11:41 | Lima, Jun. 12 (ANDINA).
The Peruvian government and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) have signed an agreement for the Andean country to host the final four stages of the 2012 Dakar Rally.
The signing ceremony was held last Friday in the presence of Peru's Prime Minister Rosario Fernandez, Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD) president Arturo Woodman and ASO representative Gregory Murac.
Woodman said that there are still two supreme decrees needed to streamline the organization process, one that creates a working committee for the 2012 Dakar Rally and another that declares the competition an event of national interest.
In 2012, Peru will play host to the final four stages of the off-road rally race after the drivers have completed the first stages in Argentina and Chile.
The two week race starts on January 1st in Mar del Plata, Argentina with one rest day in Chile on the 8th and the finish in Lima on the 15th.
Originally named “The Paris-Dakar”, this event has been running since its inaugural season in 1979. As the former name suggests, the Dakar Rally, ran in Europe and Africa, with competitors leaving Paris, France and racing to Dakar, Senegal.
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Publicado: 12/6/2011