One of our very own Utah dualsport posse members found himself smack dab in the middle of the send-off of this year’s Dakar Rally, which started on January 1st in Argentina. Stanton Jones, owner of PCTV, sent us a few snaps of some of the bikes at the starting area. It’s on my to-do list to go spectate this event someday, preferably via motorbike. For now, I’ll just have to drool over these bike photos.

Start of the Dakar Rally. Photo by Stanton Jones.

Start of the Dakar Rally. Photo by Stanton Jones.

The Dakar Rally roadbook and navigation. Photo by Stanton Jones.

Crowds lining the streets for the start. Photo by Stanton Jones.

And they are off! Photo by Stanton Jones.

This dude is not going to stay white for long. Photo by Stanton Jones.

This must be a parade lap. Photo by Stanton Jones