From December 31st until January 15th, competitors on motorcycles, quads, side-by-sides, cars, and trucks will be racing in what is said to be the most difficult off-road event in the world, the Dakar Rally.

In today's show, I explain what the Dakar Rally is, a brief history of the rally, define rally racing, highlight some of the motorcycle competitors, along with other commentary about the race.

Winter here in the midwest is a miserable time as a motorcyclists, so the Dakar Rally is a ray of light during the dark evening hours of winter.

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Get a taste of Dakar from Lyndon Poskitt:

https://youtu.be/3jN2Vwqu9To

Download Red Bullt TV on your phone or smart TV. Recap coverage is typically 7PM each night during the rally.

NBC Sports is apparently covering the race 6:30PM during the rally, but it's on Peacock, which may require a $5 subsciption

Check out the Dakar Rally at the links below:

https://www.dakar.com/en/

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/dakar-rally

https://www.nbcsports.com/video/event/2023-dakar-rally

My rider picks for 2023:

https://www.instagram.com/rickybrabec/

https://www.instagram.com/tobyprice87/

https://www.instagram.com/skylerhowes110/

https://www.instagram.com/sandragomez.11/

Corrections: 

-Adrien Van Beveren actually came from Yamaha, not Luciano Benavides (who raced for Husqvarna in 2022 and again this year).

-Laia Sanz will be driving a car for Team Astra

https://www.instagram.com/laiasanz_85/ 

https://astara.com/news/astarateam-dakar-2023

Song: RocknStock - Power Music provided by Tunetank. 

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