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X-Raid confirma alineación de cuatro autos para el Dakar 2023: Przygonski y Halpern con el Plus T1+, Krotov y Al-Qassimi con el Buggy
El equipo X-Raid buscará prenderse en el Dakar 2023 con un nuevo auto que pretende que vuelvan a pelear los primeros puestos, luego de que el último par de años privilegiaran en alineación al Q Motorsport con el proyecto de Audi. Esta temporada X-Raid llega al Dakar con un nuevo auto cumpliendo la normativa T1+ con una alineación de duplas veloces en Kuba Przygonski y Armand Monleón y el argentino Sebastián Halpern con Ronnie Graue llevando el debut del MINI JCW Rally Plus. Además, el fiable y querido MINI JCW Buggy volverá una nueva edición tratando de meterse entre los primeros pero sin la reglamentación T1+: Khalid Al-Qassimi y Ola Floene pilotarán la primera unidad con Denis Krotov y Konstantin Zhiltsov en la segunda.
X-Raid cumple 20 años en el Rally Cross Country y buscará sumar otro gran resultado a su potente historia donde han ganado seis ediciones del Dakar en 2012, 2013 (Peterhansel), 2014 (Roma), 2015 (Al-Attiyah), 2020 (Sainz) y 2021 (Peterhansel).
Kuba Przygonski es la principal carta del X-Raid de cara a este Dakar y el polaco llega con nuevo navegante en Armand Monleón que viene de ser el copiloto de Lucio Álvarez en el Dakar 2022 y el Mundial de Cross Country donde ganaron el Rally de Kasajistán. Antes, Monleón fue navegante de Gerard Farrés en los SSV. Przygonski, ex-motard que llegó a ser P6 en motos en 2014, viene compitiendo en los autos desde 2016 y acumula ya 5 Top 10 en 7 participaciones con mejor resultado de cuarto en 2019 y 2021. En 2022 pilotando un MINI JCW Buggy del X-Raid fue sexto, un resultado bastante notable considerando que el Buggy estaba en desventaja mecánica con los T1+.
El mendocino Sebastián Halpern buscará mejorar el octavo puesto del Dakar 2022, donde también corrió con el Buggy en desigualdad mecánica. Después de iniciar su carrera en los Quads donde llegó a ser segundo en 2011, Halpern se pasó a los autos donde consiguió la novena posición con un programa privado en 2018. Desde entonces estuvo fuera de la competencia hasta regresar junto al probado navegante Ronnie Graue en 2022, también entrenando en el Mundial de Cross Country.
El Dakar 2023 comienza dentro de 11 días, el 31 de diciembre en Arabia Saudita.
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MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS RALLY PLUS / Vaidotas ZALA / LTU / Paulo FIUZA / PRT / UNIQUE RACING TEAM by Artes Max
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Track: Los Angeles Canyons by Phoenix77 - https://phoenix-mods.sellfy.store/
2018 Skoda Octavia Cup (Model 5E) & 2015 Skoda Fabia DTRi Hillclimb (Model NJ) by Trained Monkey Modding - https://tm-modding.eu/
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2015 Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car (Model B299) & 1985 Lancia Delta S4 Hillclimb (Model Tipo 831) by RallyLegend - https://www.racedepartment.com/members/nikkk78.220207/
Ford Fiesta RS WRC - Ford Racing Livery by Madhat (private commission - no public release yet) - https://www.racedepartment.com/members/madhat.1303909/
2020 Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works Challenge (Model F56) by Pessio Garage - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/mini-cooper-jcw-uk-challenge-f56.30469/
2005 Ford Transit L1H1 (Model V184) by Gary J. Paterson - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/2005-ford-transit.22336/
Ford Transit - Martini World Rally Transit Livery by shadow118 - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/ford-transit-rally-martini.29683/
1996 Peugeot 106 Rallye (Model Serie II) by Daniel Jimenez - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/peugeot-106-rallye-s2.32274/
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Überzeugender Auftritt des MINI JCW Rally Plus
Sand und Dünen waren die Hauptzutat der Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, der zweiten Veranstaltung der FIA World Rally Raid Championship. Genau die richtige Mischung für den MINI John Cooper Works Rally Plus. Sebastian Halpern und Bernardo „Ronnie“ Graue konnten mit Platz vier in der T1-Wertung wichtige Punkte ihrem WM-Konto gutschreiben. Scheich Khalid Al-Qassimi beendete zusammen mit Ola Floene…
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MINI Cooper S 3-Cửa Resolute Edition ra mắt Việt Nam giá từ 2,3 tỷ
MINI Cooper S 3-Cửa Resolute Edition ra mắt Việt Nam giá từ 2,3 tỷ
MINI Cooper S 3-Cửa Resolute Edition với ngoại hình độc đáo
MINI Cooper S 3-Cửa Resolute Edition gây ấn tượng với màu sắc ngoại thất Rebel Green mới vốn chỉ sử dụng trên các phiên bản hiệu năng cao John Cooper Works. Mui và ốp gương được sơn màu Trắng Pepper, đã từng xuất hiện trên mẫu xe đua Mini Rally huyền thoại.
MINI Cooper S 3-Cửa Resolute Edition được giới thiệu tại Việt Nam. Ảnh…
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MINI John Cooper Works - Pat Moss Edition chega ao Brasil com visual exclusivo e limitado a 15 unidades (imagem divulgação)
Exclusividade e simbolismo marcam a chegada do MINI John Cooper Works - Pat Moss Edition ao Brasil. Limitado a 800 unidades em todo o mundo e com apenas 15 no Brasil, o modelo é uma homenagem para a piloto britânica Pat Moss, que há 60 anos, deu à MINI a sua primeira vitória em um rally internacional. A vitória aconteceu no histórico Tulip Rally (entre os Países Baixos e a Riviera Francesa), numa competição que era até então dominada por veículos maiores e mais potentes, além de reservada aos homens.
O MINI John Cooper Works -- Pat Moss Edition se caracteriza pelos detalhes e visual exclusivos. O design une a herança das corridas da MINI com a façanha da pilota Pat Moss e sua navegadora, Ann Wisdom, que participou da competição estando grávida e deu instruções, ao longo de 2.500 quilômetros, para Pat Moss conduzir o MINI à vitória.
Pat Moss e Ann Wisdom abriram o caminho para uma carreira extraordinária para o clássico modelo da MINI. Em 1964, 1965 e 1967, o simpático automóvel britânico garantiu a vitória no Rally de Monte Carlo. Décadas depois, a MINI tornou-se a marca dominante no rally de resistência mais difícil do mundo, conquistando a vitória geral no Paris-Dakar quatro vezes seguidas, entre 2012 e 2015, além de mais duas vitórias gerais, em 2020 e 2021.
As 15 unidades estão disponíveis na configuração com a cor Preto Midnight para a carroceria e teto multitone de 3 cores (Preto Jet, Cinza Melting e Vermelho Chili). Outros elementos caracterizam o exterior desta seria especial, como a faixa branca no capô (referência de design do MINI original de Pat Moss), assinatura da Pat Moss no parachoque dianteiro, emblema na lateral, soleira, todos alusivos à versão, dão o tom de exclusividade a este modelo, desenvolvido em homenagem a este ícone do automobilismo.
Por dentro, a assinatura de Pat Moss está presente mais uma vez, desta vez no painel. Elementos decorativos também estão presentes no painel de instrumentos e no volante da edição especial.
Sob o capô, a edição limitada usa motor 2.0 de quatro cilindros com tecnologia MINI TwinPower Turbo, que entrega uma potência de 231cv e torque de 320Nm. Com a transmissão Steptronic Sport de 8 velocidades, o modelo acelera de 0 a 100km/h em apenas 6,1 segundos e a velocidade máxima é de 246 km/h.
Produzido na lendária fábrica de Oxford, o MINI John Cooper Works - Pat Moss Edition não deixa de lado o verdadeiro Go Kart Feeling, que só a MINI entrega. Para ser rápido em acelerações e em curvas, o modelo é equipado com suspensão adaptativa, que garante equilíbrio otimizado entre esportividade e conforto de direção. O sistema de freio esportivo foi desenvolvido em parceria com a fabricante especializada Brembo, com pinças de quatro pistões e discos ventilados na dianteira.
Além de toda esportividade e exclusividade, o MINI John Cooper Works - Pat Moss Edition também é tecnológico. O modelo é equipado com o MINI Connected, sistema que fornece uma série de serviços ao motorista e ao passageiro e permite usufruir de funcionalidades exclusivas: concierge, chamada de emergência inteligente, MINI Teleservices, notícias em tempo real, previsão do tempo, serviços remotos, integração com smartphone e informações de trânsito em tempo real.
Há também sistema de som da renomada Harman/Kardon, head up display, painel digital, central multimidia touchscreen de 8,8 polegadas e sistema de navegação integrado.
O MINI John Cooper Works - Pat Moss Edition tem preço sugerido de R＄ 318.390, inicia agora em Agosto seu período de pré-venda e as primeiras unidades chegam a rede de concessionárias a partir de Setembro.
__Com suas quatro marcas BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce e BMW Motorrad, o BMW Group é o principal fabricante de automóveis e motocicletas premium do mundo e fornece serviços financeiros e de mobilidade premium. A rede de produção do BMW Group compreende mais de 30 locais de produção em todo o mundo; a empresa possui uma rede global de vendas em mais de 140 países.Em 2021, o BMW Group vendeu mais de 2,5 milhões de veículos de passageiros e mais de 194.000 motocicletas em todo o mundo. O lucro antes de impostos no exercício financeiro de 2021 foi de 16,1 bilhões de euros em receitas no valor de 111,2 bilhões de euros. Em 31 de dezembro de 2021, o BMW Group tinha uma força de trabalho de 118.909 colaboradores.O sucesso do BMW Group sempre foi baseado em pensamento de longo prazo e ação responsável. A empresa definiu o rumo para o futuro em um estágio inicial e consistentemente torna a sustentabilidade e a gestão eficiente de recursos centrais em sua direção estratégica, desde a cadeia de suprimentos por meio da produção até o final da fase de uso de todos os produtos.
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The "Rallye du Maroc" (4th to 10th October, 2017) is the penultimate round on the FIA World Cup calendar and – at the same time – it represents the final preparation in the desert prior to the Dakar Rally held in January 2018. Baja racer Bryce Menzies and navigator Pete Mortensen in the Red Bull
MINI John Cooper Works Rally in 9th position overall after stage 3 with 7h 33m 23s trailing overall leader Sebastian Loeb and copilot Elena with 6h 58m 44s by 35 minutes.
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Első helyen érkezik Magyarországra a MINI John Cooper Works Rally
2018 augusztusában ismét hazánkba látogat az FIA Cross Country Világkupa mezőnye: a Hungarian Baja jubileumi, immáron tizenötödik felvonását augusztus 9-12-e között rendezik meg a Dunántúlon. Érkezik a MINI John Cooper Works Rally.
Az ünnepélyes megnyitóra augusztus 10-én, pénteken este kerül sor a veszprémi Óváros téren. Az idei verseny három etapból áll, a versenyzők az erdős, sziklás és murvás terepeken összesen 652,32 kilométert tesznek meg. A szombat reggeli rajtsorrendet a péntek esti, mindössze 11,5 kilométer hosszú időmérő etap eredménye határozza meg.
A magyarországi fordulóra tabellaelsőként érkezik a MINI John Cooper Works Rally versenyautó lengyel pilótája, Jakub „Kuba” Przygonski, aki jelenlegi 237 pontjával az FIA Cross Country Világkupa ez évi mezőnyében 52 pontos előnyt őriz. Navigátora, a belga Tom Colsoul oldalán Przygonski ezúttal is győzelemre tör majd, hogy négy versennyel a szezon vége előtt értékes pontokkal növelje előnyét.
A második MINI John Cooper Works Rally versenyautóban a spanyol Joan „Nani” Roma és az ugyancsak spanyol Alex Haro párosa foglal helyet, amely duó a 2018-as Silk Way Rally hét etapjából hatszor a legjobb öt között végzett, és ezzel jelentős lépést tett a Rali Világkupa abszolút élmezőnye felé vezető úton.
„A Hungarian Baja soha nem egy egyszerű mutatvány. A 2018-as világkupa-győzelemért folyó küzdelem ráadásul egyre intenzívebb, hiszen egyre kisebb a rés az élmezőny tagjai között. Szerintem ugyanakkor kifejezetten jó, hogy nem minden futamot egy pilóta nyer meg, mert így minden pontért keményen meg kell dolgoznunk. A Hungarian Baja idén is egy óriási katonai területen zajlik majd, amely a tankokkal megedzett talaj okán plusz kihívásokat jelent nekünk” – nyilatkozta Jakub „Kuba” Przygonski.
„Kifejezetten élvezem, hogy az Oroszországban leintett Silk Way Rally után néhány nappal ismét autóba ülhetünk. A Hungarian Baja egy nagyszerű felvonás, 2013-ban sikerült megnyernem. Rendkívül izgalmassá teszi a futamot, hogy csupa olyan ellenféllel állunk majd szemben, akik a Rali Világkupa arany serlegéért folyó küzdelemben is az élen állnak. Kemény verseny lesz, de természetesen mi is a győzelemért érkezünk Magyarországra” – fogalmazott Joan „Nani” Roma.
Bővebb információ: www.hungarianbaja.com
Az FIA Cross Country Világkupa 2018-as versenynaptára
2018. február 16-18.: Baja Russia
2018. március 9-10.: Dubai International Baja
2018. március 24-29.: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
2018. április 17-22.: Qatar Cross-Country Rally
2018. május 27 – június 2.: Rally Kazakhstan
2018. június 21-24.: Italian Baja
2018. július 20-22.: Baja Spain
2018. augusztus 9-12.: Hungarian Baja
2018. augusztus 30 – szeptember 2.: Baja Poland
2018. október 3-9.: Rallye Oilibya du Maroc
2018. október 25-27.: Baja Portalegre 500
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It’s the halfway mark at the Dakar Rally 2017. X-raid Team and the MINI John Cooper Works Dakar Rally take a rest day from working hard to embrace the challenge of South America’s rough terrain in the Bolivian city of La Paz.
See their progress at @minimotorsport.
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MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, 2018. MINI and the X-raid Team will use the rear wheel drive buggy in next year’s Dakar Rally which begins on 6 January in Lima, Peru. It is powered by a 340hp 3.0 litre inline 6-cylinder diesel engine
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X-Raid presenta al MINI John Copper Works Rally Plus y comienza el asalto a los T1+
El preparador alemán X-Raid no se ha querido quedar atrás de la nueva reglamentación de los T1+ y después de un año de desarrollo ha lanzado hoy su nueva arma para esta categoría principal del Mundial de Rally Raid FIA W2RC y el Dakar: El MINI John Cooper Works Rally Plus. Será pilotado en tres semanas por Kuba Przygonski y Sebastián Halpern en el primer año del auto en el Dakar.
Según X-Raid, el MINI JCW Rally Plus combina lo mejor de dos mundos, tomando elementos del MINI JCW Buggy y del MINI JCW Rally que lleva más de 10 años siendo referencia en el Dakar. El auto es 4x4 pero toma elementos aerodinámicos y de diseño del Buggy. El auto incorpora mejoras aerodinámicas, de suspensión y amortiguadores sobre el JCW Rally además de los neumáticos de mayor aro gracias a la reglamentación T1+. Por otra parte se ha trabajado en el motor para controlar la potencia a través de electrónica en lugar de flujo de aire lo que permitirá mayor eficiencia en el consumo y las emisiones.
El nuevo MINI JCW Rally Plus también se suma a los otros equipos que están trabajando en un Dakar sustentable y será propulsado por un combustible sintético de segunda generación llamado HVO que está basado en aceites vegetales y botellas plásticas.
"La sostenibilidad está claramente a la vanguardia de nuestro proyecto MINI JCW Rally Plus con visión de futuro. En el futuro, el automovilismo tendrá que acostumbrarse al hecho de que sin sostenibilidad no habrá más automovilismo. En este sentido, era claramente una cuestión del corazón para nosotros que operaremos el noveno MINI de manera más sostenible. Con HVO estamos ingresando a un nuevo territorio para la escena del cross country y estoy ansioso por presentar nuestra última incorporación a la familia, el MINI JCW Rally Plus con cambios aerodinámicos significativos.” concluyó Sven Quandt, CEO de X-Raid. “En nuestra opinión, el combustible HVO es un complemento importante para otros sistemas de propulsión de bajas emisiones, y no solo en los deportes de motor. El Dakar ofrece una muy buena plataforma para probar este combustible y crear conciencia".
El Dakar larga el próximo 31 de diciembre en el Sea Camp del Mar Rojo en Arabia Saudita.
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JOHN COOPER WORKS RALLY PLUS / João FERREIRA / PRT / Filipe PALMEIRO / PRT / X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM by Artes Max
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As ‘Official Vehicle Partner’, BMW Group has been closely linked with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship since the very first race around seven years ago. Since the Rome E-Prix (ITA) at the weekend, a new FIA Formula E safety car leads the field: the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW. The fully electric car was designed by BMW Motorsport such that racing technology makes it perfectly suited to the special requirements of a FIA Formula E safety car. FIA President Jean Todt and the official FIA Formula E safety car driver Bruno Correia (POR) were among those won over at a race weekend with plenty of safety car action.
The positive verdict of former racing driver Correia is a great description of the unique character of the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW. In this instance, BMW Motorsport did not convert an existing road vehicle into the FIA Formula E Safety Car. Instead, the engineers used the new MINI Cooper SE (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 17.6 – 15.2 kWh/100 km according to WLTP, 16.1 – 14.9 kWh/100 km according to NEFZ, combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) as a basis to design a totally new safety car.
“We approached the project both in terms of safety and handling as if we were building a racing car, and started with the body in white of the MINI Cooper SE,” described Rudolf Dittrich, head of vehicle development at BMW Motorsport. “The result is a car that sets standards in braking power, cornering performance and agility. And it is precisely these areas that are crucial on the narrow street circuits in Formula E.”
In addition to the body in white, the powertrain is another component taken from the production vehicle. Only details were modified to meet the specific requirements of a safety car, and it yields 135 kW of power and 280 Nm of torque. This sees the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW sprint from 0-100 km/h in 6.7 seconds (production: 7.3 sec.), from 0-60 km/h in 3.6 sec. (production: 3.9 sec.) and from 80-120 km/h in 4.3 sec. (production: 4.6 sec.).
The brakes are largely identical in construction to those of the MINI John Cooper Works GP (combined fuel consumption: 7.3 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 167 g/km). For the chassis, the basic concept was adopted from production; however, numerous components (for example, the spring damper system) were replaced with motorsport elements. A totally new feature is the Kevlar underride guard familiar from rallying, and which primarily protects the battery of the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW when driving roughly over kerbs. The size, profile and rubber compound of the tyres have also been modified for use as a safety car.
Through the consistent use of carbon and CFRP in the construction of the specific bodywork modifications, some of which were even produced using 3D printing, the BMW Motorsport engineers were able to achieve a weight reduction of around 130 kg compared with the production model, and thus an unladen weight of around 1,230 kg. The safety car contains all the modules required by the FIA for passive safety. In the interior, the driver has all the required systems such as radio, GPS, transponder and the control panels for the lighting system.
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Rally de Portugal 2017 por Eduardo Gomes
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Sainz & Cruz Victorious at 2020 Dakar Rally
Carlos Sainz (ESP) and his co-driver Lucas Cruz (ESP) have won the Rally Dakar for the third time, having previously triumphed in 2010 and 2018. In doing so, they presented MINI with its fifth overall victory at the iconic endurance rally.
For MINI and MINI Motorsport partner X-raid, this was the first success since their winning run together, which lasted from 2012 to 2015. The Spanish pair, in the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, finished 6:21 minutes ahead of last year’s winner Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) after roughly 7,500 kilometers through Saudi Arabia, which was hosting the Dakar for the first time.
Dakar record winner Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) and his co-driver Paulo Fiuza (POR) finished third, 9:58 minutes behind Sainz and Cruz, to round off an impressive performance from the two MINI JCW Buggies. The two MINI JCW Buggy crews each won four stages, while MINI vehicles went fastest on a total of nine of the twelve days. Vaidotas Zala (LTU) / Saulius Jurgelenas (LTU), in a MINI JCW Rally, won the very first Dakar stage on Arabian soil on the opening day.
Seven of the nine MINI crews that started the rally reached the finish in Al-Quiddia (KSA), four of them in the top ten. Orlando Terranova (ARG) and Bernardo ‘Ronnie’ Graue (ARG) finished in the top three on three days on their way to sixth place overall in the four-wheel drive MINI JCW Rally. Local favourite Yasir Seaidan (KSA) and his co-driver Alexey Kuzmich (RUS) were ninth and finished an excellent second on the closing stage. Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski (POL) and co-driver Timo Gottschalk (GER) had their hopes of a top result dashed on the opening day when a technical issue resulted in them losing six hours. They eventually finished in 19th place, 8:35.18 seconds off the lead.
MINI vehicles topped the overall standings after every one of the twelve legs at the 40th staging of the Dakar Rally. Zala and Jurgelenas got the ball rolling with victory on the opening stage, after which Terranova and Graue took the overall lead on day two. Sainz and Cruz claimed their first stage win on the third leg. That victory took them to the top of the overall standings – a position they held right through to the finish.
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In January 2020, the Dakar Rally embarks on a new chapter: After ten events in South America, the iconic desert rally will take place in Saudi Arabia for the first time. As it takes on this new challenge, X-raid is counting on the experience held by Carlos Sainz (ESP) and Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA), each of whom will be at the wheel of a further-developed X-raid MINI John Cooper Works Buggy.
Sainz has won the Dakar twice in the past – most recently in 2018. “El Matador” is one of the biggest personalities in rallying, and once again has got the ambitions of taking victory in 2020. Before switching to off-road racing, he won the World Rally Championship on two occasions (1990, 1992). The man from Madrid can rely on the support of his long-term co-driver Lucas Cruz (ESP).
For Stéphane Peterhansel, the coming Dakar will be a very special one: His wife Andrea will navigate for him at this event for the first time. The husband and wife duo won this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge together and finished runner-up in Kazakhstan.
As such, “the Peterhansels” still have a chance of taking overall victory in the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. They are currently second in the table, nine points off the lead.
Stéphane Peterhansel claimed the first Dakar victory for X-raid in 2012, at the wheel of a MINI ALL4 Racing. One year later, he repeated that success. In total, “Mr. Dakar” has won the iconic desert rally 13 times. Six of those victories have come on motorcycles, the remaining seven on four wheels.
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