The Dakar race, while a shadow of it's former self, is still among the most extreme and dangerous motorsports events in the world. On a motorcycle the Dakar, formerly known as the Paris to Dakar, routinely takes the lives of participants. The old course of Paris to Dakar has been obliviated by safety nazis, border disputes, and international terrorism but the shortened re-routed race still exists.
To my knowledge only one of our members has attempted this event..... Pete from Australia..... Pete hasn't been on in a while, he popped in today to say hello, and I realized a lot of the new people may not know him ....
So here's a little about Pete and about the Paris to Dakar Race...... Pete is number 119.....
video link if the players not working........
http://vimeo.com/2991653
Dakar 2006 #119 from Pete-2-Dakar on Vimeo.
To my knowledge only one of our members has attempted this event..... Pete from Australia..... Pete hasn't been on in a while, he popped in today to say hello, and I realized a lot of the new people may not know him ....
So here's a little about Pete and about the Paris to Dakar Race...... Pete is number 119.....
video link if the players not working........
http://vimeo.com/2991653
Dakar 2006 #119 from Pete-2-Dakar on Vimeo.