2nd round of the Dakar Series in Portugal, Leg 3, 12 September 2008
Unfortunately, the team lost one Race Touareg 2 in a battle with a tree. Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn are now on top with a +2m21s lead!
Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2By clinching its first stage victory on the third leg of the second round of the Dakar Series in Portugal the Volkswagen factory duo Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F) took the exclusive overall lead. Continue reading ‘Dakar: Stage victory and lead for Volkswagen driver Sainz in Portugal’
2nd round of the Dakar Series in Portugal, Leg 2, 11 September 2008
Can you spot the crazy fans?On the second leg of the second round of the Dakar Series in Portugal the Volkswagen factory duo Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F), after finishing the special stage in fifth place, captured the overall lead, which they now share – with an equal time result – with Mitsubishi drivers Luc Alphand/Gilles Picard. Continue reading ‘Dakar: Volkswagen driver Sainz at the front in Portugal after day two’
Successful roll-out, final check during the Technical Scrutineering, designation of a new type of tyre – the Volkswagen team is set to tackle the second round of the Dakar Series in Portugal with perfectly prepared material.
But prior to the start in Lisbon on Wednesday not only the three Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 vehicles fielded in the event are in optimum shape, the entire squad displayed a high level of motivation with respect to this new challenge in cross-country rally racing, which marks the team’s “dress rehearsal” before the 2009 Dakar Rally in South America. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Motorsport: Volkswagen team is perfectly prepared for Dakar Lisbon’
2nd round of the Dakar Series in Portugal, Stage 1, 10 September 2008
Carlos Sainz/Michel Perin, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2On the first leg of the second round of the Dakar Series in Portugal the Volkswagen duo Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F), after a fierce fight with Mitsubishi driver Luc Alphand, only had to admit defeat by two seconds. Continue reading ‘Dakar: Thrilling start for Volkswagen in Portugal’
Porsche Further Expanding the Successful SUV Model Series
Porsche AG is honouring the sporting success of the very popular Cayenne model series through the introduction of a new, special model, the Cayenne S Transsyberia entering the market in early 2009.
The term “Transsyberia” stands for the intercontinental rally from Moscow to the Mongolian Capital of Ulan Bator about 7,200 kilometres (4,460 miles) away. In 2006 a Porsche Cayenne for the first time won this highly demanding orientation and off-road rally. Then, entering the competition model for the Transsyberia Rally in 2007, Porsche again proved the outstanding competitiveness of a production-based Cayenne S in heavy terrain, finishing the rally first, second and third. And now, just a few weeks ago, the rally vehicle optimised to an even higher standard not only scored its third overall victory in the Transsyberia Rally, but even clinched all leading positions from 1 - 6. Continue reading ‘Porsche Cayenne S Entering the Market in Transsyberia Style’
2nd round of the Dakar Series in Portugal
Volkswagen will meet Mitsubishi and X-raid BMW in Portugal for a final matching of strengths prior to the Dakar Rally.
At the second round of the Dakar Series, which will start in Lisbon on 10 September and will end in Portimão on 14 September, the German automobile manufacturer will field three Race Touareg 2 vehicles. The four-wheel drive prototypes powered by 280-hp TDI diesel engines will be driven by Carlos Sainz (E) with co-driver Michel Périn (F), Giniel de Villiers (RSA) with co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz (D) as well as Dieter Depping (D) with compatriot Timo Gottschalk in the co-driver’s seat. Continue reading ‘Dress rehearsal for Dakar Rally: Volkswagen competes in Portugal’
Volkswagen intensively prepared for the 2009 Dakar Rally with two weeks of testing in Morocco.
The main focus during the endurance and component tests conducted in the desert region around Erfoud between 18 and 29 August was on the technical evolution of the Race Touareg 2 “Dakar” prototype and on adapting it to the new terrain in South America. For the first time the classic “Dakar” will lead through Argentina and Chile from 03 to 18 January 2009. Following the test in Morocco Volkswagen will field three of the 280-hp diesel-powered vehicles in the second round of the Dakar Series in Portugal from 10 to 14 September to assess its performance capabilities yet again. Volkswagen had won the first round of the Dakar Series through Hungary and Romania at the end of April as well as the Rallye dos Sertões through Brazil in June. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen completes good “Dakar” test in Morocco’
The Skoda Fabia Super 2000 prototype is going to make its first appearance as a forerunner at this year’s Barum Rally Zlin. As part of the testing process, the participation in the said event is another step on the vehicle’s way to homologation scheduled for late this year. Continue reading ‘Skoda Fabia Super 2000 reaches next stage’
Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2By fielding three Race Touareg vehicles, Volkswagen is tackling another new challenge in cross-country rally racing while preparing for the 2009 Dakar Rally: The second rally of the Dakar series, which will lead through Portugal from 09 to 14 September, will be contested by the factory duos of Carlos Sainz/Michel Périn (E/F), Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz (RSA/D) and Dieter Depping/Timo Gottschalk (D/D) with the diesel prototype that has already been victorious twice in 2008. Continue reading ‘Dakar Series: Three Volkswagen Race Touareg to start in Portugal’
Just as many times in the past, the 35th Rally Bohemia will again, on 4 July, start from the Škoda Auto Museum in Mladá Boleslav. Beginning on Friday, 4 July, the rally will take place under the auspices of the car manufacturer with the winged arrow in its emblem. Surrounded by Škoda’s ‘automobile town’, the rally promises to offer an attractive show, a vintage car race and, as part of the start-ramp presentation, the first appearance of the prototype of the Škoda Fabia Super 2000, the company’s latest competition vehicle. Continue reading ‘Skoda Auto appears at Rally Bohemia’
