ユーベルオリオールからレネ・メッジへと主催者が交代して、
幾度となく開催されてきたアフリカ・エコレースが来年も開催される。
ダカールラリーの本来のルートである、パリからダカールへと向かうルートを走るこのアフリカ・レース、同時期に開催されることもあり、ダカールラリー主催者から敵対視されていることは間違えない。
ダカールラリーでレジェンド入りしている選手たちが数多くラリーの部隊をアフリカ・エコレースに移し、ちまこましたコースを走る南米のダカールラリーよりも、壮大なスケールの自然の中を走るダカールラリーを満喫しているという。
以下、そのインフォメーション
AFRICA ECO RACE
Newsletter - February 2011
René METGE : « I THANK YOU ALL! »
After a third edition strong in feelings, René Metge, Sporting director of the AFRICA ECO RACE, wants to underline the quality of the performances of ALL the competitors on this African event.
Dear Friends,
During the 2011 AFRICA Eco Race I had the opportunity to follow all of you. I appreciated your skills in driving and your knowledge to find the right way on this very demanding route.
My reward (as for the organization team) is to see you happy, proud of your performance, and to listen to your acute and sometimes funny comments.
I’d like to thank you all for the atmosphere you breathed on this rally. The mutual aid, the solidarity and the conviviality gave to this adventure a real human dimension.
We are tuned in your comments. We try to stick at best to your expectations. For the next edition, we’ll try again to offer you a beautiful route, giving a good place to driving and navigation and well balanced in difficulties.
Regulation will be revised to allow you, in case of big technical problems, to pursue the rally and to stay in the classification. Our purpose as always is to drive you ALL on the Dakar beach.
Once again, thank you to trust the Africa Eco Race. I really appreciated all of you and I hope to meet you in December 2011.
René METGE