Dakar 2010 and the grueling Atacama desert
Volkswagen will again contest the famous Dakar Rally in January. One year after the triumph of the Wolfsburg-based automobile manufacturer at the debut event in Argentina and Chile – the first in the history of the legendary desert marathon by a diesel-powered automobile – Volkswagen will compete with five Race Touareg vehicles – and with a new sporting challenge: to again bring home the trophy to Wolfsburg, the German hometown of VW. But what does the 32nd edition of the Dakar Rally mean for the five driver/co-driver duos in terms of the sport? What challenges are posed to the technology? And how will the complex logistics be organized? More desert, more heat, more altitude – the Dakar Rally is anything but just a competition of automobiles. For the more than 500 participants it is the biggest adventure motorsport offers. And it is guided by two principles: the next “Dakar” is always the toughest one. And: expect the unexpected. In January 2010 the desert classic will again set a number of superlative milestones. The second traversing of Argentina and Chile in “Dakar” history – from ocean to ocean, with two crossings of the Andes surrounded by 6,000-meter high peaks as well as a centerpiece in the grueling Atacama desert – seamlessly builds on the thrilling debut in 2009. Millions of spectators made for an enthusiastic audience to witness the first victory of a diesel-powered automobile clinched by the Volkswagen Race Touareg.
The setting provided a daily reward to the roughly 80 members of the Volkswagen service crew that copes with its toughest time of the year during the “Dakar”. For the 2009 “Dakar” winners the running of the rally vehicles themselves as well as a marathon across the more than 10,000-kilometer service route is on the agenda every day – at times in the most difficult climatic conditions.
Find all the car entries to the 2010 Dakar Rally here on Puro Off-Road at this 2010 Dakar Rally Entry page
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This post was compiled by Memin Pinguin
