ANYONE BEEN TO LISBON FOR THE START OF THE DAKAR

Sir James · Nov 6, 2006

I was thinking of driving down to Lisbon to watch the start of the Daker in Jan 07 :driving

Could anyone answer a few question's :bounce1

1. Is it warm enough to camp .
2. Can you get close to all the vehicles .
3. When the race starts , how long does it take the teams to reach the port .
4. Do they use normall roads and speed limits while in Portugal and Spain .
5. Can you follow them and camp close buy each evening .
6. Anyone doing it .
7. Anyone done it .

Any info welcome

.....JB........

Tim Cullis · Nov 6, 2006

1. The competitors camp, but in big bivouac.
2. Yes, behind barriers in park fermé
3. Which port? Malaga was at end of day 2
4. Yes during liaison stages, no during specials
5. Yes to follow.
6. Yes, 2007, but probably not in Portugal/Spain
7. Yes, 2006

Tim

Sir James · Nov 6, 2006

Cheers Tim :beerjug:

STUBBS · Nov 6, 2006

went to the start (france)4 years ago,as a mate lived near by, spent 2 days watching the checking of the vehicles and the race starting. you could get fairly close and could see all that was going on.

BAKERMAN · Nov 7, 2006

STUBBS said:
went to the start (france)4 years ago,as a mate lived near by, spent 2 days watching the checking of the vehicles and the race starting. you could get fairly close and could see all that was going on.

Clarmont Fararad , was that 4 years ago

Steptoe · Nov 7, 2006

Went to Paris twice in the late eighties, and watched the start from there

ANYONE BEEN TO LISBON FOR THE START OF THE DAKAR

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