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Preparation

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The 2009 route

The quality of the moments you will spend on the rally will depend a great deal on the way you will have prepared them. To show up at the start in the best possible way and make sure the chances are present to live the adventure all the way to the end, one can't neglect the slightest aspect of the project: technical, physical or money-wise, it is obviously better to be prepared at all levels.

The DAKAR is a race made up of over 80 % amateurs who battle alongside professionals in the discipline. Over and beyond help proposed in searching of sponsors, regulations with preferential conditions for amateurs… The amateurs competitors benefit from following measures.

The amateurs in the race (.pdf)

Dakar Budget

So as to optimize your DAKAR preparations, here are the items you will have to think about when calculating your budget.

Dakar Budget (.pdf)


Advice on preparation

A long distance rally such as the DAKAR, which takes place in desert or tropical zones, requires impeccable health and imposes substantial physical and psychological stress on every participant. However, preparation for it is all too frequently neglected. It is a true sporting trial, a daily competition against others but also against yourself. Our role is therefore to make you aware and help you tackle your physical preparation for the trial better. We therefore enclose some recommendations so that you will not leave out those essential factors for the success of your rally:

Advice on preparation (.pdf)


Advice on finding sponsors

The first trial encountered in preparing for a Dakar is finding sponsors!

Advice on finding sponsors (.pdf)

Foreign contacts

Spain

Netherlands

Belgium

Great-Britain

United-States

Argentina

Chile

Japan


The professionals of assistance

Contact a specialist, find some assistance…

4x4 tuners contacts (.pdf)

Motorcycle Tuners contacts (.pdf)