The ... precursor to the Dakar Rally ... :
" ... In 1971, ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker used the unproven Range Rover to drive from Algeria to Lagos, Nigeria to set up a recording studio and jam with Fela Kuti. Predating the Paris-Dakar Rally the subsequent documentary is replete with such terrain, and documents the vehicle's endurance... "
... and of course Range Rovers went on to win
the Dakar in 1979 and 1980 ...
... the rest is history ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80LfQZUxeP0
Dakar and RR
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Mad Manny
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Chas' claim makes sense.
Up until 40 years ago Land Rover was ahead of the pack.
Up until 40 years ago Land Rover was ahead of the pack.
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
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Ok, i get that but why do I need to look at potheads and West Africans dancing for almost an hour to get to it?
Chas, have you ever visited Lagos?
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Chas, have you ever visited Lagos?
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I flew around Ghana, just above the forests, in a Huey chopper .. but not to Nigeria ... !
Not that I recall, anyway... but I know how good a drummer Ginger was !
(and Keith Moon of the WHO !
...but that's history ... )
... Famous Fiver VoorLoper ...
... Veni Vidi Vici ...
... Veni Vidi Vici ...
