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Terrorism... Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:37:08 In Reply to: Re: Dakar Rally, Steve T., Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:13:18 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The organizers moved the Rally to South America several years ago, 2009, to Chile-Argentina-Peru to avoid Islamic extremists. Just as brutal, you shoulda' seen the sand dunes.
From Wikipedia
Until the 2008 terrorist attacks, rallies had been passing through Morocco, Western Sahara, and on to the grasslands and deserts of Mauritania. Segments running through Atar and the sand dunes and canyons of Mauritania's Adrar Region may have been the most challenging in all off-road racing. The Mauritania terrorist attacks spelled the end of North Africa as the rally's host region.
The 2008 Dakar Rally was canceled on January 4, 2008, amid fears of terrorist attacks.
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