From extreme climates and harsh terrain to crashing and getting injured, the Dakar Rally isn’t very friendly to its entrants. Find out why Dakar is the world’s roughest and toughest off-road event.

Ever wondered how the footage from the Dakar goes from the lens of a camera in the desert to your smart phone? Check out this insider scoop on TV production at the Dakar.

Hot off a great stage 7 where he finished fourth in the car category Poland’s Dakar hero, Jakub Przygonski catches up with Alexandra Legouix.

Without the support trucks the Dakar would grind to a halt. Mike Chen gives us the lowdown on KTM’s mobile workshop. Get an in-depth look at the mobile repair and support bike trucks.

The fan favourites of Dakar are the trucks. Mike Chen gets up close and personal with the beasts of Dakar, the Kamaz trucks. Take a look at just how powerful these enormous trucks are to be able to make it through the stages of Dakar.

See what it's like in the driver's seat of Team Kamaz. From riding along the waves of the desert sand dunes to speeding down a muddy road, get the feel of being along for the ride.

Hear from Bryce Menzies after a brutal crash came out of nowhere and took him out of the competition on the second day.

Former Dakar champion Luc Alphand discusses the first stages of the Dakar and the big-name victims that the deserts of Peru has claimed. Luc gives perspective on what it takes to make it all the way to the finish line.

Get an exclusive look into the camps of Dakar with Mike Chen as he tours the KTM bivouac setup and gets more than he bargained for when he went snooping around Toby Price's motorhome.

Once a stage is reached, the work isn't over. The nights are spent fine-tuning and tweaking the motors, doing everything possible to stay ahead of the competition.

The master and apprentice and best of friends, Stéphane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres, take time out from their hectic race to speak and joke with Mike Chen.

Mike Chen catches up with Dakar legend Carlos Sainz. Hear from Carlos what he thinks about the rally so far as he discusses his history with Dakar as well as his relationship and competition with Nasser Al-Attiyah.

Get a look at the anatomy of a Rally Raid car. Watch a tour of the Peugeot 3008DKRMAXI by Bruno Famin, Director of Peugeot sport.

Hear from André Villas-Boas shares what racing Dakar means to him. He shares the family connection he has to the race and the charities he’s supporting by competing.

Meet Red Bull KTM's leading biker Laia Sanz, one of the most versatile and accomplished competitors at the Dakar. No stranger to how brutal Dakar can be, Laia returns in 2018 determined to once again be victorious.

Experience the raw power of Nasser Al-Attiyah’s Toyota as he launches it off the start line in San Juan de Marcona, Peru, for stage 4 of Dakar Rally.

See the footage that captured Bryce Menzies' terrifying crash where he and his co-driver flipped and rolled. Ending Bryce's 2018 Dakar campaign.

Get pumped for what's to come in Dakar Rally 2018. Take a look at what competitors will be facing in the days ahead. Are they up for the challenge?

Often facing the same challenges as the competitors, Marcelo Maragni’s task is to get right into the stages and as close to the action as possible to get the perfect shots of the Dakar Rally.

There's no rest at the Dakar Rally for Team Kamaz, because the drivers are also the mechanics.

Take a look back to 1982. In an incredibly close finish France's Marreau brothers won the Paris Dakar Rally at Mopti-Gao, Mali.

See the moment when Japanese Mitsubishi rider Hiroshi Masuoka overtook Jean-Louis Schlesser and damaged his car. Schlesser was later fined for unsportsmanlike behaviour for trying to run Masuoka's co-driver over.

A huge crowd shows up in Buenos Aires, Argentina to welcome the Dakar Rally entourage. Drivers are greeted with cheers and the cars can hardly make it through the mass of people.

Experience is one of the most precious assets on the Dakar, but it doesn't offer protection from all risks. Watch as Jun Mitsuhashi's car rolls in his 14th time racing Dakar Rally.

See the heartbreaking scene moments after Hubert Auriol broke both ankles on the second-to-last day of the 1987 edition of Dakar Rally, while he was in the lead. In his pain, he magnanimously thanked Cyril Neveu for a great competition.

When the extreme winds blow on the desert of Ténéré during Dakar Rally racers do their best not to let the sand beat them.

Take a look back to 2010 and the rally stage between Copiapo and La Serena, Chile. Watch as motorbikes kick up the sand on the desert flatlands.

In the third stage in Morocco towards Smara former rally world champion Bruno Saby takes off, tumbles, bounces, scatters and rests on his wheels.

At the cultural capital of Burkina-Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso, a traditional moped race – the Ramo – featuring the most reckless riders of the country, changed dates in 2004 so it could be held during the Dakar rest day.

Watch as Cyril Despres lost his lead within minutes of the start of stage 8 in 2012, between Iquique to Antofagasta in Chile, when he got bogged down in deep mud.

Look back to 1992 when a river proved to be a challenge for the cars and drivers.

When a vehicle breaks down on route in Dakar, teams are on their own to do what they can to find a solution and get back on track. It can mean the end of the road for some of them.

Carlos Sainz, who had already won nine stages in two rallies in Africa, wanted an overall victory on the world’s most difficult race, but his misreading of the road book, three days from the arrival, sent him into a ravine.

When entering Niger in 2000, Hubert Auriol was alerted by French authorities that the rally was being threatened by terrorists. The organiser decided to arrange a gigantic airlift between Niamey and Sabah in Libya.

When the weather turned, the Sahara showed to be particularly inhospitable as the vehicles attempted to march forward on stage 7 through a blinding sand storm. Dakar legend Stéphane Peterhansel was one of the few to get through relatively unscathed.

At his first Dakar time in 2016, Sébastien Loeb dominated the rally in the opening week. But sometimes the rally-raid learning process can be cruel. Sébastien lost control 20km from the finish line, ending his hopes for victory.

Uyuni. Bolivia has the world's largest salt flat and is situated along the Dakar route. The salt flat creates an almost snow-like vista on the ground and presents unique driving challenges.

Thierry Sabine, the man who imagined the Dakar, who created it and fed it… was gone, killed in a plane crash. Without its guide, the Dakar was shaken, but didn’t waver. Thierry’s father, Gilbert Sabine, took over and got the show back on the road.

Dakar trucker Gerard de Rooy shows his mettle in this classic race with Vladimir Chagin.

England’s Chris Cork had already suffered the pain of dropping out of the Dakar in 2015 after a severe fall, then tried his luck again in 2016. But the endless dunes were just too arduous for the exhausted rider, who could simply go no further.

The 2017 season saw a wide array of vehicles and unexpected weather conditions and it made for an exciting race.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 1 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

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Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 3 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

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Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 6 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 7 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 8 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 9 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 10 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 11 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 12 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 13 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Check out all the off-road action and highlights from Day 14 of the 2017 Dakar Rally.

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