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Lisbon Dakar 2008 Event
EHM-0654 Murray:
I say keep going (personal, not MT...) Just 'cause they've canceled the real-life race, no reason for us to not keep the event going in celebration of the history of the real-life race.
EHM-0641 Rico:
Why did they cancel it?
EHM-1465 Dominic:
According to the BBC News website it was cancelled because terrorist threats against the race meant that the organisers felt the risks to those involved were too great.
This is against a background of tourists being murdered recently in Mauritania so the threat is unfortunately very real...
EHM-1953 Daniel:
yes, Dominic has got it all right, and if you would like to read what the organisers them selves got to say can you read their statement at http://www.dakar.com/indexus.html
EHM-2173 Bastiaan:
But I don't understand why they cancel the whole tour. Why can't you just drive to Morrocco and back or something. These people spended a whole year and a whole load of money on there car.. And imagine the money that the event loses by sponsors etc.
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