While people are talking about trackers and stuff. I wonder if there will be 2 options next year... "Social" I mean as in not necessarily out there to win the thing....same as this year- GPS...cheap tracker.... And then a more serious: ...Dakar spec trackers and accurate times etc? Just a thought.
Very interesting thought.
Although the times came out a little late, I believe they were quite accurate. Maybe just change the penalty for not submitting a track to race card times plus max penalty given to the naughtiest rider on the stage, instead of max time plus an hour.
Alex is still building on this event. The final event will be 14 days, and only by then can we expect him to have all the teething issues sorted. Amageza is still being built.
Alex and Steve put a lot of hours in after the event to fine tune the marking software. It would be a pity if all that time spent goes to waste.
Another option maybe to rent a standard GPS all set up and tracking exactly the same across the board, with the rider providing a back up unit if he prefers.
If your Dakar supplied unit fails, they just say tough shit, you are starting at the back of the pack the next day. Its unfortunately part of the game.