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You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.The famous desert race was the brainchild of French racer Thierry Sabine, who got lost in the desert and thought it would make a great location for an endurance race. The Dakar Rally has been run annually since 1978, with the 2013 race running from Lima to Santiago.