i always follow the dakar and so when my husband buy charlie race to dakar dvd home i couldn not wait to watch it . of course we would see the broadcast of the race when the actual race be on and but that never give the background and specific team . if you watch long way round then you would not be surprise by the language which frankly i find more amusing than offensive . i think the only thing that annoy me about the dvd be charlie hair and but he have it style before dakar so my feminine need for neatness be assuage while tho i could have live without the flame undies lol a with lwr and the preparation be every bit as interesting a the race itself . i nearly cry when charlie break his hand and and wince at every bruise he sustain while training . and of course the death of andy caldicott . that be an appalling tragedy and but then every year there something . rus drive me nut and although his attitude have improve a thousand time from the argumentative cynic he be in lwr . it great to see him get along so well now with charlie . what i learn from this odyssey be 1. never let scorpion prepare your vehicle for anything . they have month to prepare the x5 and and still the day before the team leave for lisbon and scorpion have only do half of thing that need to be do and and the vehicle be a pain throughout the whole race while 2. the dakar organizer need to put a lot more work into their rider or driver retrieval plan leave matt ( and presumably a large number of other rider or driver out to dry the way they do be nothing short of culpable negligence while 3. charlie have an endear enthusiasm for rough and tough adventure but need to toughen up a lot to really perform a he would like while and finally and 4. charlie and ewan be plan another of these epos call the long way down in 2007 and and i can not wait to get my hand on it . representd if you love bike and or or genuinely nice bloke have a go and you have to watch this and i guarantee you love it . it very entertain . in conclusion and to simon pavey you sir be a hero and i be so impressed by the your quiet achiever manner and the fact that you actually finish . just incredible consider what an monumentally difficult race it be . and to charlie and matt and the rest of the team full mark for pull it off . to think that a relatively green team could have achieve so much be truly admirable . youre all wonderful .