Always enjoyed the Dakar Rally. Are you participating? Man and machine again the natural world and elements!
Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing them.
Hell no, I'd never pass the psychical/personal training to get to that point, heck if my doctor ever says 'Stress Test' I'm out the door.
Just some notes about the 2021 DAKAR off the top of my head.
Seems that it will be in Saudi Arabia for quite some time (6 year contract?) South America was nice but Chile was out of the question as they have almost a civil war going on, Bolivia same (border skirmish with Chile and indigenous turmoil) and I guess Argentina canceled out after all the fans getting killed. So they were left with Peru (richest country in the world) They were supposed to go into Brazil but that was around the World Cup time and Brazil thought better not I guess.
Africa, well we all know whats going on there and I doubt to see them back there in my lifetime.
Elite Cars & Trucks will be Hydrogen Powered by 2025/26(?) with all vehicles being Hydrogen Powered by 2030.
New 'Classic Class' this year, that's why you see the VW.
Route sheets for cars & bikes given out in the morning not the night before. Trucks will get a pre-programmed tablets.
What else, some alarm system to warn about dangerous areas.
(edit) another thing IIRC bikes have a limited number of pistons that they can replace. Tires too I think are more limited now.
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