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Permalink Reply by Walt Pendleton on January 9, 2009 at 2:12pm

It is better to die in glory loving what you do, than to die an old man never trying to reach for your dream.

Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 10, 2009 at 3:31pm

:( Just 'hunting' photos this afternoon, on Yahoo, this is stated in caption of one misc pic. Looking for other info now.

Two people were killed Friday when a Dakar Rally support truck from Argentina slammed head-on into another vehicle, police said.

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 10, 2009 at 10:40pm

It's a historical statistic held ture once again.
The Toughest Race in The World.
RIP Dakar Racer.

Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 11, 2009 at 5:15pm

Found some info on the truck accident, jailed the driver :-/

Dakar support truck crash kills two


SANTIAGO (AFP) — Two people were killed Friday when a Dakar Rally support truck from Argentina slammed head-on into another vehicle, police said.

The accident occurred near Pejerreyes, some 400km north of Santiago near the route of Monday's planned ninth stage between La Serena and Copiapo.

The support truck, carrying tyres for rally contestants, was operated by an Argentinian company. It was travelling with a Dakar Rally organization logistical support car.

According to the initial police reports, Argentinian truck driver Marcelo Sanchez crossed the center line for an unknown reason and hit the smaller oncoming vehicle. The two occupants of the vehicle, who were Peruvian, were killed.

Sanchez was jailed pending an investigation, police said.

The famed race is being held in South America because of terrorist fears in Africa, and has already been marred by the death of French motorcyclist Pascal Terry.

Friday's stage brought the race from Argentina into Chile for the first time.

another link details a little different