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Dakar Rally 2019

  • Two weeks of this? The entire 2019 Dakar Rally will be held in the deserts of southern Peru, meaning sand, sand and more sand instead of the more diverse terrains of previous years
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    2019 Dakar Rally kicks off into the Peruvian desert
    The world's most grueling rally event is underway again, as more than 330 cars, trucks, bikes and quads set off for at least 3,100 miles (5,000 km) of high speed machine torture in the 41st Dakar Rally. This year's course takes competitors on a lap of southern Peru, starting and finishing in Lima.