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How To Hang Out With Jalopnik At The 2015 Dakar Rally
How To Hang Out With Jalopnik At The 2015 Dakar Rally-June 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:21

Sorry to say we don't have the budget to here for the , but for all you superfans (hi mom) here's how to track me and the Outback Adventure Treks expedition within three meters of accuracy as our nine-motorcycle two-truck squadron follows the race.

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The race kicked off yesterday, but today will be our first opportunity to get on the sidelines. Since race vehicles move a lot faster than we can and we never get much notice regarding where exactly they'll be, we have to chase on the fly.

To give you an idea of how much hustling that involves, I'll have a sitting on the dashboard of my support truck beaming location updates into the cloud every few minutes or so. Again; see our , or over at the Outback Adventure Trek's website .

So stalk us via satellite to hang out in spirit, or come say hello if you're down here. We run communication on UHF channel 10 which I monitor all day; hail me there if you're within range or look for my filthy beard and International Harvester hat around the course!

Meanwhile for your reference of what exactly we'll be looking at and . For more updates from the sandy sidelines of the 2015 Dakar Rally follow our and where I'll be posting all kinds of wacky shit I've witnessed here in South America.

Here's the complete rally stage schedule for the 2015 Dakar Rally, as provided by Robby Gordon's…

Image via AP

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