Dakar Argentina-Chile: preparativos

Arranca el Dakar americano en apenas 24 horas. Intentaré seguirlo desde nuestra óptica y os cribaré las imágenes para intentar cubrirlo de otra manera, estaremos cómodos y en casa, pero muertos de envidia por no estar allí, en el desierto de Atacama, llaneando por la Pampa o por las alturas andinas de Valparaíso a Mendoza.

De momento, veamos los preparativos (con un poquito de musiquita argentina y de carreras):

KTM driver Stephane Charlier, of Belgium, center, arrives for the technical verifications before the start of the Argentina Dakar Rally 2009 in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The 2009 edition of the Dakar rally will be run from Jan. 3-18 in Argentina and Chile. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Brazil's Carlo Collet adjusts his glasses during technical verifications before the Argentina Dakar Rally 2009 in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. The 2009 edition of the Dakar rally will be run from Jan. 3-18 in Argentina and Chile. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France's Thibault Lormand (L) and Etienne Lormand ride their Yamaha as they leave the technical control area ahead of the South American edition of the Dakar 2009 in Buenos Aires, December 31, 2008. The rally, which starts on January 3, 2009, is leaving Africa for the first time in its three decades history, to run a total of 14 stages across Argentina and Chile. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA)

BAS08. BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) 31/12/08.- Vista de motocicletas estacionadas hoy, 31 de diciembre de 2008, en el Dakar Village, en el barrio de Palermo, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Este espacio fue montado para la realización de verificaciones técnicas y administrativas de los vehículos, previo al inicio del Rally Dakar 2009. La competencia comienza el sábado 3 y finaliza el domingo 18 en Buenos Aires. EFE/Leo La Valle

General view of Parc Ferme, the technical and administrative scrutineering site, inside La Rural premises in Buenos Aires on January 1, 2009. The 2009 Dakar, a 9000 km loop including 6000 of specials between Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Buenos Aires, will take place in Argentina and Chile from the 3rd to the 18th of January. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC LE FLOCH-POOL

Kids watch the parked vehicles of the 2009 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires on December 31, 2008. The 2009 Dakar, a 9000 km loop including 6000 of specials between Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Buenos Aires, will take place in Argentina and Chile from January 3 to 18. AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Partial view of French Eric Croquelois' motorcycle in Buenos Aires on December 31, 2008. The 2009 Dakar, a 9000 km loop including 6000 of specials between Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Buenos Aires, will take place in Argentina and Chile from the 3rd to the 18th of January. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS