Topic summary
Paris-Dakar Rally
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Dakar Rally.
Crossing the Sahara
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.