New Year's Eve Moto News - Rally Dakar Edition

That's right, the Rally Dakar is coming around very quickly now and we have some news about the event to go over in preparation.

First off, it seems that they have set up the course to be even more grueling than it was in previous years. 9000 Km of rough riding or driving across the South American nations of Chile and Argentina. It is some of the toughest off-road conditions in the world and it will be a real test of endurance, drive and determination for every participant. It all starts tomorrow, 1 January 2010, so get ready!

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Aprilia has released photos and information on the 2010 RXV 4.5 Dakar, which Team Giofil will be using in the Rally Dakar. Paolo Ceci, Gerard Farres, Francisco Lopez and Alex Zanotti will all ride the Italian off-road machine starting tomorrow, 1 January 2010. The team had a great 2009 Rally of the Pharoahs, so they are a real threat for the Dakar this year...

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Here are some important milestones of the Dakar:

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On the USA Today website:

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There were other stories, but most of them were simply re-writes of these few, so we will stay with this group for now. More news to come...