The Dakar Rally 2011 has 9,500 km to be completed, including 5,000km of just racing through Argentina and Chile. Competing on some really tough tracks are cars, motorbikes and trucks racing in the toughest rally in the world with two weeks of battling.
The Isuzu D-MAX Ute, is one of the competitors in the Dakar Rally 2011, the team members are Sydney-based Dakar vetrans, Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki. Toyo Tires will be supporting the D-MAX team with off-road tyres, specifically supplying them with the Toyo Open Country M/T-R tyres. The D-MAX team will rely on them for top performance and reliability in the extreme conditions of the Dakar Rally. Best of Luck!
OUTRIGHT RESULTS AFTER DAY FIVE
(provisional at time of writing)
1. Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz Senra VW Race Touareg 15h 45m 48s.
2. Stéphane Peterhansel/J-P Cottret BMW X3 CC 15h 48m 14s.
3. Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk VW Race Touareg 15h 48m 21s.
4. Giniel de Villiers/Dirk von Zitzewitz VW Race Touareg 16h 07m 08s.
5. Kryzsztof Holowczyc/J-M Fortin BMW X3 CC 16h 33m 41s.
22. Bruce Garland/Harry Suzuki Isuzu D-MAX 21h 41m 03s.
26. Stephan Schott/Holm Schmidt BMW X3 CC 23h 18m 26s.
** Follow the team’s progress on the website:
** Follow the rally on www.dakar.com
** Tune in to SBS (5.30pm) and Speed TV (8am; 6.30pm) for daily updates (check your local TV guides or www.speedcafe.com.au for exact on-air times).
