Article: From Britain to Gambia in a beat-up Ford Bronco; Amateur drivers brave potholes and sand dunes as they race old cars through Europe and West Africa.(WORLD)

Byline: Claire Soares Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

KEBEMER, SENEGAL -- "Just make sure your life insurance policy is up to date," was the reaction Jeff Domzalski got when he told his wife he was planning to drive an aging jeep from the south coast of England across the Sahara Desert to the west coast of Africa.

Not unreasonable when you consider that his nearly 3,000-mile trek, to a continent he'd never stepped foot on before, would be over potholed roads and through sand dunes in a beat-up car. "I have an elevated sense of adventure," jokes the white-bearded accountant from Cleveland.

While competitors in the famous ...

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