LDC 2009 charters Airbus in cooperation with Afriqiyah Airlines

Due to the high number of participants, press, VIP’s and staff that will be joining the Libya Desert Challenge in March, the rally organisation & its Libyan partner Fessano Tours, have negotiated a deal with the Libyan airline company Afriqiyah Airways to charter their own plane. The majority of clients will arrive from destinations all over Europe, approximately at the same time, on 2nd March.
With the provision of this chartered service participants will literally get off one aircraft and onto another for the one hour flight south to Sebha where the rally will kick off. To make this even easier for participants we have agreed with Sebha airport and the Libyan authorities to host our first bivouac in the airport grounds, minimising travel time and hassle for everyone.
For the return journey on the 11th March, our private plane will bring everybody together from Sebha to Tripoli, 2 hours before the connection flights to Europe. The rally ends on the 10th, and on the 11th at noon, everybody’s back home. http://www.afriqiyah99.eu/

LDC 2009: MASSIVE PRESS COVERAGE

Fully realizing the importance of media coverage for participants and sponsors, the organisation of the Libya Desert Challenge is investing a large budget in maximising press coverage for the 2009 edition of the rally. We currently have already 30 journalists, cameramen and photographers and the list is still growing. Here are some examples:

Al Jazeera Sport TV
Adubhabi Sport TV
All 3 Libyan TV stations
Rally maniacs (Holland)
Topspeed TV (Holland)
Het Nieuwsblad (Belgium)
4x4 Activ (Belgium)
Quad Activ (Belgium)
My Land Rover Magazine (Belgium)
Quad Passion Magazine (France)
Tutto quad et ATV Magazine (Italy)

General information meeting - 4th February 2009

At the request of some Dutch and Belgian participants we decided to organise a general briefing for people participating this year in the LDC rally and anyone who may need some extra information before they take the final decision to join us in March. The meeting will take place in the headquarters of Garmin Belgium. This means that if you still have questions regarding your GPS, you can bring them with you. On the agenda: the tracks and their difficulties, guidelines for safe dune driving, safety equipment & procedures, transport, race rules, what material to bring, etc.

Timing: Wednesday, 4th February between 20.00h and 22.00h
Address: Pieter Dupontstraat 165 in 1140 Evere (Brussels)

150 registrations for LDC 2009

Libya Desert Challenge 2009: with 150 registrations already LDC is fast on its way to becoming the largest rally in the Sahara

The efforts and results from March 2008 have paid off: breathtaking landscapes, the highest dunes of the Sahara, challenging roadbooks and an organisational team who were always ready to go that extra mile. The positive comments from experienced Dakar racers and participants from many countries spread quickly with the result that over the last three months registrations have been arriving on a daily basis.

Currently we have 150 racers lining up at the starting line in March 2009; 45 quads, 35 motorbikes and 35 cars. In order to create optimum conditions and support for our participants the organisation has limited the number of registrations to 200, this will be managed on a “first come, first serve” basis. Looking at current registrations and interest we expect to have a “full house” by the middle of January.

Current breakdown of participants per country:

Italy: 21
France: 19
Belgium: 48
Libya: 12
Holland: 8
Spain: 4
Lithuania: 12
Egypt: 14
The Arab Emirates: 4
Germany: 5

The LDC 2009 Tracks

See here the Tracks for 2009 (planning status) for the best Sahara Rally!
Click on the picture and you are redirected to Google Maps, where you can move the map, zoom in, and click on the left side on each track to open the detailed description of each Racing day and Camp:

The new Video is out

See the Movie from the 2008 event.
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Presentation LDC2009 & BBQ

New adventurous tracks & more breathtaking landscapes. That's what LDC2009 is all about. On Saturday night, 20th September from 19h onwards, we'll give you a flavour of what to expect next March. We invite everyone, professionals, amateurs & beginners, who are interested in rally sport and desert travel to join us that night.

On the programme: a presentation of the tracks of LDC 2009, images of the most spectacular scenes (landscape and driving) of LDC 2008 and maybe ... LDC2008: the movie.

If you want to see the real Sahara, in all its glory and beauty, you must not miss this night. Attention: registration obligatory. Mail your name to gert@touareg-trail.be

If you want to register for the charity BBQ, please deposit 15€ per person (for a large vegetables & pasta buffet and 3 large portions of meat) on the bank account (and followed by your name): 001-4409455-08, (for payments from abroad: IBAN= BE63 001-4409455-08, BIC= GEBABEBB)

The event will take place in "De Fiertel", Ruddersveld 7, Ronse, Belgium, in the middle of the Flemish Ardennes. (www.defiertel.be)

Google Maps of the Tracks 2009

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LDC starts Promotion Campaign

LDC launches promotion campaign 2009 during the "Dakar Days" in Almere, Holland

Gert Duson travels to the Dakar Days to inform racers and to meet the
bunch of professionals who attended the LDC2008. Now. next news you
will get during this week.

LDC Rally. Nothing else matters.