (Way Point Controlled, WPC).
This is the best video on the subject that I have seen yet, thank you!
Thank you for sharing information about Dakar racers how to read navigation on desert tracks. Reading navigation in the Dakar Rally motorbike race turns out to be very different from cars. Extraordinary! ✨
Thank you for sharing, so awesome to see the high skill set and andurance needed for this race, love Dakar.
Great Demo Sam.
Super difficult.
I used to navigate in a old Datsun 1600 rally car here in Aus in the novice Combine 6 series using mud maps (forestry maps) back in the late 80's early 90's. That was tough but you guys have is so much more difficult.
And doing all that yourself on the fly at 160 kph.
Huge kudos brother.
Sorry to hear your out Day 3 with Mechanical issues.
Maybe next year.
Amazing ! Reading the road book and going fast ! So impressive ! Thank for such an informative video !
Wow! This is next level concentration and commitment. Actually pretty stoked to watch this years Dakar. Best of luck to all these guys and gals! 👌
Man! I thought it was mega, mega hard before.
Now, it seems even more difficult.
Wow!
Thanks for this, Sam.
✌️
Oh Man! From my comfortable gamer seat it so easy to watch motorbikes going with high speed so easily in such road conditions - but looking this from rider perspective how difficult it is, following the navigation, in the meantime keeping the speed and momentum to finish the race in the top, also making sure you don't get fall off the bike, rolling the roadbook, checking Compass...OMG such a complex task. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Excellent video, great explanation, I'll have even more respect for what these guys go through when watching the race.
Absolutely love the explaination! We need more of these videos. super helpful :)
I’m loving all these detailed videos of how the Dakar works from a riders standpoint
Loved the explanation, so much concentration needed for roadblock and obstacles while trying not to crash day after day must be a huge mental toll.
Very well explained, really appreciate this type of format. Always wanted to know how your nav worked. Now I know. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing skill level for processing this much information riding at this speed in all unknown territory …hats off
Brilliant video, thank you very much
One of the best roadbook videos I’ve seen
Thats fantastic , what a great tutorial !! Thankyou so much for that , im very impressed by your ability to do so many things at the same time and have a conversation with the locals ( goats) no offence , i cant wait for the start, im a serial dakar addict every year 25+ years
Good luck and thankyou again !!
You're very welcome!
massive respect! good luck to dakar!
Awesome video! I always wanted to know more about this!
that was a nice explanation, never saw before how they did this!
Great explanation, thank you very much!
Thank you! This was excellent!
Thanks a lot for those explanations and true-life examples !!!
I knew you guys were gods riding in such terrains at those speeds, but I must admit I didn't expect the road-book to imply that level of hieroglyphic de-ciphering on-the-fly for hundreds of km !😀
Creo que es impresionante la manera en que van haciendo y resolviendo tantas cosas a alta velocidad. Mis respetos !!!
Thx for the ride 🚀 Good luck, Fingers crossed 🤞🏼
Tough gig lads!
Respect 🤟
........WHEN I was underweight for co-drivrer from rally....
this makes me happy to a good print out
Love seeing him. Go Sam
I always wondered how that all worked Even more respect to you guys.
This video was awesome! Thank u thank u!!!
It must be extremely difficult trying to navigate through really challenging terrain while maintaining speed. Amazing what these guys can do. I take my hat off to them. Really impressive and inspiring viewing. Thanks for sharing this excellent information.😊
Jus got the game dakar 18 and loveing it cant believe i never new about this amazing really tell jus a week or so ago ! Hats off to the men an wemoan that do this..hopefully one day i will get to try out in real life as well!
Props. Great video. Good luck, my friend!
Thank you. Very interesting, always wondered how these worked.
That's madness, huge respect for this athletes
I always wondered how they used the road book. such an interesting video, thank you Red Bull and to Sam for taking the time to make this tutorial 👌
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a lot
thank´s for the insight red bull !
First time i saw explanation about it is from Norally Itchyboot. Thanks for teaching us about it RedBull
I would live to do smth like rhis one day, it seems like a ton of fun, and the spirit and cooperation must be incredible
Thank you!
Thank you for the information 👍
Our pleasure!
This is the most interesting thing I have ever seen....ever. I need this on my 310.
Thats was awesome. I always wonderd how you used that navigation. The amount of concentration and focus is insane, plus the distance you ride everyday. Your a beast. Good luck on the rally.
Damm thanks for the explanation helped. A lot looks very hard.🤯
best video I have seen on Dakar Rally
Awesome insight, just WoW
*I did the PariDakar in 2004* we did not have any of this - we had maps, a compass, and two hand-held super basic Garmin GPS -
which is probably why we got lost in the mine field in Westen Sahara
GREAT VIDEO THANKS 😉😊
Thanks for watching!
Great info and video, best of luck 👍
For everyone who is interested in a Rallye Raid from France to Dakar/Senegal, take a look at the Africe Eco Race. They have a RUclips Channel. It's just like the Daker used to be 20 years ago!
@@red_bull_rally I'm listening...
Man that's hard. Well done.
That was awesome 🚀
Loading the road-book reminds me of loading a roll of film into a medium format TLR camera. The only difference (obviously) is you don't have to worry about light exposure with a road-book while loading it...
Imagine having a roll-fed 4x5 like this…
@@Theasaurus2 Let's not and say we didn't... Sheet film gets unwieldy fast. Love the negative size and resolution (equal to a 40-50 megapixel camera's image quality) but, it gets bulky to carry and harder to load outdoors I'd think.
Now I can play dakar desert rally on professional mode and not get lost on every corner!
Great explanation, seems like a very cool adventure
That was awesome!!!
This is just awesome
Incredible and mind boggling 😮😮😮
Motorcycle racers and rally raiders are a different breed of brave and crazy..
F1 drivers complain when its raining saying its dangerous and stuff (i mean no offence to their capabilities) but these guys ride on two wheels, have to go through maps and notes all while riding a motorcycle at breakneck speeds and in horrible conditions within a desert...mad respect for them...
Impressive, just impressive!👍
It would be hard to navigate through that without keeping your eyes on the directions holy smokes my hats off to these guys
Mad respect for those bikers. They really knew how to read those maps in the middle of nowhere. 👍
Amazing information about route map ✌️✌️✌️✌️💕💕💕💕
This was interesting
I can only dreams about that. Good luck!
That was interesting ❤
That was very interesting.
Great explanation! Although I wonder what method they use to relocate if they make a mistake and lose the track. It should be tricky without a map.
Very cool. I always wanted to see how these worked.
More to come!
Very interesting
Wow!
Jonah Street our local legend and nice guy!!
It's insane, crazy, a lot of work all by yourself, expertise required, 🥇🍺
Legends!!
Of course the dirty secret here is that most of the competitors are not good at navigating by RB, and have employed "other navigational means" or just followed the leader in previous years. Dakar has done a decent job of trying to curtail navigational cheating with A/B routing, inspections, and lockboxes for phones, etc, but there are always those who push the rules. One example is the use of Garmin inreach satelite transponders (you can see one on Sams bike). These are amazing safety devices and i carry one myself, any they only update periodically but they are frequently being used by support crews to help riders reorient themselves via radio. This was part of the reason for the 2 minute rule (cant stop for more than two minutes without explanation). I'm 100% sure Redbull GasGas would not chance it, but II'm sure some of the smaller less competitive team absolutely will.
They should really just make it a GPS thing. I remember how in many of the stages last year and the previous years, riders would try to purposely try to avoid coming first so that they didn't have to be "leading" the next day and be forced to do the actual navigating. Since the navigation is needlessly complex, time consuming and difficult. And since everyone behind them could just follow their tracks. If I remember correctly, the cars have switched to a digital version, and the bikes are still on the old version. If this is supposed to be a race and not a navigation competition, I don't know why they don't use some sort of digital checkpoint system, or a easier to navigate digital road book.
@@e2rqeyin my opinion the road book is a big reason I find Rally Raid so compelling.
@@e2rqey the big thing about the rally is the fact that it is a navigation competition
Amazing stuff you would want 4 eyes these bikers are just amazing..its another world
How much ahead of time do you get from receiving the rally road book sheet to look over it ahead of time and to install it and then head out to race, can you open it up all the way and go over it, or they hand you the road book and you put it in and go.
I feel like this is something you can’t really understand watching a video with a shakey camera it probably makes more sense when you’re riding yourself. But still its crazy how he manages to do this at speed…
thanks for explaining.
wohoo ^^
Happy to help!
woow..amazing explanation ...this is what RUclips was meant for:)
Dakar rally is a really a test of mental and physical endurance.
Hats off to the racers
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
This is crazy. A Dakar champion needs to be a fast and skilled rider and also be able to navigate themselves too.... absolutely crazy!
I find it stressful enough mountain bike racing with a gps track never mind going 5x as fast in the middle of nowhere with the dead sea scrolls to navigate by. Respect!
what these guys do is actually crazy
I want to do this too
Moto class is probably the most difficult one in Dakar especially for the guys in Original by Motul class, where they don't have any mechanical support team.
What do you do when you for some reason go the wrong direction? Do you backtrack? Seems difficult to backtrack
yes, that's exactly what they have to do.