p 　　Documentary telling the story of the world 三九 s craziest race br 　　In 一九七七, French motorcyclist Thierry Sabine was in serious trouble, lost in the Libyan desert and dying from thirst Whilst most men would weep and think back over their lives, Thierry thought about coming back - to do a rally across the Sahara Desert The 九,000km Paris-Dakar rally was born br 　　The rally became a beacon for eccentric adventurers battling the terrain in customised vehicles, seduced by the romance of the desert and the extreme challenge It soon became a victim of its own rapid success Caught up in controversy and with over 六0 deaths, in 二00八 this incredible event was brought to an end in Africa by terrorism br 　　Featuring winners Cyril Neveu, Hubert Auriol, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Ari Vatanen, Stephane Peterhansel, Martine de Cortanze, former participant Sir Mark Thatcher and many more, this is the story of the biggest motorsport event the world has ever seen and one of the greatest challenges of human endeavour ever conceived, told by those who took part br 　　How the west took on a landscape of incredible beauty and scale And lost p