The most famous and legendary rally marathon, Paris-Dakar, originates in the distant, 1978, in France. Thierry Sabin – a French motorcycle racer, a year before the creation of the famous marathon, participated in the Abijan -Nitsets rally, and was lost in the midst of the desert, in Libya. After this incident, the rider came up with the idea of creating a competition of people and cars, on a new route. Since then, the life of Thierry Sabina has changed dramatically, and was completely devoted to the organization and support of her brainchild, until it ended on January 14, 1986, with the crash of a helicopter, with the founder of Dakar on board. Rally “Paris -Dakar” – a real race for survival, a difficult test for participants and equipment. Access is open not only for teams of large auto giants and professionals, amateur crews can take part in the marathon. The technique that participates in the rally is divided into three main classes: motorcycles, cars and heavy trucks. From the very beginning of its existence, Paris-Dakar began to attract many European manufacturers, even those who had not previously participated in rally competitions. Interesting developments have appeared in Porshe, Citroen, and even Rolls-Royce. Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover and Pinzgauer, challenged the heat and sand. Japanese teams Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota also did not pass this bright phenomenon, and, as it turned out, is not in vain. Mitsubishi Pajero is one of the main favorites of recent years, in the class of cars. In the class of trucks, in the 80s, Mercedes and DAFs dominated, which in the heat of competition created machines with double engines with a capacity of more than 1000 liters. With. Later, the leading positions began to occupy Tatra and our KAMAZ. It is worth noting the fact that the Russian KamAZ-Master team takes first places in the Dakar rally for the past few years. The class of motorcycles, in a cult rally-marathon, heads KTM, which supplants even such a strong team as BMW. A curious incident occurred in January 1982, when the son of the English prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Mark, disappeared along with the navigator and mechanic. Their Peugeot 504 was found on the sixth day after the disappearance, the entire crew was unharmed.”Paris-Dakar” has not only respect among car races and millions of fans around the world, but also a scandalous reputation. The authorities of Paris repeatedly transferred the place of the Marathon’s start, in 2008 the rally did not take place at all, and therefore, the legendary rally, for several years, has been held in South America.
