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Raphael Sperrer, Harmen Scholtalbers and team Fast & Speed very disappointed by official cancellation of 2008 Dakar race.
04.01.2008
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This year's Dakar Rally has been cancelled because security concerns. Today in Lisbon, one day prior to the start, A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation), officially cancelled the 30th edition of the Lisbon-Dakar Rallye.
Although Dakar Rally director Etienne Lavigne has met with Mauritanian and French officials and obtained guarantees of increased security along this year's r weiter >> |
2008 Dakar rally cancelled amid safety concerns
04.01.2008
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The 2008 Dakar rally has been cancelled just one day before the 30th edition of the historic competition was due to start in Lisbon, Portugal.
The late move was initiated over security concerns with at least eight of the fifteen stages passing through Mauritania in western Africa. An announcement issued by the event organisers A.S.O today stated that:
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Sicherheit hat Priorität: Volkswagen respektiert "Dakar"-Absage
04.01.2008
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30. Rallye Dakar
Mit großem Bedauern hat Volkswagen die Absage der 30. Rallye Dakar zur Kenntnis genommen. "Die Sicherheit alle weiter >> |
Das offizielle Statement der A.S.O. zur Absage der Dakar
04.01.2008
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Nach verschiedenen Gesprächen mit der französischen Regierung – insbesondere dem Außenminister – und angesichts seiner dringenden Empfehlungen haben die Veranstalter der Rallye Dakar die Entscheidung getroffen, die Auflage 2008 der Rallye, die vom 5. bis 20. Januar zwischen Lissabon und der senegalesischen Hauptstadt Dakar ausgetragen werden sollte, abzusagen.
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Schock und Fassungslosigkeit bei Raphael Sperrer
04.01.2008
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Die Rallye Dakar wird aufgrund von Terrordrohungen abgesagt!
- Aufgrund der Gefährdung französische Staatsbürger bleibt der A.S.O. keine andere Wahl
- Raphael Sperrer ist bestürzt, gibt sich aber zurückhaltend und respektiert die Entscheidung
Um 13:00 Uhr wurde aus Gerüchten eine handfeste, schockierende Tatsache: Dem Veranstalter, der franz weiter >> |
Dakar Rally 2008 will be cancelled at 12:00
04.01.2008
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Probably the Dakar Rally 2008 will be totally cancelled because of Terror-warnings in Mauretania where four French tourists were killed last month.
Also some officials of the work-teams confirmed to reporters from marathonrally.com, that the Rally will be cancelled definetely at 12:00 CET. "This information is 99%" said one member of a workteam Crew in a conversation. Off weiter >> |
Scrutineering, Part III- Friday morning - RTL announce cancellation of Dakar ?- but no official confirmation yet now
04.01.2008
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The last day of the technical scrutineering and administrative checks opens on the arrival of a former Dakar winner Kenjiro Shinozuka. If the Japanese cannot pretend - this year - to add a new title to his list, today’s program forsees the arrival of a significant number of ambitious drivers in the car category.
In the order of arrival in Belém, the BMW X-Raid with Al At weiter >> |
Yamaha - 30th Dakar awaiting green light
04.01.2008
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While a great many people across the world ate, drank and relaxed over the end of year festive period a select group of well-trained and courageous sportsmen made last minute checks and nervously counted the hours until the day they had to travel to Lisbon, Portugal on January 5th.
The 30th edition of the Dakar rally sees the largest entry list yet of 540 teams using mot weiter >> |
Gerard De Rooy: "Highly Confident!"
03.01.2008
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Blue has been replaced by orange, a truly natural color for the Dutch De Rooy father and son team. Forced to quit anticipatively last year, the Dutch truckers are coming back with the ambition to win the Dakar. "We are highly confident, says son Gerard.
It will be a to weiter >> |
Scrutineering - Lisboa Thursday afternoon
03.01.2008
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The organisers of the Dakar have taken into account the declarations of the French Government recommending French citizens not to go to Mauritania on the occasion of the rally.
In order to comprehend the situation, they will contact the French and Mauritanian governing authorities to get information on new elements that might have motivated this communication despite the weiter >> |
Raphael Sperrer vom Torre de Belém zur Abnahme – mit kleinen Troubles
03.01.2008
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Ein letzter Blick auf die Sehenswürdigkeiten von Lissabon, dann geht’s los
- Das Wetter bleibt schlecht, Sturm und Regen führen in Lissabon zu Überschwemmungen
- Zwei Teams mit der gleichen Startnummer – kleine Probleme vor dem weiter >> |
Im Internet mit Fernsehbilder, Iritrack und mehr
03.01.2008
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Die Rallye Dakar live auf www.volkswagen-motorsport.com
Wenn die Volkswagen Teams vom 05. bis zum 20. Januar 2008 auf den harten und staubigen Wüsten-Pisten der Rallye Dakar um den Sieg kämpfen, sind Rallye-Fans jederzeit bestens informiert: Unter [extern=www.volkswagen-motorsport.com]www.volkswagen-motorspo weiter >> |
Kris Nissen: "Jeder im Team muss einen perfekten Job machen"
03.01.2008
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Noch 2 Tage bis zur 30. Rallye Dakar
Unbarmherzig wird die Uhr weiter laufen, vom Start der Rallye Dakar am 05. Januar in Lissabon bis zum Ziel am 20. Januar in Dakar. Wer am wenigsten Zeit verliert, beispielsweise durch Festfahren im Sand oder Navigationsfehler, weiter >> |
Carlos Sainz: "I will Attack… I Always Do!"
03.01.2008
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Will Carlos Sainz’s third participation be the right one? The two times world champion declares that his aim is not to win stages but to win the Dakar.
How did you analyze and sort out the mechanical problems you had last year? weiter >> |
Marc Coma: "The Team’s Philosophy is to Always Win!"
03.01.2008
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Winner in 2006, the Catalan pilot lost the last Dakar in the antepenultimate stage. A navigation error and a fall deprived him from a second victory. He comes back with the exact same ambition and with the title of 2007 Rally World Champion up his sleeve.
Apart from the disappointment of the last Dakar, 2007 was a great year…
I am very weiter >> |
Vladimir Chagin: "Doing as Well as Loprais Did"
03.01.2008
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The aim: a record. After having had to quit last year, the Czar Vladimir Chagin, commander in chief of the Kamaz army is back in Lisbon more motivated than ever.
The Russian firmly intends to steal his crown back from Hans Stacey, and reach the legendary record of Karel Loprais, i.e. 6 victories in the truck category of the trickiest of all rally raids.
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Scrutineering: The Longest Day! - the morning in Lisboa
03.01.2008
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The second day of technical scrutineering and administrative checks is starting at the Cultural Center in Belem and it will certainly be a busy one. Only about 10 vehicles that were not able to get to Lisbon on time yesterday delayed their round of checks by a day.
In the morning the highlight will be around 10:00 AM with the arrival on site of the Mitsubishi armada with weiter >> |
Singing the song of the Dakar to the tune of Lisbon
03.01.2008
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A few centuries ago, the Tagus estuary was already an invitation to travel and discover. In front of the Hyeronimites Monastery, a huge monument pays tribute to the navigators who were the pride and joy of the country, like Vasco de Gama or Ferdinand Magellan. It’s in t weiter >> |
The Party is on at the Village Lisboa
03.01.2008
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Their eyes bright with envy, there were many kids watching this morning the strange ballet of the first race cars, bikes and trucks arriving in Lisbon. For the children and their parents, it was about time for the Lisboa Dakar Village to open its doors; this is an entertaining place where competitors are introduced between two scrutineering sessions before the big start.
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Lisbon - Wednesday last news
03.01.2008
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Safety: 10 minutes to Review the Basics
When the wind blows in the desert and brings the dust back towards the right, where does a biker need to ride when he has been warned that a car is about to pass him? Easy! Well... not really if you listen to the people in charge of the Sentinel system, who have established their HQ in the administrative checks tent. So weiter >> |
BFGoodrich - Die Reifen bei der Rallye Dakar
02.01.2008
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BFGoodrich genießt bei Teams und Fahrern höchstes Vertrauen Anpassen des Luftdrucks schöpft das Optimum der Reifen aus Enge Zusammenarbeit als Basis des Erfolgs
Die Reifen bei der Rallye Dakar - ein weiter >> |
Regen und Sturm begrüßen die Teilnehmer in Lissabon
02.01.2008
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Auf den ersten Sonderprüfungen der 30. Rallye Dakar 2008 sind schwierige Verhältnisse zu erwarten!
- Schlechtes Wetter in den Tagen vor dem Start sorgt für tiefe, schwierige Pisten in Europa
- Die Konkurrenz ist wie jedes Jahr groß, es weiter >> |
Volkswagen für die "Jubiläums-Dakar" gut gerüstet
02.01.2008
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Noch 3 Tage bis zur 30. Rallye Dakar
Durch ein Meer aus Sand, länger und härter - die Route zur Jubiläumsausgabe der Rallye Dakar verlangt den Teilnehmern bereits vor dem Start eine gehörige Portion Respekt ab.
Dieser 16 Tage währenden Herausforderung weiter >> |
Marcel Pilet, the Listening Ear of the Bikers
02.01.2008
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He calls himself the Mac Gyver of the checks; he’s in charge of contacts with the bikers registered in the race.
During the scrutineering, Marcel Pilet has a lot to do: first, marking in the vehicles arriving; then pointing competitors in the right direction, as they can be a bit lost in the large site of Belem and finally comforting and guiding the participants who are weiter >> |
Place your Bets, Please...
02.01.2008
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Just a few days before the start of the 30th edition of the Dakar, bets are open on most of the on-line gambling and betting websites. In the car category, one of the best known sites offers a list of 16 pilots to bet on.
With odds of 2.90 to 1, Giniel De Villiers - even if he never won the rally raid - is the favorite, just ahead of his Volkswagen team mate Carlos Sainz weiter >> |
Scrutineering is On!
02.01.2008
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For the third year running, it’s at the Cultural Center in Belem that the technical scrutineering and administrative checks preceeding the start of the Dakar are taking place.
For three days, all vehicles registered in the race or as assistance vehicles will be submitted to the close scrutiny of the marshals. First, pilots and co-pilots will have to go through the "round weiter >> |
The Mitsubishi fortress under siege 2nd, 3rd and 4th January administrative & technical checks
02.01.2008
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Administrative checks and technical scrutineering in Lisbon, for all competitors and assistances -
What if time had come? The uninterrupted series of victories conquered on the Dakar ever since 2001 has eased the Mitsubishi drivers to the rank of Dakar ‘unbeatables’ a weiter >> |
28th Lisboa – DAKAR 2006 History
02.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 28ème LISBOA – DAKAR
• Start : 31th december 2005 from Lisboa (Portugal)• Finish : 15th january 2006 in Dakar• Rest : 8th janvier at Nouakchott (Mauritania)• Length of rally : 9.043 km• Number of kilometers of specials : 4.813 km• Countries crossed : Portugal, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Senegal
NUMBER OF C weiter >> |
27th - BARCELONA – DAKAR 2005 History
02.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN NUMBERS 27th BARCELONA – DAKAR
• Start: 31st of December 2005 in Barcelona (Spain)• Finish: 16th of January 2005 in Dakar• Rest: 9th of January in Atar (Mauritania)• Distance of the rally: 9.039 km• Kilometres of special: 5.433 km• Countries crossed: Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali,Senegal
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS: 688 weiter >> |
26th REGION D’AUVERGNE – DAKAR 2004 History
01.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 26th REGION D’AUVERGNE – DAKAR
• Start: 1 january 2004 from Région d’Auvergne• Finish : 18 january 2004 in Dakar• Rest : 12 january at Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina-Faso)• Length of rally : 9.506,5 km• Number of kilometers of specials : 4635,5 km• Countries crossed : France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina-Faso, Senegal weiter >> |
25th DAKAR : MARSEILLE – SHARM EL SHEIKH 2003 - History
01.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 25th MARSEILLE – SHARM EL SHEIKH
• Start: 1st January 2003 from Marseille• Finish: 19th January 2003 in Sharm El Sheikh• Rest Day: 13th January at Siwa (Egypt)• Length of rally: 8,552 km• Number of kilometres in special sections: 5,216 km• Countries crossed: France, Spain, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
NUMBER OF COMPETITO weiter >> |
Team DE ROOY : Honour to the Sahara
01.01.2008
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More kilometres in Specials, less connecting kilometres
"Proud of its place in the history of motor sports and beyond, LE DAKAR is mainly an event of its time with men and women of their time, concerned by the problems of their time". With these words Etienne Lav weiter >> |
24th ARRAS - MADRID - DAKAR 2002 - History
01.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 24th ARRAS - MADRID - DAKAR
• Start: 28th December 2002 from Arras• Finish: 13th January 2002 at Dakar (Lac Rose)• Rest day: 6th January 2002 at Atar• Length of rally: 9,436 km• Number of kilometres in special sections: 6,486 km• Countries crossed: France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS: weiter >> |
23rd PARIS - DAKAR 2001 - History
01.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 23rd PARIS - DAKAR
• Start: 1st January 2001 in Paris (Champs de Mars)• Finish: 21st January 2001 in Dakar (Lac Rose)• Rest day: 11th January 2001 in Atar• Length of rally: 10,219 km• Number of kilometres in special sections: 6,180 km• Countries crossed: France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal
NUMBER OF weiter >> |
22nd TOTAL - DAKAR - CAIRO 2000 - History
01.01.2008
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 22nd TOTAL - DAKAR - CAIRO
• Start: 6th January 2000 from Dakar (Senegal)• Finish: 23rd January 2000 in Cairo (Egypt)• Rest Day: No rest day• Length of rally: 7,863 km• Number of kilometres in special sections: 5,012 km• Countries crossed: Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Libya, Egypt
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS: 401 weiter >> |
21st TOTAL - GRANADA - DAKAR 1999
31.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 21st TOTAL - GRANADA - DAKAR
• Departure: 1st January 1999 from Grenada (Spain)• Arrival: 17 January 1999 in Dakar (Lake Rose)• Rest: 9 January 1999 in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)• Length of rally: 9,393 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 5.638 km• Countries crossed: Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mal weiter >> |
20th PARIS - GRANADA - DAKAR 1998 History
31.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 20th PARIS - GRANADA - DAKAR
• Departure: 1st January 1998 from Versailles (Place d’Armes)• Arrival: 18 January 1998 in Dakar (Lake Rose)• Rest: 11 January 1998 in Gao• Length of rally: 10,593 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 5,219 km• Countries crossed: France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal weiter >> |
19th DAKAR - DAKAR 1997 - History
31.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 19th DAKAR - DAKAR
• Departure: 4 January 1997 from Dakar• Arrival: 19 January 1997 in Dakar (Lake Rose)• Rest: 12 January 1997 in Agadez• Length of rally: 8,049 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 6,509 km• Countries crossed: Senegal, Mali, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Senegal
NUMBER OF COMPETITORS: 280 weiter >> |
Robby Gordon: «At the level of Mitsubishi or Volkswagen »
31.12.2007
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Eighth overall in 2007 and the victory on stage six, Robby Gordon is convinced he could be the first American to win the Dakar in the car category. To take on this challenge; the six time US off-road champion is back this year with a reinforced team, both in terms of equipment and man power.
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Nasser Al Attiyah: « I am comfortable in the desert »
31.12.2007
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The Qatari driver, who won his first special stage and finished 6th in 2007, has become more and more competitive each year. For his 5th participation, his ambition is to run among the leaders and rely on his speed.
Is the penalty episode that prevented yo weiter >> |
18th GRANADA - DAKAR - 1996 History
30.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 18th GRANADA - DAKAR
• Departure: 30 December 1995 from Grenada (Spain)• Arrival: 14 January 1996 in Dakar (Lake Rose)• Rest: 7 January 1996 in Zouerat (Mauritania)• Length of rally: 7,579 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 6,179 km• Countries weiter >> |
17th GRANADA - DAKAR- 1995 History
30.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 17th GRANADA - DAKAR
• Departure: 1st January 1995 from Grenada (Spain)• Arrival: 15 January 1995 in Dakar (Lake Rose)• Rest: 8 January 1995 in Zouerat (Mauritania)• Length of rally: 10,109 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 5,725 km• Countries crossed: Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Guinea, Senegal
NUMBER OF CO weiter >> |
16th PARIS - DAKAR - PARIS - 1994 History
30.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 16th PARIS - DAKAR - PARIS
• Departure: 28 December 1993 from Paris• Arrival: 16 January 1994 in Paris (Eurodisney)• Rest: 6 January 1994 in Dakar• Length of rally: 13,379 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 4,446 km• Countries crossed: France, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, France
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Examination of security conditions in Mauritania
29.12.2007
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During the whole of Thursday in Nouakchott, Etienne Lavigne Director of the Dakar met the Mauritanian and French authorities in order to examine with them the security conditions in which the rally could be held.
Thorough discussions took place with Monsieur Amjane the Cabinet Director of the Republic’s presidency, the authorities of the Ministry of Defence and t weiter >> |
Raphael Sperrer's genauer Überblick über alle Etappen der Dakar 2008!
29.12.2007
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1. Etappe: Lisbon – Portimão
Samstag, 05. Jänner 2008
Etappe: 104 km SP: 120 km Etappe: 262 km Gesamt: 486 km
Die diesjährige Rallye Dakar wird mit einer komplett neuen Sonderprüfung eröffnet – und diese erinnert die Fahrer in manchen Abschnitten gleich e weiter >> |
Raphael Sperrer: „Die Dakar wird heuer wohl so schwierig wie noch nie"
29.12.2007
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15 beinharte Sonderprüfungen liegen zwischen Lissabon und Dakar
9.273 Kilometer insgesamt, davon 5.736 Kilometer als Sonderprüfung. Eine beinahe unglaubliche Strecke, die von den Teams bei der Rallye Dakar zwischen 05. und 20. Jänner 2008 zurückgelegt wird – werden mu weiter >> |
15th PARIS - TANGER - DAKAR 1993 History
29.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 15th PARIS - TANGER - DAKAR
• Departure: 1st January 1993 from Paris (Place du Trocadéro)• Arrival: 16 January 1993 in Dakar (Lake Rose)• Rest: 10 January 1993 in Adrar (Algeria)• Length of rally: 8,877 km• Number of special stage kilometres: 4,476 km weiter >> |
14th PARIS - SIRTE - CAPE TOWN 1992 History
29.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 14th PARIS - SIRTE - CAPE TOWN
• Start: 25 December 1991 from Paris (Château de Vincennes)• Finish: 16 January 1992 in Cape Town• Rest: 8 January 1992 in Pointe-Noire (Congo)• Length of rally: 12,427 km• Number of kilometers of specials: weiter >> |
13th PARIS - TRIPOLI - DAKAR 1991 History
28.12.2007
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THE DAKAR IN FIGURES 13th PARIS - TRIPOLI - DAKAR
• Start: 29 December 1990 from Paris (Chevilly)• Finish: 17 January 1991 in Dakar (Rose Lake)• Rest: 9 January 1991 in Agadez• Length of rally: 9,186 km• Number of kilometers of specials: 6,747 km• Countries crossed: France, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal
NUMBER OF COMPETI weiter >> |
