Historie & Achtergronden - Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally: Feiten & cijfers

De Route 2008: Portugal-Spanje-Marokko-Mauritanie-Senegal

Start: 5 Januari Lissabon Finish: 20 Januari Dakar Liason (verbindingsroutes): 3.537km Specials (race parkoers): 5.736km Totaal te rijden: 9.273km

Le Dakar in cijfers

• Since 1979, some 13 600 men and women have participated in the Dakar .
• The crossing of a continent, Africa (21 different countries crossed in 29 editions).
• In 2007, 245 motorcycles, 180 cars, 85 trucks have started the Euromilhoes Lisboa Dakar.
• The Dakar is also a competition open to everyone with the participation of both professionals (20 %) and amateurs (80 %).
• It is an event with an enormous turnover: 40 % of new competitors each year in moto and 20 % in auto.
• In 2007, competitors from the 4 corners of the globe participate; 43 different nationalities were represented: 70 % foreign participation and 30 % French participation.
• One million spectators followed the Dakar in Portugal in 2007

Dakar ondersteunt goede doelen in Afrika:

Since September 2002, A .S.O. has been in partnership with SOS SAHEL within the scope of a programme for protecting the environment in west Africa. Based on projects that directly stem from local initiatives, Actions Dakar has set up in country and town, with the region of Louga , Senegal as a homebase. The various operations cover management of waste, natural resources (plantations, protection of varieties in fields.) or fostering awareness in the younger generation at school. After three years of working fruitfully together, the partnership was renewed this year for a furthr period of three years.

Actions Dakar in figures

• 186,000 people concerned for 65 projects
• 953 members of groups trained in natural resource management
• € 600,000, 75 % funded by A.S.O. over 6 years with more 120 000 € in 2007
• 25,989 children and adults made aware of good environmental practices

Protection and enhancement of soils and forestry resources

• 1,208 enhanced stoves built - 888 ha of arable land protected
• 21,656 trees saved, 132,089 trees planted, 69 composters built and 3 dunes fixed

Health protection and water hygiene

• 62 latrines and 62 catch basins built - 5 pools developed - 85 water reservoirs put into operation