Argentina and Chile host 2009 edition of the Dakar Rally
Posted in Dakar 2009, Offroad on February 12th, 2008
Argentina and Chile will host the 2009 Dakar Rally between January 3-18 with Buenos Aires as the start and finish city, organizers said Monday. The move comes after the 2008 edition of the event was canceled for the first time since its inception in 1979 due to security concerns after four French tourists were murdered in Mauritania on December 24. The 2009 rally will feature 6,000km of special stages over a 9,000km-long course, details of which are set to be unveiled in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
