The German mark, winning the last three editions of the rally, will devote its efforts to participate since 2013 in the WRC, with a ' Polo' . Your Race Touareg that swept Latin America, would be in the hands of private teams.
PROJECT. The Polo R WRC ready to
year will test around 2012. (EFE)
Although it was to be no longer be a blow to the Dakar. Finally, as speculated, Volkswagen Motorsport announced which will no longer compete officially at the legendary rally in which razed their Race Touareg since the competition stepped on Latin America. The decision is based primarily on who will focus their efforts in setting career of a Polo for the WRC-World Rally, which has as a great ruler-Citroën since 2013.
The news was revealed last night in Olbia, Italy, where he is holding the rally in Sardinia, 2011 World fifth day of the WRC. In Argentina and Chile, Volkswagen was enshrined in the car category of the Dakar in 2009 (with South African Giniel de Villiers ), 2010 (with English Carlos Sainz) and 2011 (With Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah ). Now, the main alternative being considered is to give the blue Race Touareg to private teams that want to use in the Dakar 2012 (Argentina-Chile-Peru).
is a "big blow to Dakar VW's decision. We must work to come at least two Race Touareg" he said in his Twitter account Orly Terranova Mendoza, who aims to have one of these vehicles 2012. "They even without development this year, a great advantage over the BMW car that remains in level," said the driver who ran in command of an X3 CC in the last rally.
Meanwhile, the "Matador" Sainz Dakar-winner and two-time champion of the WRC-work as a consultant in his Volkswagen Polo R WRC project. "When Charles joined us we were not at the level where we are now. It took only ten seconds to convince Carlos to continue with us and has assured me that not to run, but to help us," said Kris Nissen, Director VW sports.
The Polo R-WRC and will join the DS3 Citroën, Ford Fiesta RS and other Mini Coutryman 1.600cc equipped with a turbo engine under the new rules, effective this year. The new car will start to move before the end of 2011 and 2012 will all being tested. Al-Attiyah, with extensive experience in the WRC, is a natural candidate for one of the official pilot positions the brand.
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