Documentarytellingthestoryoftheworld'scraziestrace. In1977,FrenchmotorcyclistThierrySabinewasinserioustrouble,lostintheLibyandesertanddyingfromthirst.Whilstmostmenwouldweepandthinkbackovertheirlives,Thierrythoughtaboutcomingback-todoarallyacrosstheSaharaDesert.The9,000kmParis-Dakarrallywasborn. Therallybecameabeaconforeccentricadventurersbattlingtheterrainincustomisedvehicles,seducedbytheromanceofthedesertandtheextremechallenge.Itsoonbecameavictimofitsownrapidsuccess.Caughtupincontroversyandwithover60deaths,in2008thisincredibleeventwasbroughttoanendinAfricabyterrorism. FeaturingwinnersCyrilNeveu,HubertAuriol,Jean-LouisSchlesser,AriVatanen,StephanePeterhansel,MartinedeCortanze,formerparticipantSirMarkThatcherandmanymore,thisisthestoryofthebiggestmotorsporteventtheworldhaseverseenandoneofthegreatestchallengesofhumanendeavoureverconceived,toldbythosewhotookpart. Howthewesttookonalandscapeofincrediblebeautyandscale.Andlost.
