Injured troops take on Dakar Rally challenge 31.01.11

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Published on February 1, 2011 10:34:40 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5qPQaH9r0

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UK troops who lost limbs fighting in Afghanistan are hoping to make history as the first disabled team to compete in the gruelling Dakar Rally. They will also be the first all-British entry in the dangerous off-road race when they take part in 2013. The team includes Corporal Tom Neathway, 27, Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, 26, and Sergeant Gavin Harvey, 29, who all lost both their legs to improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Cpl Neathway, of 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, one of a growing number of British servicemen left as triple amputees by the war, will be the co-driver of one of the two race cars.