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Written by Ben Branch |
July 15th 2012
I don’t know if you had any plans this fine Sunday but with heat records being broken willy nilly around the globe, I thought it might be nice to spend the day indoors near the fridge with the highlights of the 2012 Dakar event.
Before you hit play you’re going to want to make sure you have a plentiful supply of beer and snacks, you’ll also want to make sure you’ve got a comfy chair and make sure the Mrs knows that you’re off-limits for the next 8 or so hours you’ll spend on YouTube looking for more clips.
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