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More desert, more heat, more altitude – the Dakar Rally is not just an automobile competition. For the 500 participants it is the biggest adventure motorsport offers.
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When a Volkswagen moves across the starting ramp in Buenos Aires in January 2010 the brand can claim a unique presence. Volkswagen is the only automobile manufacturer to have experienced and helped to shape the early days as well as the more recent history of the Dakar Rally.
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It was the biggest exploit in motorsport the Volkswagen brand had achieved so far: In January 2009 the factory squad from Wolfsburg clinched a one-two victory at the Dakar Rally.
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A major sporting event as a kick off to an anniversary year: In 2010 Argentina will celebrate 200 years of independence.
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Finding the right way quickly in natural terrain – this is one of the big challenges of the Dakar Rally.
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They are the unseen helpers, the off-road "caddies”: the eleven MAN trucks in the Volkswagen team. Every day, they transport equipment and parts from bivouac to bivouac.
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A wide variety of vehicles with different engine and drive concepts meet at the "Dakar”.
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© Volkswagen Motorsport 2010