Maybe Argentina, Chile, & Peru should look into overseeing this thing

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fisher on January 11, 2012 at 11:36pm

ASO holds more then just the rights to the Dakar name, they hold the History & Prestige. You don't see WRC teams showing up for the Olympus Rally anymore despite it holding a round of the WRC in the 80s, you don't see Euro/Asian factory teams showing up for Baja, etc etc.

Pretty much any Country/Countries around the world could hold a RallyRaid like this but that doesn't mean enough of the top-dogs are gonna shop up to make it worthwhile, heck Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada & Utah could get together and hold a Dakar style event every year for the next 100 years but that doesn't mean it's ever going to gain the history/prestige that comes with the Dakar name (which is ultimately what sells the race to the sponsors that make it possible).

That being said I've always thought a Baja to Western Canada (or Canada to Baja) RallyRaid event would be fun. Or even an Cross Country USA one would be fun but I don't think there are enough natural places for the Specials, especially towards the East Coast (though maybe in the Southeast there is).. Maybe start at the Santa Monica Pier & end on the sands of Daytona Beach with somehow finding a way to have a stop (rest day?) in Indy.

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2012 at 11:50am

Maybe in a hundred years,

That is how long it would take to get through the pile of paperwork and bullshit needed to run a race within the US.

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2012 at 11:50am

Actually after that they would just turn it down because of some tree hugger.