Drivers and co-drivers are often going for each others\' throats. Left, right, straight ahead? Or is the map upside down? In the Dakar Rally, arguments and mistakes simply aren\'t allowed to happen. Those who aim to win this race, the toughest in the world of motor sport, are advised to get to know the terrain and route inside out. The co-pilot and navigator is for the speed and success of the team just as important as the pilot. Which is why the VW team dedicates a whole week to give the navigators enough time to prepare for the still completely unknown route with the aid of maps and the internet.
With the famous Dakar Rally, unquestionably the toughest motor race in the world, it's first and foremost all about getting through, for both people and material. And even when we as normal car drivers don't directly profit from the sometimes unbelievable performances of the racing drivers, we at least benefit from the experience gained from the racing cars and their components. Each part, from the smallest screw up to a twin turbo fuel injection system, is subjected to the very toughest of tests during the Dakar Rally. And such components have to supply a maximum of performance – after all, for the teams it's all about winning. At the end of the rally the engineers know a whole lot more, yet again: knowledge invested in the construction of Golf & Co.
Not exactly a dream come true, the conditions in the Dakar Rally awaiting Nasser Al-Attiyah, the driver from Qatar: a whole lot of sand, sweat and grime in the place of champagne and beautiful girls. But despite the hardships, the 38 year-old committed himself to rally sport many years ago. We document one of the most vibrant personalities from the current racing scene.
Hot stunts with rally cars let almost melt down the snow at the event "Dakar on snow" in
Flachau last weekend. In a clip we have put together the best pictures of the spectaculous Touareg-jump show.
The terrain is rather unusual for presenting a Dakar Rally team, but three weeks before the rally is due to begin in Argentina, Volkswagen’s racing division has descended on the Austrian village of Flachau. Even the gods relented at the last moment, sending snow from the heavens. Not the best road surface for the participants of the desert rally, which starts on 1 January 2010, to practise on, but certainly ideal for the team presentation. A fantastic atmosphere and plenty of fun are definitely what count for that.
Driving around London in a car - due to the city congestion charge, that isn´t always the best idea of how to spend your day. And the traffic could be another argument.
Nevertheless Rallye Dakar participant and titleholder Dirk von Zitzewitz took the challenge and drove on a weekday around the city with his race Touareg. Totally fearless of course, as you can expect from a participant of the toughest race on earth. The Londoners were quite surprised.
Matthew Reilly is back! In his long anticipated follow up to The 6 Sacred Stones, super-soldier Jack West, Jr. evades certain death as he and his loyal team must race to uncover the secrets of the five greatest warriors and rescue us all from Armageddon. The Five Greatest Warriors Matthew Reilly Book Trailer Find out more about this author here http://www.matthewreilly.com/
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Catch the latest Race results and dirt track racing news! Plus a chance to get your friends and family on the special Christmas Show December 14th. That show will also feature armed forces member\'s video greetings!
Part six - A mad night out in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, just before the wedding. Clubs visited included Bedrock Inn, Titanic and Monkey Business. Members of the wedding party danced the night away but how would it affect the wedding the following day. It's a tradition to have a hen night or stag night but this was cutting it a bit fine time wise, the race was on to get everything ready on time. To be continued.
The race is on to get Lewis and Heikki's cars to the Italian Grand Prix in Monza -at a maximum speed of just 56 mph - aboard the team's Mercedes Transporter, driven by Hugh and Roy.
KIM NOVAK Live in OLYMPIA Paris 2009 first started of the stranglers.
Kim Novak : French indie rock band. Kim Novak the music, the tour, albums, songs, clips, photos and videos. Luck and accident first album produced by Markus Draws (Coldplay, the Arcade Fire) and François Chevalier (Emilie Simon, Bjork.
New album in 2010 produced by Franz Haguenaars (Alamo race track, Caesar...) in Amsterdam. KIM Novak first started of The stranglers, Peter Bjorn and john, And also the trees,
All KIM NOVAK on http://www.kim-novak.com
