Information 4 first timer..

[bodge]

Hi there,
I suppose i'm not the 1st or the last to put a message on here about the Plymouth-dakar Challenge , but bear with me .I'm gonna be using a 2wd mazda 2 ltr & i need to hear from anyone who's gone from Nouadhibou - Nouakchott in a 2wd car , to make it a bit more interesting it's front wheel drive.I see that it's nearly 2/3's sealed now so just how bad is it gonna be ?? So come on share your tales of woe with me please.
thanks
Bodge

[Stanley]

2wds work fine in the sand if you remove low bummers and the like. Take it easy unlike friends you where doing well in there 2wd till they hit a small dune to fast.....
So the lesson here, I guess, is that you can always dig in the sahara but you can not always fix a smashed sump!

[scotta]

Hi Bodge

I am doing the trip too this year and am in the second group

We are taking a 2CV and will raise the suspension and add a sump and petrol tank guard

Get the DVD of the trip as you will be able to see the sort of driving conditions

Ashley

[bodge]

Well hi there fellow PDC'er we're in group 2 as well !!!
went to the meet down in exeter & got the dvd + map's etc. looking forward to it as boxing day creeps ever closer. have ya booked ferries or any thing yet ??
should see you somewhere on the way !!!
stay in touch
roger