Paris Dakar - 200 Series Race Truck
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Well that's no fun. How do you change tracks and volume when you don't have steering wheel controls?
jk...I love this thing. And a a big kudos to you for taking such awesome pictures!!!
Tucan viajero, thank you so much for these pictures!
Tucan viajero, great pictures, I really enjoyed reading your blog... (you got a new RSS subscriber)
Did you drive from Venezuela to Chile?
PS Check out this post: https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat-section/86119-honk-if-youre-venezuelan.html
Did you drive from Venezuela to Chile?
PS Check out this post: https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat-section/86119-honk-if-youre-venezuelan.html
So when is the race over? If it's already over, what place did Toyota take?
Not this time. I had too many things to take care of at work.
I did drive from Venezuela to Puerto Montt in December 2001. We went from Caracas to Brazil driving the infamous BR319, then Paraguay, drove through northern Argentina from east to west, then down to Mendoza and Santiago through Paso de Libertadores. From there to Puerto Montt, had a great New Year party in Pucón and returned driving north through the Atacama desert, Bolivia and Peru, where we turned right toward Brazil and back to Venezuela in order to avoid a very active guerrilla (at that time) in Colombia.
We organized this as a large family trip, where we managed to have 25 persons, ages from 3 to 60, in 8 FZJ80 and one FZJ71 Land Cruisers enjoying this wonderful adventure for 56 days.
Thank for your comments on my blog... Unfortunately I cannot dedicate as much time to it as I would like.
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Wow, great pics Tucan!!!
nice to see you here as well...
Roberto
nice to see you here as well...
Roberto
Hi,
A few more pictures of the racing 200 series of the Toyota Auto Body Team that participated and won the production category of the 2009 Dakar race that just took place in Argentina and Chile.
Notice the fuel tank?
Also, as before, I have uploaded a lot more Toyota photos to my Blog, including those of the very few 4x4s we saw down there, competitors tires, a couple French ladies stranded in a 120 series Prado, even a Yaris stuck in the Atacama desert.
Hope you will enjoy
tv
A few more pictures of the racing 200 series of the Toyota Auto Body Team that participated and won the production category of the 2009 Dakar race that just took place in Argentina and Chile.
Notice the fuel tank?
Also, as before, I have uploaded a lot more Toyota photos to my Blog, including those of the very few 4x4s we saw down there, competitors tires, a couple French ladies stranded in a 120 series Prado, even a Yaris stuck in the Atacama desert.
Hope you will enjoy
tv
You ever get a flat with your rig? I got one, I had to put a rock infront of the flat tire and drive it on there just to fit the jack under there.
Um...that's what a hi-lift is for
I wondered the same thing about the need for a bottle jack.
Some others taken at Atacama desert....
I wonder what the first 13 vehicles were that beat the 200LC? Best in Class is pretty awesome though. The 200 was far from stock though. For those of you that wish you had a diesel version, be glad you don't. Our diesel fuel in this country is terrible and will increase in price.
We hear this question a lot, especially now that passenger vehicles with diesel engines are finally making it to the U.S. The answer has nothing to do with how the fuel is produced, but rather with government decisions and economic conditions.
Europe used to export diesel fuel to the U.S., but for years forward-thinking European governments have been promoting diesel — a more efficient fuel than gas — with lower taxes and other incentives. The result has been a spike in the number of diesel vehicles there; in Great Britain and Italy, more than 50% of all cars run on diesel.
Therefore, say bye-bye to diesel fuel exports to the U.S. Without the added capacity of European refineries, U.S. diesel prices ballooned this summer when everyone realized the supply of diesel had become much more limited than it was even a few years ago.
The U.S. also taxes diesel 6 cents more per gallon (24 cents compared to 18 for gasoline). The original thinking was that diesel-powered vehicles like large trucks would tear up roads and require more spending on infrastructure. Now, with clean-diesel passenger vehicles on the road, this policy doesn’t make much sense in terms of lowering CO2 emissions and promoting efficiency.
Finally, diesel fuel is the lifeblood for big freight-haulers: Barges, trucks, trains — most all heavy vehicles run on diesel or some heavy petroleum distillate. When the economy is firing on all cylinders, they all move more stuff, and that movement requires a lot of fuel. Now that we’re in the current economic downturn, diesel prices have fallen accordingly as activity has slowed. Diesel, even more so than gasoline, is bound tightly to the speed of the economy.
Right now, the U.S. doesn’t have much refining capacity for diesel — something to keep in mind when the economy recovers and you’re thinking about buying that Jetta TDI or Mercedes-Benz Bluetec.
Why Does Diesel Fuel Cost so Much? (ConsumerReports.org)
We hear this question a lot, especially now that passenger vehicles with diesel engines are finally making it to the U.S. The answer has nothing to do with how the fuel is produced, but rather with government decisions and economic conditions.
Europe used to export diesel fuel to the U.S., but for years forward-thinking European governments have been promoting diesel — a more efficient fuel than gas — with lower taxes and other incentives. The result has been a spike in the number of diesel vehicles there; in Great Britain and Italy, more than 50% of all cars run on diesel.
Therefore, say bye-bye to diesel fuel exports to the U.S. Without the added capacity of European refineries, U.S. diesel prices ballooned this summer when everyone realized the supply of diesel had become much more limited than it was even a few years ago.
The U.S. also taxes diesel 6 cents more per gallon (24 cents compared to 18 for gasoline). The original thinking was that diesel-powered vehicles like large trucks would tear up roads and require more spending on infrastructure. Now, with clean-diesel passenger vehicles on the road, this policy doesn’t make much sense in terms of lowering CO2 emissions and promoting efficiency.
Finally, diesel fuel is the lifeblood for big freight-haulers: Barges, trucks, trains — most all heavy vehicles run on diesel or some heavy petroleum distillate. When the economy is firing on all cylinders, they all move more stuff, and that movement requires a lot of fuel. Now that we’re in the current economic downturn, diesel prices have fallen accordingly as activity has slowed. Diesel, even more so than gasoline, is bound tightly to the speed of the economy.
Right now, the U.S. doesn’t have much refining capacity for diesel — something to keep in mind when the economy recovers and you’re thinking about buying that Jetta TDI or Mercedes-Benz Bluetec.
Why Does Diesel Fuel Cost so Much? (ConsumerReports.org)
I think these are the Dakar race standings for Land Cruisers and the alike.
OVERALL CLASSIFICATION AFTER SS13
Pos Driver
Co-Driver Nat Vehicle Cat Total
Time Diff
Leader
1
Giniel DE VILLIERS
Dirk VON ZITZEWITZ AFS
D VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 46:35:14 **:**
2
Mark MILLER
Ralph PITCHFORD USA
AFS VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 46:37:34 +2:20
3
Robby GORDON
Andy GRIDER USA
USA HUMMER H3 OP1 48:02:27 +1:27:13
4
Ivar Erik TOLLEFSEN
Quin EVANS N
GB NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 52:30:15 +5:55:01
5
Krzysztof HOLOWCZYC
Jean-Marc FORTIN POL
B NISSAN NAVARA T1.1 53:12:46 +6:37:32
6
Dieter DEPPING
Timo GOTTSCHALK D
D VOLKSWAGEN RACE TOUAREG T1.2 55:04:09 +8:28:55
7
Miroslav ZAPLETAL
Tomas OUREDNICEK CZ
CZ MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 57:27:40 +10:52:26
8
Leonid NOVITSKIY
Oleg TYUPENKIN RUS
RUS BMW X3 CC T1.2 59:50:25 +13:15:11
9
Guerlain CHICHERIT
Matthieu BAUMEL F
F BMW X3 CC T1.2 61:24:13 +14:48:59
10
Joan ROMA
Lucas CRUZ E
E MITSUBISHI RACING LANCER T1.2 64:02:22 +17:27:08
11
Patrick SIREY JOL
Paul VIDAL F
F BOWLER WILDCAT T1.1 64:49:41 +18:14:27
12
Bob GORDON
Willaim HIGMAN USA
USA HUMMER H3 OP1 64:54:40 +18:19:26
13
Bruce GARLAND
Hiroaki SUZUKI AUS
AUS ISUZU D-MAX T1.2 64:57:49 +18:22:35
14
Nicolas GIBON
Akira MIURA F
J TOYOTA VDJ 200 T2.2 67:16:27 +20:41:13
15
Matthias KAHLE
Thomas SCHUENEMANN D
D HONDA BUGGY T1.3 68:04:55 +21:29:41
16
Xavier FOJ
Joan PUJOLAR E
E TOYOTA LAND CRUISER T2.2 68:21:09 +21:45:55
17
Ronan CHABOT
Gilles PILLOT F
F TOYOTA LAND CRUISER T2.2 70:48:53 +24:13:39
18
Isabelle PATISSIER
Theirry DELLI-ZOTTI F
F BUGGY T1.3 70:55:35 +24:20:21
19
Rene KUIPERS
Filipe PALMEIRO NL
P BMW X3 CC T1.2 71:15:31 +24:40:17
20
Jean DE AZEVEDO
Youssef HADDAD BRA
BRA MITSUBISHI PAJERO/MONTERO T1.1 73:31:21 +26:56:07
../
27
Tonnie VAN DEIJNE
Wouter ROSEGAAR NL
NL MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 81:27:31 +34:52:17
33
Jerome HARDY
Frederic BECART F
F MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 85:19:53 +38:44:39
37
Ilya KUZNETSOV
Andrey NESHIN RUS
RUS MITSUBISHI L200 T1.1 92:17:09 +45:41:55
47
Francisco INOCENCIO
Paulo FIUZA P
P MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 106:09:27 +59:34:13
50
Christian BARBIER
Jean-Michel RICHAUD F
F MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 112:38:09 +66:02:55
53
Laszlo LISZI
Jozsef FENESI HON
HON MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 117:32:24 +70:57:10
62
Paulo PICHINI
Lourival ROLDAN BRA
BRA MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 141:22:27 +94:47:13
67
Mana PORNSIRICHERD
Thierry LACAMBRE THA
F MITSUBISHI PAJERO SPORT T1.2 303:43:19 +257:08:05
70
Stephan SCHOTT
Holm SCHMDIT D
D MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 320:18:54 +273:43:40
72
Alexey BERKUT
Anton NIKOLEAV RUS
RUS MITSUBISHI PAJERO EVOLUTION T1.1 324:54:50 +278:19:36
75
Isidre ESTEVE PUJOL
Eric AUGE MEDINA E
E MITSUBISHI PAJERO T1.2 330:26:32 +283:51:18
79
Jerome LARAIGNOU
Stephane GALLO F
F MITSUBISHI PAJERO T2.2 339:22:39 +292:47:25