DAKAR RALLY (over 9.000 km of race) to be held in Saudi Arabia in January 2020 and the next 4 years

HAIDER · Jun 24, 2019

Wilhelm II said:
Yyyyyeeeeaaaa lancia I love it
What is better than Italian cars

She is killer ... let see what comes up, because 9000 km is long ride and how many survive.

ArabianEmpires&Caliphates · Jun 24, 2019

HAIDER said:
She is killer ... let see what comes up, because 9000 km is long ride and how many survive.

Well, let us hope all of them will, lol.

Did you know that 70 participants have died since 1979? That is quite a lot actually. Almost 1.5 on average each year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dakar_Rally_fatal_accidents

Wilhelm II · Jun 24, 2019

Ziggurat “TepeSialk“ said:
Why you attack for every comment. I'm not sure your country will be stable in 2020. Anyway good for you.

Come on 2020 is near wake up this thread is about cars and sport why you always must show your hate and ideology everywhere?!!!!

DESERT FIGHTER · Jun 24, 2019

Al Watan Al Arabi said:
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Saudi Arabia Snow by ABO_TMEEM, on Flickr

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1121416616493887488

Stunning footage. Arabia.

Never knew it snowed in KSA.

DESERT FIGHTER · Jun 24, 2019

Al Watan Al Arabi said:
Yes, but only a few specific luxury brands. Overall I would say that the Germans make the best cars. I am very content with my BMW M 6 Gran Coupé (F06) as an example

Al Watan Al Arabi said:

Continued:

Saudi Arabia Snow by ABO_TMEEM, on Flickr

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1121416616493887488

Stunning footage. Arabia.

Click to expand...

To be honest all these places can easily be mistaken for Balochistan.

Zibago · Jun 24, 2019

Al Watan Al Arabi said:
Gruelling Dakar Rally route through Saudi Arabia’s ‘captivating’ deserts revealed by Sports Authority

AL-QADDIYA: More details about the Dakar Rally expected to take place in January 2020 in Saudi Arabia were released on Thursday by the Kingdom's General Sports Authority at an event in Al-Qaddiya.

The race starts on Jan. 5 in Jeddah, with the drivers set to race through Al-Madinah, Tabuk and Ha’il regions before a having a rest day in Riyadh. From the capital, the route winds its way back toward the coast through the Asir region and ends in the city of Al-Qaddiya on Jan. 17.

Speaking at the event, the chairman of the General Sports Authority (GSA) Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal announced a 10-year partnership with the Dakar Rally, saying: "We want the world to see the captivating desert of Saudi Arabia and to get to know the good and hospitable people of the Kingdom that looks forward to receiving the world.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1121405912592392192

“Our country is extremely passionate about sport and our strategic goal is to feed that appetite as we move further towards achieving Vision 2030 of which sport is a basic pillar.

“In hosting Dakar Rally we aim to produce an unbelievable and unforgettable experience for drivers as they discover the beauty of Saudi nature and a unique spectacle for motorsport fans not only in Saudi Arabia but also in the region and around the world.”

It was announced earlier this month that the race would be held in Saudi Arabia, and for the first time in the Middle East.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1121416616493887488

The Dakar has been held in South America since 2009. The gruelling multi-stage rally was previously held in Africa but was relocated after terrorist threats in Mauritania in 2008.

Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Abdullah Al-Faisal, chairman of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation, said when the race announcement was made: “I have always wanted to participate in Dakar Rally, while I wasn’t fortunate to achieve that ambition, I’m now part of achieving a much bigger dream for my country as Dakar comes to the Middle East region for the first time ever.”

CEO of Qiddiya project Michael Reininger said: "Qiddiya will soon become the centre of the motorsports world by virtue of an unparalleled collection of on track and off road facilities and a set of experiences and events that have never been assembled in one place before.”

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1121402920619130883

The CEO of the rally's organizing company, Amaury Sport Organization, Yann Le Moenner thanked the princes for their commitment to bringing the rally to Saudi Arabia, adding: “Crossing the best deserts of the world has always been in the DNA of the Dakar, to discover and share.”

Dakar Rally director David Castera said: “Following 30 years of discoveries, fateful encounters, and exploits, Étienne Lavigne rose to a new challenge when he took the rally across the Atlantic to South America and brought Dakar fever to a new continent. Now, the time has come to set a new course and enter uncharted territory with the next destination of the Dakar and its competitors in Saudi Arabia.”

Meanwhile, the drivers involved in the rally have been in Saudi Arabia soaking up local culture and experiencing some of the desert landscapes they will drive through in January.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1121378462894362624

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1488041/saudi-arabia

Cool.

Is it really Dakar rally if Dakar isn't in it?

ArabianEmpires&Caliphates · Jun 24, 2019

@DESERT FIGHTER

It snows every winter in KSA. Mostly Northern Hijaz in Tabuk Region and the Northern regions but not only.

Is that a good or a bad thing if true? :lol:

Those photos were just a small introduction of some of the landscapes that can be found on the route alongside the video that the Dakar Rally organizers posted on their Twitter and YouTube profiles.
Just a shame that the route covers less than half of the regions of the country.

Zibago said:
Is it really Dakar rally if Dakar isn't in it?

It is just the name/brand/organization being the same and it being the most famous and largest rally in the world. In the past 11 years the race was held in South America due to instability in the Sahel region. It continued to be called Dakar Rally. I think it is great that it is moving to different continents and countries. Now Asia and the Middle East for the first time. Just wish Formula 1 could reach KSA one day as in Bahrain and UAE next door. There are already Formula E races being held in KSA actually. Even international golf tournaments as posted in post 15. Great if you ask me.

El Sidd · Jun 24, 2019

Pakistan should send some students out there who have done e-mobility projects.

9000km and such rugged terrain offers multitude of learning opportunities specially if there are similarities in geography.