Now he has a chance to make history in the renowned Dakar Rally. “The challenge is there.”::Casey Currie puts his car through its paces in a “shakedown” run in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this past week in preparation for the Dakar Rally raid. Preparing for the Dakar Rally can take months and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Human Rights Watch and other groups have accused Saudi Arabia of “sports washing,” hosting boxing and golf championships to rehabilitate its global image. Casey Currie takes a test drive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s start in the Dakar Rally raid.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 04, 2020 21:56 UTC