Life is hard at the Dakar Rally

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Life is hard at the Dakar Rally

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke6ygvgIY8o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2E9lu2RcK4
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My God, that is lunacy! Why don't they have oxygen on the vehicles, like he joked? I'll bet the 4-wheelers do!
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The riders should be spending a few years chewing coca leaves with the locals before riding at those altitudes.
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Airbear wrote:The riders should be spending a few years chewing coca leaves with the locals before riding at those altitudes.
or a least ride with a pocket full of leaf ... ;)
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Sibbo wrote:
or a least ride with a pocket full of leaf ... ;)
I'd prefer to ride higher than that
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fried in butter... you'll be high.
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Papillon!
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Might an Ozzie win the Dakar Rally?

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http://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/ ... 7706886058
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Ozzie wins the Dakar Rally!

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-16/t ... ly/7093490
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In the very first video, why didn't they just give him a couple of Red Bulls, a slap on the back and a hearty "Cheerio!"?

Isn't that what energy drinks are for?

I once heard an E.R. nurse refer to it as "crack in a can".
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