Mo's Dakar: An ordinary guy races in the world's toughest off road motorcycle rally

"Going to Dakar was a true challenge. I've had some pretty grand ideas, but doing that racemight be. The. Dumbest. You question everything. You question your existence. You question,'This is what I do for fun? This is what I choose to do with my money?"-Mo HartThis is the story of one man's attempt to be one of the first from the U.S.to finish in the hardestdivision of the world's most difficult off-road motorcycle rally.Since 1978, racers in off-road motorcycle rallies have dreamed of racing in The Dakar, formerlyknown as the Paris to Dakar Rally. Now held in Saudi Arabia, the race features competitors inseveral categories and vehicles, competing in a grueling two-week event. In the most difficultcategory, the Original by Motul, a select number of motorcyclists compete unsupported bymechanics, sleeping on the ground in tents, and repairing their bikes after racing across thedesert for ten hours or more.Before the 2023 Dakar, no U.S. racer had finished in the Original by Motul class.In 2023, Mo Hart, admittedly not the fastest off-road rider, joined the largest group of Americanracers to ever compete in the ObM. In an attempt to finish, he experienced exhaustion andextreme weather while riding for up to ten to twelve hours a day, returning to camp to repair andmaintain his bike, and getting up at 4:00 a.m. to start it all again.It's the story of a guy living in California: a sailor, an IT security consultant, a surfer, a mountainbiker, and a motorcycle enthusiast who battled his inner demons and his exhaustion in hisattempt to finish the race. Yes, it's a book about off-road motorcycle racing. It's also a bookabout perseverance, helping others, accepting help, and overcoming hardship while knowingexactly who you are and what you need to do.His stories and descriptions, told with honesty and self-deprecating humor, focus on hischallenges and the people who helped him in the months leading up to the Dakar and during histime in Saudi Arabia.