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Volkswagen may not be returning to the Dakar Rally next year as a competitor - having already proven everything it has to prove - but don’t count on seeing a desert completely bereft of VW badges altogether. That’s because the German automaker will still be providing the support vehicles that the race organizers couldn’t do without.
This will be the third year running that Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will be supplying the Dakar’s support fleet. This year’s comprises some 40 vehicles, including 30 Amarok pickups, specially equipped for the occasion.
Along the way F1 legend Jacky Ickx - who, not incidentally, won the Dakar for Mercedes-Benz in '83 - will be giving off-road racing lessons to those lucky enough. Follow the jump for the press blast as the contestants get ready to blast through the South American deserts themselves starting on New Year’s Day.Continue reading Volkswagen sends 40 support vehicles for Dakar Rally
Volkswagen sends 40 support vehicles for Dakar Rally originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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