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Audi Q7 Equipped with K&N Filters has Key Role at The 2007 Dakar Rally
Audi Q7 Equipped with K&N Filters has Key Role at The 2007 Dakar Rally
6 dic 2006
In the past caravans crossed the desert out of necessity, at the 2007 Dakar
Rally a different kind of caravan will cross the shifting sands of the Sahara
desert, this time for bragging rights.
More than 500 teams from over 40 countries will participate in the toughest
motor race in the world. The Dakar Rally covers 5000 miles and begins on January
6th in Portugal, goes through Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and ends on
January 21st in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The drivers and bikers must cross
the Mediterranean Sea by boat.
Audi Q7 will be equipped with K&N Filters at The Dakar
On the other side of the Mediterranean the bikes, cars and trucks race next to
the forests and villages of the African continent. The heart of the race is in
the middle of the Sahara where temperatures average 130 degrees daily. The Dakar
is full of extreme challenges with different stages everyday. Racers have to be
great navigators and be on the lookout for the slightest traps.
The 29th annual event will host 187 cars, 88 trucks and 250 motorcycles. Michel
de Groot, founder of Vicking Race Team is one of the bikers. His technical
support truck is an Audi Q7 3.0TDI. De Groot’s team of four will receive what it
needs along the route from this vehicle.
“The Q7 which they prepared is a brand new one, and no one thought anyone would
use a car like this at The Dakar,” said K&N Engineering Project Development
Technician Patrick Jacobs. “This key vehicle is equipped with K&N Filters for
the grueling terrain.”
Typically car manufacturers use the rally to test the endurance of their new
vehicles. There are more than 200 support vehicles in the caravan.
There is only one rest day in the 2007 race, on January 13, at Atar. The support
crews will do everything possible that day to eliminate the problems caused by
extreme sand. Out of all the entries only 40 percent of all the racers make it
to the finish line. Speed limits of 95 mph will be in force this year for
motorcyclists and down to 30 mph for all drivers as they go through villages.
The support vehicles will not be allowed on the leg of the race leading to
Tichit and Timbuktu. For 1500 miles the only help available will be between
competitors.
Every year people get lost or killed during the Dakar. A total of 46 deaths were
recorded since the rally began in 1979. The route changes every year due to war
and other political problems. Organizers are doing everything within their power
to improve the security of competitors and the public along the course. The
final standings will be established after the stage going from Tambacounda to
Dakar.
Follow Michel de Groot's progress throughout the racing season at the
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