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| Plymouth Dakar Rally |
Since the inauguration in 2003 a motley crew take
part in this low budget alternative rally, which passes through
Spain as part of its official route. The rally takes place around
New Year and there is usually a regrouping in Sotogrande. Most of
the cars that take part will have been purchased for less than 100
GBP and will be sold in the Gambia. The event is more of a gathering
than a rally. It is totally unsupported and most of the cars do
not start in Plymouth but anywhere in Europe and finish at Banjul
in the Gambia rather than Dakar.
You can find complete information regarding the
rules for the Plymouth Dakar Rally, as well as the challenges
faced
by drivers, at the event's website. There is also full information
about the charities that are benefited by this rally. The rally
provides and excellent website at www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk
where competitors text (SMS) their news and position for others
to follow.
Andalucia.com supported a car alongside the rally
in 2004. Starting from Sotogrande on January 2nd and reaching Dakar
on January 10th. The car was a Mercedes 300 (1989) with a straight
6 cylinder diesel engine. This was relative luxury compared to most
of the vehicles in the rally. With this extra power we were able
to complete the journey in a much accelerated time.
An article about
the journey was published in the Reporter Magazine of February 2004
and is reproduced here.
A gallery of photographs of the Andalucia.com
sponsored car alongside the 2004 event can be viewed by clicking
on the links below.
Sotogrande to Agadir
Photo gallery
Southern Morocco Photo
gallery
Mauritania - Crossing
the Sahara Photo gallery - Part 1
Mauritania - Crossing
the Sahara Photo gallery - Part 2
Senegal - San Louis to Dakar
Photo gallery
In January 2004 the Andalucia.com Rally car drove from Marbella to Dakar in Senegal. In January 2005 the Andalucia.com Rally car drove from Marbella to Banjul in the Gambia. In January 2006 the Andalucia.com Rally Car drove from Sotogrande to Timbucktu in Mali. In 2007 Andalucia.com car drove from Marbella to Ghana. admin@andalucia.com
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