Amaury Sport Organization, the group whick organizes the Dakar Rally, has found a new venue after the cancellation of the annual rally due the threats of terrorism last month. The rescheduled and renamed race will be held April 20th through 26th in Romania and Hungary, with a different venue for an event that was normally been held in the Sahara.
The Central Europe Rally will cover some 3,000 kilometers over the course of six days, with around half of the competitions taking place on special stages. All the big name teams from Dakar will be in attendance, including BMW, KTM, Mitsubishi, Schlesser and Volkswagen.
This first event also stands as the inaugural race of the "Dakar Series," which was supposed start in 2009, but will now begin a year ahead of schedule. The new series seeks to bring the excitement and media attention of the Dakar Rally to a number of other events spread across the globe and has been in the works for the last several years.
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