| Intercontinental Rally goes to its 4th edition. | Feb 28, 2013 |
 The Rally has flipped to its 2014 edition. The first, and most economical round of reservations for our 2014 edition has opened. This first round will last till May 31. The rally is limited by 100 teams in total. We again provide a nice discount for the participants who hold their own Spot Tracker. Ferry tickets and bivouacs in Morocco,... |
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| The Intercontinental Rally 2013 is over | Feb 11, 2013 |
 After 14 days of racing the Intercontinental Rally 2013 is concluding with the award presentation. For our entire web and Facebook community we would like to congratulate all participants on their outstanding performance. Regardless of their position in the final standings, every pilot who reached the Lac Rose finish line has pushed the limits... |
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| | Feb 8, 2013 |
| The rally has moved to Senegal. Dakar is calling ... |
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| | Feb 4, 2013 |
 We are crossing border to Mauritania today. Since the border formalities will result in some delays it will give everyone the opportunity to relax and get focused on the next two stages. There is an universal truth which applies to racing to Dakar and that is that the Mauritania stages determine the winner. And the course this year will put... |
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| | Feb 1, 2013 |
We are about a third of the way through this year's rally and the interest and support expressed by the Facebook community has been amazing. We had around one thousand fans a few days ago and now we are well on our way to three times as much. Thank you, your support is very much appreciated.
Since most of you are new to here let us give you a short introduction of the event. The Intercontinental Rally was started 2 years ago by a quad racer from the Czech Republic who had a dream of experiencing a race to Dakar as it was 20 years ago - without the media, unrealistic budgets and artificial comforts alien to the desert landscape. We are now in our third year, growing each year while maintaining the low profile, low impact character of the event. The entire organization is comprised of about 20 people, few in Europe, most on the ground in Africa. They are all dedicated volunteers, leaving their day jobs for three weeks to contribute to the success of the rally in all sorts of ways. We have medical staff, technical assistance folks, guys setting up and breaking down the camp every day, time keepers and referees, camera guy producing daily video, IT folks and few others. We all get by on very little sleep, quick bites to eat and a healthy dose of adrenalin. It is a very exhausting job but knowing that we did everything to provide the experience of a lifetime to those who are joining us on this journey to Dakar is priceless.
I hope that over the next 8 days you will stay with us to experience the triumphs and failures that are ahead of us. The effort put in by the racers, their support teams as well as the adventurers who just want to make the trip is simply amazing. They are spending long hours in some of the harshest environments relying on their skill and stamina. Sometimes they fail for various reasons, be it technical break downs, exhaustion or injury. But they give it their all with the goal of reaching Lac Rose. And the elation of getting there is impossible to describe.
Please bear with us as getting the information to you is not always easy. We are using military grade satellite uplink technology from extremely remote locations but even that is not completely reliable. So delays happen but we feel that the relative isolation is part of what this event is all about. So do not expect to see us on Eurosport any time soon.
If you have any question about this year's event or if you are thinking about joining us next year please talk to us after we get back from Africa in mid February. We look forward to hearing from you.
IR'13 Org Team
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| We added a Stage Reports section to present our Rally | Jan 24, 2013 |
| The new section, so called Stage Reports, will help you follow the rally from the start to the finish. Every stage will have its own page with all the pictures, videos, results, articles and the stage map gathered together. |
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| The detailed route 2013 is up! | Dec 4, 2012 |
| We have revealed the detailed route for the IR 2013 today. Check it out here. |
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| Intercontinental Rally 2013 Pre-Start Information | Nov 11, 2012 |
Intercontinental Rally 2013 Pre-Start Information
Registration
The registration for the 2013 Intercontinental Rally will close on November 30th, 2012. No registration will be allowed after this date. The registrants and their personal data cannot be modified after this date so maximum attention should be given to filling out the... |
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| | Aug 2, 2012 |
| After scouting trips and lots of behind the scene work we are able to introduce some wonderful changes to stages 5 and 6. The revised course keeps due south and avoids the busy and touristy Atlantic coast around Fort Bou Jerif. Instead we will follow the Draa valley and proceed inland through some of the most scenic and challenging terrain in... |
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| Great award for the winners on Balkan Rally 2012 . | Jun 8, 2012 |
 Great award for the winners !!!
As a result of collaboration and partnership between the organizers of the Intercontinental Rally and Balkan Rally, prices for winners in the "Balkan Rally 2012" are very great!
The Winners in the overall standings in the category Auto, Moto and ATV/Quad get free entry in the Intercontinental Rally 2013 !... |
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| Our 2012 triple DVD is up for purchase. | Mar 13, 2012 |
 We would like to announce a triple DVD that commemorates the 2012 Intercontinental Rally event. It features our fresh new rally-movie, all the stage videos, and more than a thousand pictures - all that in high resolution. You can purchase it straight from this page. |
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| Intercontinental Rally gets ready for the 2013 edition. | Mar 1, 2012 |
 Intercontinental Rally site has flipped to the 2013 edition:
- Apart from the usual, the price also includes ferry tickets from Almeria to Morocco (for people and vehicles) as well as all the bivouac sites in Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal.
- The first registration round is to be opened till April 30 and as usual, it provides the most... |
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| Stage 14 (Dakar, Lac Rose) | Feb 12, 2012 |
 The moment of glory (EN, FR, CZ)
The moment of glory has arrived when all the pain and suffering is forgotten and the sense of accomplishment starts to settle in. After more than 5000 km and 13 days of full on racing the Rally has reached the finish line on the shores of Lac Rose, stone throw distance from Dakar and the westmost point of... |
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| Stage 13 (St.Louis - Dakar) | Feb 12, 2012 |
 Almost there (EN, FR, CZ)
As unreal as it feels at the moment we have reached our final destination! Lac Rose welcomed the Rally in all it's glory, glowing pink-purple in the afternoon sun. The penultimate stage featured sandy trails in the shadow of ancient baobab trees, through rural villages and bustling towns. The last 50 km was along a... |
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| Stage 12 (St.Louis - St.Louis) | Feb 11, 2012 |
 Savannah (EN, CZ)
This stage provided an introduction to the navigational challenges of the Senegalese Savannah. Everyone exercised caution as we raced near many small villages with curious children and ignorant goats everywhere. The short liaison provided for a memorable outing, and as the moon rose over the bivouac the excitement of reaching... |
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| Stage 11 (Nouakchott - St.Louis) | Feb 20, 2012 |
 Etape Nouakchott – Saint Louis (FR, CZ):
Le but principal de l’étape sera de passer la frontière sénégalo-mauritanienne. Il n’y a aura pas de chronométrage aujourd’hui bien qu’il y ait une partie TT d’une centaine de km.
De belles pistes ondulent sur les collines sablonneuses en parallèle de la nouvelle route qui amènera dans le futur les... |
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| Stage 10 (Nouakchott - Nouakchott) | Feb 10, 2012 |
 Nouakchott (EN, FR, CZ)
Another improvised stage to replace the two stages originally planned for the Atar region. The stage was relatively straightforward on very fast pistes with a massive dune at the finish. Due to the long liaison the car teams decided to forego the stage and the bikes raced on their own. There was one notable departure on... |
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| Stage 9 (Nouadhibou - Nouakchott) | Feb 8, 2012 |
 Sandstorm strikes (EN, FR, CZ)
After several days of high winds and blinding sandstorms forced us to forgo Atar and instead head to Nouakchott the special followed last year's course. To extend the range of the motorbikes to cover the 500km distance through some very remote coastal regions the rally team set up a refueling station around the... |
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| Stage 8 (Daklha - Nouadhibou) | Feb 6, 2012 |
 Crossing the Mauritanian border (EN, FR)
A liaison stage to cross the Morocco-Mauritanian border. Thanks to advanced preparation by the organization, the border crossing went extremely smoothly, and everyone got across within an hour. The short drive across the mined no-man's land strip reminded everyone the importance of good way points as... |
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| Stage 7 (Layoune - Daklha ) | Feb 6, 2012 |
 Finally an easier stage (EN, FR, CZ)
Finally a stage with a shorter and easier off road section! The caravan proceeded on the blacktop south towards the city of Dakhla with a special section on flat, wind swept plains short distance from the bivouac. The easy terrain perhaps relaxed the concentration of one of the riders a little too much as... |
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THE RALLY STARTS IN 242 DAYS.
