Headed to the OiLibya Rallye du Maroc

Yup, headed there in three weeks.  Will be covering the event for an online publication (I think?!?!) and trying to give readers a feel of what the event and major international Rally-Raid is like in person.

I will be getting schlepped from location to location by the organizers and also staying in a tent with the rest of the media during the desert bivouac that marks the highlight of the event.  The list of racers is not out yet but is expected to include all the best racers from the top flight teams including Nasser Al-Attiyah, Giniel de Villiers, Yazeed al-Rajhi, Stephane Peterhansel, etc.

Let me know if you have any questions or photos you'd like me to ask or take while on site.  I should have consistent internet access so I will be posting info on a daily basis.

OiLibya Rallye du Maroc

Nasser Al-Attiyah Shorts Course at Rally Mexico...

Now in the desert or Dakar this would be fine in the "find your own line and hit the checkpoints" style of racing.  In rally however, I'm not sure how "proper" this is.  There are a number of instances where you can "short" a rally course if you so choose--but is it legal??  Is there a penalty??  There is no chicane here that he would have been required to pass through, he merely blew a corner and proceeded in the shortest possible direction back onto the course?  Thoughts?

Oh, and he was not penalized for this "maneuver"  See here: http://www.wrc.com/results/2013/rally-guanajuato-mexico/penalties/