{"product_id":"mos-dakar-barbara-j-hart-9798999976710","title":"Mo's Dakar: An Ordinary Guy Races in the World's Toughest Motorcycle Rally","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Going to Dakar was a true challenge. I've had some pretty grand ideas, but doing that race\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emight be. The. Dumbest. You question everything. You question your existence. You question, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is what I do for fun? This is what I choose to do with my money?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Mo Hart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of one man's attempt to be one of the first from the U.S.to finish in the hardest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edivision of the world's most difficult off-road motorcycle rally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1978, racers in off-road motorcycle rallies have dreamed of racing in The Dakar, formerly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknown as the Paris to Dakar Rally. Now held in Saudi Arabia, the race features competitors in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseveral categories and vehicles, competing in a grueling two-week event. In the most difficult\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecategory, the Original by Motul, a select number of motorcyclists compete unsupported by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emechanics, sleeping on the ground in tents, and repairing their bikes after racing across the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edesert for ten hours or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the 2023 Dakar, no U.S. racer had finished in the Original by Motul class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2023, Mo Hart, admittedly not the fastest off-road rider, joined the largest group of American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eracers to ever compete in the ObM. In an attempt to finish, he experienced exhaustion and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eextreme weather while riding for up to ten to twelve hours a day, returning to camp to repair and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emaintain his bike, and getting up at 4:00 a.m. to start it all again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the story of a guy living in California: a sailor, an IT security consultant, a surfer, a mountain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebiker, and a motorcycle enthusiast who battled his inner demons and his exhaustion in his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattempt to finish the race. Yes, it's a book about off-road motorcycle racing. It's also a book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout perseverance, helping others, accepting help, and overcoming hardship while knowing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexactly who you are and what you need to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis stories and descriptions, told with honesty and self-deprecating humor, focus on his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echallenges and the people who helped him in the months leading up to the Dakar and during his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etime in Saudi Arabia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara J. Hart,Morrison Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999976710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harts Ashore, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Barbara J. Hart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520640561407,"sku":"9798999976710","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_505add89-1c13-453a-ad5d-4f01aa8ca6e5.jpg?v=1778742447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mos-dakar-barbara-j-hart-9798999976710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}