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Race to Dakar is a documentary series following actor and keen motorcyclist Charley Boorman's entry into the 2006 Dakar Rally from Lisbon to Dakar. First aired on Sky Two and ABC Television (Australia) during 2006, it was also released as a book.
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- Jim Penfold and the Hollywood Killers
- 17 October –, 28 November 2006
- Sky Two
Along with producer Russ Malkin (from Long Way Round) and a motorbike team, Boorman competed in the 2006 Dakar Rally in January 2006. The event was filmed and the series Race to Dakar began on Sky2 in the United Kingdom in October 2006. During the rally Boorman was injured and was forced to retire from the race after five days. Long Way Down
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- 1972–present
- Writer, television presenter, traveller
- 23 August 1966 (age 57), Wimbledon, England
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Race to Dakar: With Charley Boorman, Russ Malkin, Matt Hall, Gareth Edmunds. This documentary follows the entry of motorcyclist and actor Charley Boorman into the 2006 Dakar Rally from Lisbon to Dakar.
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- 2006-06
- Documentary, Sport
- Charley Boorman, Russ Malkin, Simon Pavey
© 2024 Google LLC. It's hard not to like Actor and World explorer Charley Boorman. In this series he attempts one of his greatest challenges to date, taking on the immense Race...
2006 and Charley competed in the famous Dakar rally which was filmed and then became the “Race to Dakar” TV series. Injuring both his arms during the event meant that he didn’t cross the finish line, however the show continued with Charley becoming team manager on the ground, and getting his team mate Simon Pavey to the end.
We follow motorcyclist Charley Boorman’s 2006 entry into the toughest race on Earth: The Dakar Rally, in this adrenaline pumping documentary! We witness an adventurer’s childhood dream, as he pushes himself to the limit in a passionate, but treacherous journey from Portugal to Senegal.
