dakar

[paul jones]

best thing about newyear the start of the paris dakar on eurosport i follow it on tv every year only time the misses lets me have tv controls yippee

[paul jones]

wot no one else follows the greatest offroad race bikes cars and trucks 9.30 on british eurosport every night

[TonyN]

Yeah, its second only to Baja! Not the adventure it once was, but still good.

We were just ignoring you.......

[Simon.O.]

Was the Paris - Dakar.............now Lisboa (Portugal )- Dakar

I don't have sky TV at home so can only get a few highlights when at work.
I particularly like those crazy Russians in those massive Kamaz Trucks, they are waaaaaaay cool to watch and I want one !!!!!

Photos of these trucks are here
http://www.kamaz.net/en/media/photoarchive/dakar2004/

[TonyN]

Ment to put in the other post..........

Official website.....

http://www.dakar.com/2006/DAK/LIVE/us/300/index.html

[Gizmo]

Normally watch it...didn't realise it had started with all other sporting event Footbal, Rugby, Test Cricket, American Football [superbowl time nearly]

Unbelievable the KAMAZ and ZIL's......Noticed some time ago that the French are going to discontinue their own Off-Road Trucks [just can remember model name] but these have their own tyre pressure systems for lowereing and raising pressure from inside the cab etc..

Remember watching program about going down the Silk Route.