First of all, happy new year, everyone! Secondly, if you've been waiting either anxiously or patiently for the 2024 Dakar Rally, it's very nearly here. All the action of one of the world's premiere annual motorsport events kicks off on January 5, 2024, which is just a few days away as I write this. This year's event runs through January 19, 2024, when new champions (or possibly returning champions; you never know) will be crowned.
To get there, though, the competitors will need to have multiple skills honed and ready. One of the most important of these is knowing how to load and read the Dakar Rally roadbook. It's packed with useful information about the route, but knowing how to read it is crucial in order to get where you need to go. For a start, the terminology and abbreviations are in French (which probably isn't surprising, but is nevertheless useful information).
