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Millions lining the route, billions worldwide in front of television screens – the longest marathon that motor sport has on offer, mesmerizes everybody with its fascinating and dramatic pictures: The Dakar Rally. In 2010 the mother of all desert rallies starts for the second time on the South American continent. Also competing: Five Race Touaregs with TDI diesel power prepared and fielded by the Volkswagen factory team. They face up to the challenge with the goal of defending the... Read Full Story
Toughness and the wilds of nature! Roaring engines and a trip into the unknown in the true sense of the word! The Dakar Rally offers everything to get the heart of an adventurer beating faster. And in a weeks time it’s again happening on the South American continent. We show the pressures the drivers must come to terms with in this mega-rally, and how they prepare for them!
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A crucial task: Without Lucas Cruz, Timo Gottschalk, Clecio Maestrelli, Ralph Pitchford and Dirk von Zitzewitz the Volkswagen “Dakar” successes would have been unthinkable. The five co-pilots in the Race Touareg cockpits must, like their team mates in the race trucks, navigate their drivers perfectly for exactly 9,030 kilometers during the 2010 Dakar Rally otherwise they would be lost. The route is secret throughout, must not be practiced and the use of navigational aids is limited... Read Full Story
<img src=”http://www.desinformado.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/volkswagen-iPhone-dakar-rally-app.jpg” alt=”volkswagen-iPhone-dakar-rally-app” title=”volkswagen-iPhone-dakar-rally-app” width=”600″ height=”388″ class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-10808″ /> From high-tech nomads for high-tech nomads: Volkswagen has launched a new iPhone application about the Dakar Rally in Apple’s online store today. Under the name of ‘Volkswagen Rally mobile – 2010 Dakar’, the application is now available... Read Full Story
Volkswagen relies on “heavy” support. When the five Race Touareg’s fielded by Volkswagen start the Dakar Rally on New Year’s Day 2010 they will not be the only participants competing for the Volkswagen Group. Also registered in the competition are two MAN race trucks which, if the worst comes to the worst, act as mobile spare parts store and knight in shining armor. It is extremely difficult for racers from other disciplines to imagine but, nevertheless, barely possible to solve in... Read Full Story
The Dakar Rally is very much one of the most exciting motorcycle events in the World. One rider who rides it better than most is Cyril Despres. Here is a cool video of the Red Bull KTM rider talking about the biggest Rally in the World. Read Full Story
Mauricio Neves is still a rather unknown name for the many Volkswagen fans in Europe. There are nevertheless good reasons why the Brazilian together with co-driver Clecio Maestrelli belong to the factory squad for the 2010 Dakar Rally: The 40-year old rally driver is one of the big names in his homeland. He has already won his country’s most important off-road championships on numerous occasions and made his debut in the Race Touareg in the Rally dos Sertoes. Mauricio Neves, who... Read Full Story
Five Race Touaregs, one destination: Buenos Aires. Volkswagen has flown the rally cars for the Dakar Rally to South America. The five powerful 300 hp cross country rally prototypes for Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (ZA/D), Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E), Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/ZA), Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) and Maurício Neves/Clécio Maestrelli (BR/BR) are winging their way by airfreight to the Argentine capital and starting point of the “Dakar... Read Full Story
If there is anyone looking for entusiasm and motivation, needs to look no further then the KTM sports department! Whilst both Dakar Rally favourites, Marc Coma and Cyril Despres are happy with their state of readiness and doing PR work, the KTM Motocross Factory Team, is actively participating in an outdoor day in minus temperatures! Read Full Story
