1982: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s son Mark disappears in the Sahara but is found safe six days later.
1992: Following guerrilla attacks in Chad, competitors are escorted cross-country by Chadian troops and French warplanes.
1996: French driver Laurent Gueguen is killed when his truck runs over a land mine in Morocco.
1999: Local robbers ambush 50 contestants in Mauritania, reportedly leaving them stark naked in the desert.
2000: Threats by Algerian Islamists force the airlift of more than 1,000 drivers and their vehicles into Libya.
