They still have Dakar in the name. I'm seriously annoyed by that for years and years now. It should be called Peru 2019. Because this rally has got nothing to do with Paris - Dakar anymore since 2008 when they finished in Dakar for the last time. So to be...
So it was clear the organizers would not drop that asset. The African routes grew increasingly dangerous: mines, ambushes, together with logistic difficulties made a complete relocation a logical consequence. Finally, Volkswagen as new main sponsor had no...
... including the logo, which, too, has nothing to do with its current location: What hurts me more that Porsche's rallye acitivities became a victim of the Volkwagen "takeover" of the Dakar: The great Transsiberia had to be cancelled. Marcus ...
I can remember was one New Year's Eve in Paris we decided to watch the Paris-Dakar race taking off. (sorry for the poor photos; this was about 20 years ago) There was rain, and a little snow. Everyone was prepared for it, except we tourists from Californi...