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I knew nothing about this.  I greatly enjoyed LWR and look forward to LWD.

Thanks.

Aaaah, ...thanx for the link! I'm a big fan of those two clowns... I got the LWR and Race to Dakar DVD's. They produce nice, entertaining, not-to-be-take-too-seriously shows. Can't wait to get my hands on it... 

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Thomas - I like to keep it simple... IBA# 28109 '07 R1200GS Adventure

 

Quotation:

 

LONG WAY DOWN - EWAN MCGREGOR AND CHARLEY BOORMAN ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE FOR A NEW ICONIC MOTORCYCLE TRIP
 05/08/2007
 
 The motorcycle journey of a lifetime is back. After the sensational success of Long Way Round Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are now starting off for the adventurous Long Way Down, this time travelling through Europe and Africa.
2004 they decided to ride around the world on their BMW R 1200 GS Adventure motorcycles. From London to New York - accompanied by a camera crew keeping these unique impressions for the fascination road movie Long Way Round.

In May 2007 the iconic motorcycle adventure rides again. Their 15,000-mile journey on two BMW R 1200 GS Adventure motorcycles starts at John O'Groats, Scotland and finishes at the most southern point of South Africa - Cape Agulhas. The tour will take 20 spectacular countries in total, covering Libya, the Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Botswana and the wilds of the Namibian Skeleton coast. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have carefully planned their route to visit those countries and several UNICEF sites which they feel will provide inspiration and power to themselves and others.
"I can't imagine not ever thinking about some adventure," said Ewan McGregor. "Long Way Round changed us all - it bonded us all together and made our dreams come true - and it's not often something like that happens. Long Way Down is something you can not only daydream about, but actually do."
Regarding his exploits in the "Race To Dakar" last year, Charley Boorman has been eager to return to Africa and see more of this amazing continent. "A few weeks after Long Way Round we had maps out already for the next big world journey - and Africa seemed like the obvious choice."

Long Way Down is being produced and directed by Russ Malkin of Big Earth and David Alexanian of Elixir Films, who have witnessed and documented Ewan and Charley's previous Long Way Round and Race To Dakar adventures.

Ewan and Charley will be supporting UNICEF, CHAS and Riders for Health on their travels and the www.longwaydown.com website will keep fans updated with all the latest information on the trip, including the opportunity to view unreleased footage and pre-order copies of the book and DVD. The Long Way Down television series will be shown on the BBC in Autumn/Winter 2007.

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Hell must be full of tasteless motorcycle designers... DD

Only 500 miles left on their trip - the sooner they finish, the sooner we get to watch the DVD

Link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/longwaydown/

Dave

Oregon

 

They're done! The guys entered South Africa on 8/1, which means (I assume) they have already made it to Cape Town. Good for them. 

It was fun to be able to follow along this time. http://www.longwaydown.com and http://www.bbc.co.uk/longwaydown have been invaluable resources for folks interested in the journey.

Can't wait to watch the televised program this fall! 

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Scott (AKA GSlite. Isn't there some way to get your username changed?)

I think at the BBC website they said the show will be on the BBC this Fall.  I suppose that means they will not release a DVD until around Christmas time?  Hopefully they will release it world-wide at once, I think last time they did a Euro release first then a USA release 3-6 months later.

For those who might be interested, the book will hit Amazon UK 10/4/07, with the U.S. release supposedly hitting stores 1/08. It's available for preorder now. I haven't heard anything concrete as far as release date (Euro or U.S.) for the DVD.

 

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Scott (AKA GSlite. Isn't there some way to get your username changed?)

I ordered my copy of "Race to Dakaar" from this English bookstore:

http://www.thebookplace.com/

If you're in the States and can't wait till January, this place will ship overseas.  It's not overly expensive, either.

The DVD is available for ordering from the Long Way Down website.  DVD is supposed to Ship by December 3rd.  If you order from the States they will ship you the NTSC version for North American DVD players.

 

Thanks for all the information guys. 

Their last adventure kept me entertained and often on the edge of my seat.

Can't wait to view their new challenges.

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Just saw this Thursday night at the theatre....EXCELLENT! A bit more focused on the people, places, and things along the way than LWA was, but still enough riding to keep it interesting!

 It appears that this is going to air on FOX Reality TV starting tonite in 10 weekly hour long segments. TiVo it!!!

 

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It's been SWELL, but the SWELLIN's gone down.