The Paris-Dakar Rally
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Official Site (dakar.com)Rally Driving Days (everymanracing.co.uk)
FIA World Rally Championships (wrc.com)
Temperatures are eye-watering, creature comforts are non-existent and not everyone reaches the finishing line. But the Paris-Dakar rally - the brainchild of Thierry Sabine after he got lost in the Sahara in 1978 – continues to attract competitors from all over the world.
It remains sport's ultimate test of endurance and daring, and if you and your co-traveler get through this, the morning rush-hour will seem like a piece of cake.
The annual trek through the desert persuades around 400 drivers each year to tackle its 10,000km course, with vehicles ranging from buggies, 4x4s, motorcycles and quad bikes. It's dangerous and gruelling, but the sense of achievement should you reach the finish is unbeatable. "You have to be braver in the Paris-Dakar," according to rally wisdom. That, and a little bit mad.
It remains sport's ultimate test of endurance and daring, and if you and your co-traveler get through this, the morning rush-hour will seem like a piece of cake.
The annual trek through the desert persuades around 400 drivers each year to tackle its 10,000km course, with vehicles ranging from buggies, 4x4s, motorcycles and quad bikes. It's dangerous and gruelling, but the sense of achievement should you reach the finish is unbeatable. "You have to be braver in the Paris-Dakar," according to rally wisdom. That, and a little bit mad.
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Plymouth Dakar Challenge - to simply drive the route from Plymouth(uk) to Dakar (on a very limited budget) with the principle aim of helping some Charitable causes in The Gambia. Cars must be less than £100.
Mark, Coventry 04/5/2005
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