The 2014 Dakar race is one of the most challenging and dangerous races on earth. It is a constant fight between man, machine and the elements. One of the pinnacles of the racing world and one of the most celebrated. Now, with the advent of a new mobile app, greater coverage on screen and on the Dakar.com website, you can watch the whole race from just about anywhere.
“Allowing web surfers to follow the Dakar as it unravels is the mission of the dakar.com website. It provides live information from the start of each special stage until the arrival of the first trucks through a series of dispatches that is updated daily. Fans of the rally will be able to simultaneously see the classification, interviews with key drivers/riders in each stage, the experiences of amateur competitors or behind-the-scenes shots of the event’s organisation in the ‘Dakar Mag’ section.
All the official videos of the rally will be available every day on the official rally website, and also on the dedicated channels set up on YouTube and Daily Motion. In 2013, there were 5 million hits on video clips of the rally. The content published on dakar.com (classification, positions, stage maps, photos, videos, etc.) is also available on the mobile app, which has been redesigned this year. It is still free of charge and can be used on any iPhone or Android smartphone.” – – Dakar Media
Rapid updates will be available on Twitter (#Dakar2014). You can ask many of the competitors questions (#askdakar), follow events at the end of the day at the bivouac (#insidedakar) and follow night-time arrivals (#dakarnight). Updates on the website will be available in English, French and Spanish.
“Another new feature is that the content simultaneously published on #dakar2014 and Twitter, Instagram and Facebook will be added to the My Dakar digital platform at www.dakar.com/mydakar. An official account has also been created on the social network BBM (in English and Spanish). A Chinese version will also be adapted for Weibo, a social network with 500 million users!: – – Dakar Media
The 2014 Dakar race goes through Argentina and Chile between January 5 and 18.
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