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Country

Monaco

Start date

12/26/2016

Presentation

SATURDAY 26TH AND SUNDAY 27TH OF DECEMBER
MONACO

Creating a course is almost like a puzzle with many pieces to assemble. Sometimes it goes naturally and it is very straight forward how the pieces fit together, but sometimes you also get come complicated sections for which there must be a solution for it to work. For this 2017 edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE®, we had many different combinations for the leg in Mauritania as the leg in Morocco was fairly easy to put together. We had to put all the pieces together in order to finish with a well-balanced course. This time, I must admit everything went together nicely and I am rather satisfied with the result. The Morocco leg will be challenging and you will have to remain focused to not through away any chances of shining during the second week in Mauritania, which will be filled with its bunch of difficulties. As always, the navigation will not be easy but the hardest part this year will be the human factor as the stages are particularly dense and tough. Luckily, like always, the liaisons will be very short and the 2 loops in Mauritania will enable the assistance crews to relax a little. On the bright side we shall be driving through some amazing scenery that all the competitors will never forget !

The AFRICA ECO RACE is a true human organisation, you really fell that you're a part of a global project with an open and very initimate feeling. So you sleep with very simple thoughts while you reach your goal: Dakar
Franco Acerbis - ACERBIS

It is always a pleasure for the population of Menton to witness the arrival of all these vehicles: trucks, cars, buggies, motorbikes… It is also all about the human and convivial aspect of this race which races through the city of Menton.
Fabrice PINET - Ville de Menton

For us as service-team, the AER feels like going on a road-trip with the whole family ! Together we follow the ancient African trails. Together with the complete organization of the AER we give it all to bring our teams to the legendary Lac Rose ! Being true fans of the AER we enjoy the whole concept as you find in no other race, as one of our SSV pilots reminded me, there is only one real race to Dakar !
Wil THEUWS - Team Manager QFF Racing

You dream of dunes and beautiful landscapes, follow us to the Lac Rose !
René METGE

Competition and sharing define the spirit of the Africa Eco Race
Xavier Flick - Winner Motul Extreme Rider 2022

Africa is an happy continent with smiling people, with freedom for racing, thanks a lot to orga work to preserve classic African event based on values from first Dakars... Good luck AER!
Tomas Tomecek - Winner Truck AER 2022

AFRICA ECO RACE is also mutual help and friendship between the competitors
Jean Louis SCHLESSER

The enthusiam and passion of the team as well as their constant research of bringing eco-responsable actions to their event, make the AFRICA ECO RACE one of the unmissable events of the Principality and we are proud to welcome them every year. We encourage everybody to buy a maximum of solar lamps provided by AMADE and AFRICA ECO RACE. More than a daily use, they will enable senegalese and mauritanian children to walk safely home after dark and will contribute to reducing the racing vehicules' carbon footprint.
Kate & Didier - STARS'N'BARS

Solidarity and unity, the AFRICA ECO RACE is a rally at the origin of our values and this must remains...
Abdou THIAM - Président de la FSAM

I am glad that I was standing at the finish line of AER 22 in Dakar at the Pink Lake. It is the goal and dream of all racers who do cross-country races all over the world.
Team Barth Racing