Are you ready for the Dakar Rally? - Top Gear
Earlier today, as the morning sun lazily crept its way up over the horizon of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the first of 665 valiant competitors crossed the start line of the 37th Dakar Rally. So if you’re unfamiliar with the Dakar Rally – to give it its full name – relax and take notes as we quickly breeze through its history. Sounds a bit late 70s hippie fantasy, doesn’t it. But the next year, him and few mates did indeed compete in the first event, and from then on it’s become an annual celebration that’s grown in scale, ambition and worldwide viewership. In 2015, confusingly, the Dakar Rally doesn’t actually take place anywhere near Dakar. So, in six years ago, the Dakar packed its bags and migrated to South America in order to continue. This year, the epic two-week cross-country endurance race starts in Buenos Aires. Over the next 14 days, competitors will complete 13 stages that will take them west across Argentina – and the mighty Andes – into Chile, then north into Bolivia. They’ll then cross the Andes again from west to east and head back to Buenos Aires on a different route that includes. Source: www.topgear.com
