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Kankkunen returns to Dakar
From rallyzone.com:
"Four-time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, with co-driver Juha Repo, will contest the 2005 Dakar Rally for Volkswagen. The two Finns will line up at the start with a Race-Touareg for the first time at the FIA World Cup finale, the UAE Desert Challenge, between the 11th and 15th October in Dubai." whole article HERE |
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Volkswagen obligates four times Rallye world champion Juha Kankkunen Prominent new acquisition in the Marathon Rallyeteam of Volkswagens: The four times Rallye world champion Juha Kankkunen will deny the Rallye Dakar with front seat passenger Juha Repo 2005 for Volkswagens. Already with the final to the FIA Weltcup, which becomes UAE Desert Challenge of 11 until 15 October in Dubai, the two Finns with the Race Touareg to the start to go for the first time. Thus the driver cadre of Volkswagens beside Jutta Kleinschmidt (2001) and Bruno Saby (1993) covers a third former winner of the Rallye Dakar (1988). "we are extremely proud and lucky that a so experienced pilot decided, explains for Volkswagens" Kris nissen, engine haven director von Volkswagen. "with enriching our strong driver quantity around a quadruple world champion a further crucial step in preparation succeeded to us on the Rallye Dakar 2005." Juha Kankkunen, which already completed a first test of the Race Touareg together with front seat passenger Juha Repo, is full expectation: "with my test in Turkey I won a first impression of the team and of the Race Touareg. That was a very good start for this new co-operation. I was pleasantly surprised, as well the Race Touareg can be driven. With the Rallye in Dubai we want to learn, with the Rallye Dakar completely in front mix together." Also copilot Juha Repo is highly motivated: "it is beautiful to take the challenge Dakar with Juha in attack after I denied this Rallye beside Ari Vatanen in January. With Juha I bring together already so for a long time. We speak the same language, we think directly - fits perfectly. Juha has unbelievably strong nerves and relies blindly on me. So fast nothing brings us from the version. We look forward together much to the task in the Volkswagen Race Touareg." Into the still recent DAK acre project of Volkswagens Juha Kankkunen brings an enormous experience. In his singular career the Finn obtained many pioneer successes and ranks among the record holding in the Rallye world championship. 1986 it became in its first complete WM season with 27 years up to the time at that time youngest world champions. In the year after it successfully defended its WM title as a first pilot. Kankkunen entered besides as a first quadruple Rallye world champion history - an achievement, which was only reached so far by Tommi Maekinen. 23 single victories in the WM meant likewise a new Bestmarke, which only 2002 was exceeded. Juha Kankkunen, which drove with its new team colleague Bruno Saby already in former times in the same team, set impressive accents also with the Rallye Dakar. With its only participation it conquered 1988 immediately the victory. Juha Repo, since 1997 copilot von Juha Kankkunen, knows the Marathon sport likewise in the best way: With the UAE Desert Challenge 2003 and the Rallye Dakar 2004 navigated the Finn its compatriot Ari Vatanen, which already decided the Marathon classical author four times for itself. Volkswagen engine haven, since July 2003 under the direction of Kris nissen, debuetierte in January with Diesel prototypes the Race Touareg with the Rallye Dakar. Bruno Saby achieved the goal after 11,000 kilometers as the sixth, Jutta Kleinschmidt given Volkswagens the first stage-win. Since Volkswagen denied for preparation on the Rallye Dakar 2005 in June the Rallye Morocco, with which Bruno Saby obtained two stage-wins and Jutta Kleinschmidt totalfourth became, as well as in August the Rallye d'Orient in Turkey. There the Race Touareg with Jutta Kleinschmidt booked to tax with place three the first podium placement. Up to the next to last day Bruno Saby had lain in guidance, then however unfortunately a stone had met and a hanging up damage had suffered. Altogether so far seven stage-wins stand for the Race Touareg to beech. The 27. Edition of the Rallye Dakar is started on 1 January in Barcelona in Spain and ends on 16 January in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. |
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