| Dear
Egyptian adventure enthusiasts,
I am in
the Egyptian desert to complete the reconnaissance of our next
rally which starts in 3 months.
No significant
change in the previously announced program:
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Arrival of the non-residents in Cairo on Friday the 16th or
before, return on Sunday the 25th or later.
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9 nights in Egypt, including 5 in hotels: 6th October City,
Siwa, Bahariya, Cairo 2 times & 4 nights in camp.
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8 days of racing, with the final day at the Pyramid of Saqqara,
short & energetic specials, reduced autonomy (400 km by
car, 220 km by motorbike, ATV or SSV).
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Medical Safety by helicopter.
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It seems that this year we have a record number of Egyptians
car drivers & bikers, led by Abdelhammid Aboussoussef, brilliant
three-time winner of the Rally of the Pyramids, who just finished
4th in the Africa Race. And among
non-residents, a dozen of SSV should do wonders in the dunes
of Siwa - ahead or behind the bikes, this is what we’re
about to find out. By motorcycle, we have the world's fastest
veteran, Franco Picco, currently in the top 25 of the Dakar
Argentina - hats off!
If you intend
to register, do not wait too long for booking your flight &
boat.
See you
in the sand, Inch’ Allah!
Fenouil
My
Bivouac
Diary
September the 16th, 2009
The
2010 Edition of the Pyramids Rally
From Friday April the 16th to Sunday April the 25th 2010
9 nights in Egypt, 8 days of racing & sand in the largest
Saharan desert on the world’s most beautiful dunes!
A race coupled
with a tourist raid for motorbikes, sidecars, quads (ATV), side
by side vehicles (SSV), buggies, four-wheel drives (4WD or 4x4),
six-wheel drives (6WD or 6x6), eight-wheel drives (8WD or 8x8).
Organization, camping, oil & safety are all taken care of.
The
2010 Edition of the Pyramids Rally has arrived!
An
“all-in-one” formula:
1
- Per person
a) Racing: Europe/Cairo/Europe plane ticket, every transportation,
every hotel, every bivouac, every meal, insurance = € 4,
000.
b) Assistance or raid: (same conditions) = € 3, 000.
2
- Vehicles coming from Europe are shipped in sealed container
from Genoa to Alexandria where you will find your vehicles cleared,
registered & insured in Egypt then carried by truck taking
the highway up to our hotel in 6th October City, facing the
desert + private & secured parking at the hotel:
Motorbike = € 1, 100
SSV or ATV = € 1, 800
4WD (4X4) (maximum width & maximum height 2.20 meters)
… Up to 5 meter-long = € 2, 300
… Up to 6 meter-long = € 2, 600
Bigger = please, consult us.
3
- What you need to pay for:
Purchase of a basic desert GPS (from € 100) + rental of
a satellite phone (around € 150) – if you don’t
have them already for maximum safety.
Diesel
oil = ~ € 0.12/liter
High octane unleaded gas = ~ € 0.25/liter
Race budget = between € 50 & 80.
When
you land in Egypt
You come
by plane on Friday April the 16th and you jump into your car
the next morning to find yourself in the desert 20 km after.
No break. Scrutineering will have taken place previously on
April the 8th before boarding for European vehicles & on
Thursday April the 15th on the hotel parking for the others.
Route
If you don’t
like variety, don’t come! All kinds of dunes, seas of
sand, desert lakes, rocks & a pharaonic History.
Short, energetic
& fun specials. Nice liaisons on desert roads.
Reduced autonomy never going further than 200 km for motorbikes,
ATV & SSV & 400 km for cars & trucks.
Breathtaking
bivouacs among the “cathedral-dunes”, astonishing
hotels in the desert including a half-day rest in the oasis
of Siwa.
Categories
The usual
categories (modern & classic). See “Rules” in
the “Participants” chapter of this website.
Rented
vehicles
Car Assistance:
We can rent you « long chassis » 4WDs by Toyota
with a driver carrying your luggage & passengers if you
want, on liaisons hotel to hotel or hotel to bivouac sometimes
alongside the race: € 2, 000 all included (driver &
oil).
More comfortable 4WDs: Please, consult us.
Race &
raid: Yamaha 600 TT motorbike rental, with foam bib, with assistance
by Franco Picco’s team (Phone: + 00 393 355 936 495 –
E-mail: pfr.ramirez@tiscali.it)
Miscellaneous
services
Transportation
of tin trunks, tyres, wheels, fuel on every stage (reasonable
prices: consult us).
Final
route
After our
last reconnaissances late January 2010.
Entries
opening
From now
on, by simply downloading the “Entry form” on the
website under “Participants”, or by mail simply
by asking our office.
Registration
& deposit
Firstly,
a € 1, 000/person pre-entry deposit with your pre-entry
form booking automatically your plane tickets, hotels &
vehicle transportation.
Then on December the 30th 2009, a second € 1, 000/person
deposit.
These two payments will be deducted from the total amount of
your entry.
June the 26th, 2009
NEWS
1- Vehicles coming from Europe are shipped in sealed
container from Genoa to Alexandria where you will find your
vehicles cleared, registered & insured in Egypt then carried
by truck taking the highway up to our hotel in 6th October City,
25 Km West of Cairo, located on nice a plateau.
2 - An exclusive, energetic & fun route in the biggest sand
ocean in the world mixing dunes, desert lakes & rocky cirques
between Cairo and the amazing Siwa & Bahariya oasis.
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A Fenouil & Sables Chauds creation, under the patronage
of His Excellency
Zohair El Garannah, the Minister of Tourism of Egypt, with Egyptair,
Toyota Egypt, Siag Travel, the Automobile Club of Egypt, AVP
News… & some nice surprises.
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A race coupled with a tourist raid for motorbikes, sidecars,
quads (ATV), side by side vehicles (SSV), buggies, four-wheel
drives (4WD or 4x4), six-wheel drives (6WD or 6x6), eight-wheel
drives (8WD or 8x8) as well as historical vehicles.
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A race made for amateurs first & foremost: minimum navigation
investment (purchase of a basic GPS + rental of a satellite
phone – if you don’t have them already) for maximum
safety.
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Reduced autonomy:
200 km for motorbikes, sidecars, quads (ATV) & SSV.
400 km for buggies, 4WD & trucks.
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Assistance vehicles:
Four-wheel drives only because some roads along the desert dunes
can be sunk into the sand & because, for our peace, our
camps are built into corridors of dunes, located approx. 10
km away from a paved road.
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Rental on site:
Four-wheel drives (4WD or 4x4) with or without a driver - “Raid”
& “Assistance” only. Motorbikes: Franco Picco
- Race & raid + possibility of mechanical assistance.
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How much does it cost?
All-included prices, formulas & details available on September
15, 2009!
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PROGRAM/ROUTE
September
15, 2009
- Entry opening
January
2010
- Reconnaisance & final roadbook.
Early
April 2010
- Scrutineering & vehicles shipment from Europe.
Friday
April 16, 2010 (or earlier if you wish)
Plane Europe/Cairo. Transportation to our hotel in
6th October City (50 km from the airport) at the desert gates.
Scrutineering of Egyptian vehicles or of those arrived by their
own means.
Saturday
April 17, 2010 - 230 km
Liaison by the Road of the Oasis = 60 km
SS1 = 170 km - Heading straight North alongside the dunes of
Qattanîya then cutting on the side of 4 other chains of
dunes then sea of sand up to the Qattara Depression & the
famous Lake Maghra located among the dunes 50 meters below the
sea level. Bivouac in the dunes near the lake.
Sunday
April 18, 2010 - 310 km
SS2 = 195 km - Around the lake with an up and down near the
water then heading straight South to Ghurd Abu Muharik, the
longest chain of dunes in the world.
Lunch + refueling.
SS3 = 75 km - Along Ghurd Abu Muharik then technical& winding
track up to the Oasis of Bahariya.
Liaison = 40 km. Hotel in the palm grove.
Monday
April 19, 2010 - 280 km
Liaison = 50 km.
SS4 = 180 km - Dunes, sand & hard ground.
Liaison = 50 km.
Bivouac on the dunes of the lake of Sitra.
Tuesday
April 20, 2010 - 240 km
Liaison = 90 km.
SS5 = 150 km absolutely amazing in dunes quite tricky: each
one must be passed by being already positioned for the next
one.
Hotel in Siwa in a palm grove located in the old city.
Wednesday
April 21, 2010 - 260 km
SS6 = 180 km of surfing the “cathedral-dunes” -
breathtaking!
Liaison 80 km.
Bivouac in the dunes.
Thursday
April 22, 2010 - 250 km
Liaison = 55 km
SS7 = 195 km: Sand, ups and downs, dunes…
Bivouac in the dunes of Lake Mahgra.
Friday
April 23, 2010 - 250 km
SS8 = 160 km: We go out of the Qattara Depression through a
different chain of dunes. Again surfing the dunes.
Liaison = 90 km
Méridien Pyramids Hotel.
Saturday
April 24, 2010 - 50 km
Convoy to the Sakkara Country Club: 10 km.
SS9 = 30 km. Last one on the plateau of Sakkara. A 10 km-loop
3 times.
Back to the hotel.
Dinner & awards at Andrea’s next to the Pyramids.
Sunday
April 25, 2010 (or later if you wish)
Return flight to Europe.
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