The countdown is on to the 2013 Dakar, considered by many to be the craziest, most dangerous off-road rally in the world! Toyo Tires will be covering the 2013 Dakar rally and its sponsored teams in the race that starts tomorrow.

Starting January 5, this 15-day, Pan-American odyssey will cover nearly 5,000 miles in 14 stages. See Gordon’s Hummer traverse some of the world’s highest sand dunes and mountains while racing through Peru, Argentina and Chile – all with one thing on his mind: victory.

This year Gordon is joined in the cockpit by veteran navigator Kellon Walch. In addition, Dakar will feature more top competitors racing on the Toyo Open Country M/T-R than ever before, including: Nasser Al-Attiyah, Carlos Sainz and Eric Vigouroux.

Check out Robby Gordon prepping for the race:

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The Dakar Rally is an incredible international event. It’s wild and fun, beautiful and dangerous, and it’s happening now! You can be in the middle of it all with Toyo Tires. Get updates, photos and videos on our blog as we follow Robby Gordon and the rest of Team Toyo in the 2013 Dakar Rally at www.toyotires.com/dakar.