The 25th Dakar event starts in the Bouches du Rhône region of France on January 1st.
After a night prologue in Marseille and a special in Spain, the competitors will board for Africa. Three countries will be crossed: Tunisia, Libya and Egypt to finish at the Sinai Point on 19th January. In total there are 8.552 km (3.306 km of liaison and 5.216 km of special).
More details at
www.dakar.com
I'll be keeping an eye out for the progress of the VW works team who are entering rally buggy versions of the new Touraeg 4WD.