Dakar Rally (Argentina - Chile) 2009 DVD - Description
"Those dunes have never looked so fearsome" Autosport
For the first time in is 30-year history the Dakar Rally
crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the deserts, mountains and rocky terrain of
South America in 2009. This is the full, action-packed story of a 9,500km
journey through Argentina
and Chile
which wrote a new chapter in the story of the World’s greatest motorsport
adventure.
The superb footage captured in this official review of the
2009 Dakar Rally lets you join the hundreds of competitors in cars and trucks,
on motorcycles and quads, as they depart Buenos
Aires for a 15 day battle with the most treacherous
terrain and inhospitable conditions. The route would throw every challenge
imaginable at the crews as they cross Patagonia, traversed the Andes and braved
the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places
on Earth.
The location may have changed, but the geography of South America was not so different to the African
landscape - the cars, bikes, trucks and quads still had to deal with huge
dunes, rock-strewn tracks, shifting sands and terrifying precipices.
Volkswagen renewed its bid to break the Mitsubishi dominance,
and two-times World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz produced a stunning drive which
looked certain to bring the German marque victory. However, a shocking fall ended
the Spaniard’s heroic efforts, opening up an intense battle to the finish line
between the VWs of Giniel de Villiers and Mark Miller and the awesome Hummer of
US star Robbie Gordon.
The bike class was dominated by the outstanding Marc Coma,
who led the way throughout on his KTM. As well as reliving the Spaniard’s
amazing ride, our incredible footage brings you the fightback by Cyril Despres
and the brilliant performance of American
Jonah Street, plus much more.
Then, of course, we also have the hard-fought battles for
honours in the all-terrain a truck categories.
The Official Review is packed with action footage, including
plenty of on-board sequences, and interviews with the stars to create a
comprehensive look back at a history-making event.
Bonus feature: Uncut and Unseen – more than 20 minutes of unseen action
footage and interviews from the Dakar
Rally 2009
"The Dakar Rally's first trip to South America was a resounding success and the highlights of a memorable event are captured on this 52-minute DVD, which features all the action from the cars, bikes and trucks. Best bit? The on-board footage. Those dunes have never looked so fearsome" Autosport
