The Dakar Rally first stage winner has been disqualified for driving too fast, while a breakdown has demolished the hopes of defending champ Nani Roma. This years rally features a gruelling 9000km trek through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia before arriving back in Buenos Aires for a January 17 finish. sbs.au/news/article/2015/01/05/dakar-winner-demoted-driving-too-fast Some claim that the Dakar is the Marmite of motorsport: you either love it or you hate it. When the Rally went from Europe to Africa, critics said it was no better than a group of rich playboys racing around poor villages and towns without a care for the local inhabitants. The counter argument ran that racers carried out numerous charity activities and the race shone a spotlight on countries that seldom made headlines in the rich West. Dakar 1986 was one of the most tragic, with a total of seven deaths, including the Rallys founder Thierry Sabine, who died in a helicopter accident (redbull). Here we have some pictures from Argentina as shared by Dakar’s official Facebook page.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 03:43:21 +0000
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