Race To Dakar
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Race To Dakar is a documentary television series, book and DVD set, documenting Charley Boorman's entry into the 2006 Lisbon-Dakar Rally. The book went on sale on 21 September 2006 and the series began on Sky Two on 17 October 2006. The series was shown on the ABC in Australia, concluding on the 11th of January 2007.
[edit] Overview
One of Boorman's lifelong dreams had been to enter the Dakar Rally, which he had discussed with the publishers of the Long Way Round book. Boorman felt he had to do the rally and pitched the idea to Russ Malkin, one of the producers of Long Way Round, who liked the idea. Malkin was concerned that Charley may not finish the rally should he enter alone, so Boorman approached Simon Pavey to see if he was interested in making the documentary and also training him. A third rider, Matt Hall, was chosen to film their participation, and if necessarily allow his bike to be used for parts if anything happened to Boorman's or Pavey's. They entered the rally riding BMW F650 GS Dakars.
[edit] Team
- Charley Boorman – son of film director John Boorman and a motorcyclist all his life. Boorman had partnered Ewan McGregor in Long Way Round in 2004.
- Simon Pavey – Pavey manages BMW Motorrad's off-road training facility in South Wales. He has entered the Dakar Rally six times and finished four times.
- Matt Hall – An accomplished rider, Matt has entered many British enduro races and has produced films on enduro races.
- Russ Malkin – Producer/Director for the Long Way Round and helped Boorman make his dream a reality. He drove the BMW X5 support vehicle for part of the Rally.
Boorman had to retire from the race due to sustaining two broken wrists in a fall from his bike.
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