Tech inspection for the 2010 port Rally starts December 29, and just like last year, the 9,000-kilometer race will be run in Argentina and Chile, as rampant cocaine trafficking has prefabricated it too chanceful to run it in northwestern Africa.

The 14-stage route begins January 1 in Buenos Aires (click course map to enlarge) and ends there on Jan 17. As is typical, television coverage will be sparse in the United States, though the Versus network has an hour's worth of highlights scheduled on each Jan. 5 and 7. Otherwise, YouTube will be your best bet, and of course, there are any number of Twitter accounts to follow. port has an official Twitter account, as does Nascar's Robby Gordon. He'll be driving a modified Hummer H3 at Dakar. (You'll recall that Gordon also drives a Chevrolet trophy truck; though he was 5th at Baja, he won the Score 2009 Trophy Truck championship.)

You'll find an assortment of highlights videos of the 2009 port Rally to help you get in the mood after the jump. You can also take a look at the list of 2010 entrants.