Dakar 2027 now in Africa..

[100SRV]

It appears the turmoil in Saudi Arabia has caused a rethink of the route and it will now be a Europe-Africa event according to timeout racing:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&amp...

Or (updated to add non-instagram link):

https://www.timeout-racing.com/post/dakar-2027-upd...

nothing on the ASO website so far.

Edited by 100SRV on Tuesday 20th October 09:21

[v8notbrave]

Interesting, loved watching the helicopter shots for many decades. A sad yet interesting geopolitical journey for this event to stay alive, I think it left Africa due to political instability & violence, left south America due to political instability & budgets and then the Saudi sport washing seems to obvs have its own instability now. Back to the start!

[brillomaster]

Here's an idea, maybe go from a big European city, say, Paris, to a far flung African finish point, maybe, Dakar?

[K50 DEL]

brillomaster said:

Here's an idea, maybe go from a big European city, say, Paris, to a far flung African finish point, maybe, Dakar?

That would be a great idea - I'd certainly make the trip to France to see some of it live.

[Killer2005]

brillomaster said:

Here's an idea, maybe go from a big European city, say, Paris, to a far flung African finish point, maybe, Dakar?

It's too much of a war zone currently. Paris that is.

[100SRV]

v8notbrave said:

Interesting, loved watching the helicopter shots for many decades. A sad yet interesting geopolitical journey for this event to stay alive, I think it left Africa due to political instability & violence, left south America due to political instability & budgets and then the Saudi sport washing seems to obvs have its own instability now. Back to the start!

The streamed footage is good, I watched the reports from timeout racing this year which were a lot more in-depth (understandably) than the official coverage. I've read a couple of books about the event too (circles in the sand and the Lawrence Hacking book, both when it was Africa-based which give both sides of the story) it's a spectacle for sure...