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85blue4runner · 10-19-2008, 10:06 AM

today on SPEED at 130PM eastern, hour long show, no replays currently listed.

tattooedup · 10-19-2008, 10:43 AM

yup watching right now

crazyjehu · 10-19-2008, 11:06 AM

Watched a little bit of it, seems like the Porsche's were dominating at the beginning.

jo maoma · 10-19-2008, 12:45 PM

25 full factory sponsored prototype Porsche Cayenne's and
seventh place overall is a 15 year old Toyota Land Cruiser...

The Adam Blaster · 10-20-2008, 03:39 PM

How do people find out about events like this?
I've never heard of this rally, but it sounds really cool.
I have also heard of some rallies in southern Africa which they can provide the vehicles for a nominal fee.
Question is, how do you find out about these events? Is there a website out there that is involved with hooking competitors up for these?

Patrol · 10-21-2008, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jo maoma

25 full factory sponsored prototype Porsche Cayenne's and
seventh place overall is a 15 year old Toyota Land Cruiser...

The Yota team was even on their way to holiday I might add, the rallye just happened to take the same route

@TAB
There's a lot of promotion going on around the 4x4 scene in Europe about such events. There not even very expensive, 5k$ will buy you the starting fee, ferry cost from Italy to Tunisia and mostly accomondation and food during the rallye.

Keith Armstrong · 10-21-2008, 06:10 AM

I stumbled across this on the TeeVee too.

It was curious that while the majority of competitors were the obviously commonly sponsored Porsche(s)? - the CP vehicles were Defenders?

Patrol · 10-21-2008, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith Armstrong

the CP vehicles were Defenders?

The CP guys had to get there somehow without a tow truck

Porsche sponsors 26 Cayennes each year, but not with Porsche Motorsports as one would think, instead they're organized by Porsche public relations.
The Cayennes are currently parked under a tent with all the spare parts at the Porsche plant waiting for next years Transsyberia.
A friend of mine has direct contact to the people in charge at Porsche and tries to talk them into some more races with those. We already volounteered as drivers in case they get them into comps during the year

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85blue4runner Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33536 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,142	Trans Siberian Rally today on SPEED at 130PM eastern, hour long show, no replays currently listed.

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The Adam Blaster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1479 Location: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Posts: 4,271	How do people find out about events like this? I've never heard of this rally, but it sounds really cool. I have also heard of some rallies in southern Africa which they can provide the vehicles for a nominal fee. Question is, how do you find out about these events? Is there a website out there that is involved with hooking competitors up for these? __________________ Just call me Humpty Dumpty.

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Keith Armstrong Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 21936 Location: Land between the rivers... Posts: 647	I stumbled across this on the TeeVee too. It was curious that while the majority of competitors were the obviously commonly sponsored Porsche(s)? - the CP vehicles were Defenders? __________________ Don't worry, you're biodegradable.

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10-19-2008, 10:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
tattooedup Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Member # 113939 Location: Santee Posts: 49	yup watching right now

10-19-2008, 11:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazyjehu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 42667 Posts: 10	Watched a little bit of it, seems like the Porsche's were dominating at the beginning.

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jo maoma Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Member # 115354 Posts: 22	25 full factory sponsored prototype Porsche Cayenne's and seventh place overall is a 15 year old Toyota Land Cruiser...