No problem. Most American's don't know what the Dakar Rally is. It used to be called the Paris-Dakar rally and has been in existence since 1979. This year the route is close to 5k miles (7900km) running from Portugal, through Spain, & into several countries in Northern and Western Africa, finishing in Dakar, Senegal.

This year the race is 15 days (sunday's a rest day) and on average that means 500km sections each day through mostly unforgiving terrain. There are 3 major classes (Bikes, Cars, Trucks) and within each major class multiple sub classes. You can read more about it at www.Dakar.com.