David and Brian are motorcycle racers from Enfield, a small town in England. They usually race in England and in European countries, but this time they are going to Brazil. Racers from many countries are going there, too.They are all going to race across the amazon jungle. There's a problem in the Amazon. The Indians are very angry because miners are going into the jungle. The miners are taking their homes. Two days later, the racers are in Brasilia. Brian and David are there, too. A lot of people come and watch. Forty-two people are going to race from here to Manaus.The Amazon Rally starts! The first day is OK. The roads are good. The racers see many small towns and villages. On the second day, the roads are not very good. On the third day, the racers are in the jungle. The roads are very bad. The Brazilians are in first and second place now. The race starts very early on the third day in the jungle. In the afternoon Brian and David stops. They stop their engines and listen. The jungle is quiet. Then they hear a noise. Suddenly they see some men. They are walking to Brian and David. The Indians come and talk to Brian and David. But the two young men can't understand them. A woman talks to Brian and David. Her name's Astrid and she's German.Are you miners? The miners want this place. Sometimes they come here and they kill the Indians. Astrid says. We aren't miners. We're motorcycle racers. We want to go to Una-Una. David says. Astrid talks to Maoni, the Indian chief. Caruak is going to go to Una-Una with you tomorrow. He's Chief Maoni's son, and he knows the road. Astrid says. Brian and caruak take the road to Una-Una. Early in the afternoon, they come to a big river. Brian looks in his road book. They are near Una-Una now. They arrive in Una-Una in the evening. They meet captain Silva at the police station, and Brian talks to him. They get to the Indian village late in the afternoon. Let's wait for the miners. Captain Silva says. The miners are coming from the jungle. They're moving very quietly. Then Captain Silva says This is Captain Silva. Don't move! The miners run. In the morning, Chief Maoni and his people are very happy. A lot Indians are dancing. Captain Silva takes Brian and David to Manaus. The racers are there. There are photographers, too. They are taking pictures of the champions – Luigi and Enrico, the two Italians. Brian? David? Hello! Enrico says. Look. We're the champions. Luigi says. Congratulations! Brian and David say. Brian and David talk to Enrico and Luigi about the Indians and the miners. You're champions, too. Luigi says. Yes, they're champions of a very important race. Captain Silva says.
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