Dakar anyone?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:20 pm
I've been following this as best I can, the coverage in the US is horrible. Is anyone else keeping up, or visiting any of the stages?
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mstender wrote:The Dakar Rally was moved to South America this year because it was too dangerous in Africa but they kept the old name. I have not seen any coverage here on TV either. They had it on the news of a German TV (DWTV) station on satellite TV. Also, there is frequent reports on a German sports website I usually read (http://www.sport1.de).
Dow Williams wrote:I have a daughter living in Dakar. Wonder what part of the trek they deemed to dangerous? Was a mini boom to the local economy, that is too bad.
Damien Gildea wrote:I'm in Mendoza, been here a couple of weeks. You can buy 'Dakar' t-shirts in the tourist shops and it's regularly on the news and in the papers. One death so far, plus one guy in a coma.
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fossana wrote:Sad that ESPN will regularly air cheerleading competitions, but not the Dakar.
DoJo wrote:several videos on youtube:
e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n4xK3Sn2oU