The 2013 Dakar Rally is happening right now, January 5th – 20th in South America.  While covering the event for race-dezert.com I came across these great vintage videos of older Dakar rally drivers and events.  I will be posting up more videos over the next week showing more of these awesome videos.  And if you want to check out full coverage of the 2013 Dakar Rally be sure to visit RDC.

Legends of Dakar – 1978: 182 vehicles for the first rally

Legends of Dakar – Jacky Ickx – Ickx’s duel with the desert

Legends of Dakar – Ari Vatanen – Vatanen, part I

Legends of Dakar – 1979, Mali Africa