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My interest in the Dakar Rally started just a few years ago after watching some of the stages on TV. I have always been a street rider with not much interest in dirt bikes. Lately, thoughts of heading to far off, out of the way places has got me looking at enduro motorcycles and the possibilities. Races like the Dakar and Baja 1000 only fuel the fire. In 2008 the Dakar was canceled due to the possibility of violence in that part of the world. I found this pretty upsetting but understood  the reasons. Next month the race is back on, hurray! The rally has been moved to Argentina and Chile. South America should provide a good variety of terrain for the 3,728 mile race. The Dakar starts in Buenos Aires Argentina on January 3rd and finishes  back in Buenos Aires. I hope I can find enough coverage of the race on the TV and internet to follow along. Here is a link to the Dakar website  http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html