Jan 10, 2011

First held in 1979 as a race from Paris to Dakar, the capital of Senegal, the endurance race was moved in 2009 to South America after security concerns were raised in Mauritania. The Dakar days in South America are numbered. 2019 was the first Dakar edition to be hosted by a single country - Peru, after Bolivia, Chile and Argentina didn’t seem interested in taking part in the event. Jan 15, 2008 · Dakar set to move to South America By Toby Moody Tuesday, January 15th 2008, 09:53 GMT After the cancellation of the 2008 Dakar Rally following terrorist threats, it appears that the route for 2009 will be completely new, moving continents from Africa to South America. Apr 15, 2019 · The rally was then held in South America. Details of the 2020 race will be announced later this week in Saudi Arabia. Dakar Rally director David Castera says "it's a grandiose challenge, with this The decision has been made: Gerard de Rooy will participate in the Dakar 2019 in Peru, where he won the most prestigious rally in the world in 2012. Although De Rooy was victorious in the Africa Eco Race early this year and enjoyed this rally in his beloved Africa very much, the sporting challenge was not what he expected and hoped for, while the last Dakar Rally in South America was as

The Dakar days in South America are numbered. 2019 was the first Dakar edition to be hosted by a single country - Peru, after Bolivia, Chile and Argentina didn’t seem interested in taking part in the event.

Looking for cheap last minute flights or a weekend getaway? We've got you covered with weekend flight deals from Dakar to South America. The chart below shows the best last minute deals and cheap flights this weekend we could find. Jun 11, 2020 · The Dakar moved from South America to the Middle East last year, marking the start of the third chapter in the illustrious history of the rally-raid. Saudi Arabia had an exclusivity clause for the first year of the five-year deal, but the ASO had been working to add a second country for the 2021 race, with both Egypt and Jordan believed to have Dakar organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has run the cross country event in South America since 2009, following terrorist threats to the route in Mauritania forced the cancellation of the 2008 The Dakar moved from South America to the Middle East last year, marking the start of the third chapter in the illustrious history of the rally-raid.

South Africans De Villiers, Landman and Perry chasing

Jan 10, 2011 Dakar Rally is leaving South America, moving to Saudi