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Post #21 Sun, Aug 5, 3:35 PM |
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Atomic2
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so its ALL cayennes? lame
Member of CHUPA
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Post #22 Sun, Aug 5, 3:39 PM |
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PandaBeat
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Quote from Atomic2
so its ALL cayennes? lame
http://www.transsyberia-rallye.com/index.php?id=39&L=1
Go get #$%#ed by your dog and eat his shit, you pathetic moronic cum guzzling worm
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Post #23 Mon, Aug 6, 8:34 PM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally: Leg 3: 1,000 kilometres closer to the finish
Stuttgart . Participants contesting the Transsyberia Rally have covered another 1,000 kilometres of their long distance journey to Mongolia on the third leg from Kazan to Ekaterinburg on August 5. In contrast to the previous day, there was no speed test scheduled, and everything depended on precise navigation. As no-one made any major mistakes the overall situation remained unchanged: Armin Schwarz (Austria) and Oliver Hilger (Germany) lead the overall classification. With a gap of just 1.89 seconds the Polish duo Jarek Swiwka and Andrzej Bryl occupy second. Ranking third are Carles Celma (Spain) and Jörn Pugmeister (Germany), who had won the first stage on Friday. Holding fourth are Rod Millen (New Zealand) and Richard Kelsey (USA).
The long leg running through vast open fields and between lakes proved to be a torture for the tyres. A gravel section over more than 50 kilometres in particular resulted in many roadside tyre changes. By evening all pilots had reached the finish in Ekaterinburg. Although there was no special stage today, we thoroughly enjoyed this leg. Despite the eleven hours of driving it never became boring. I'm curious about the next special stage which goes through particularly difficult terrain, reported ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz.
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Post #24 Mon, Aug 6, 8:36 PM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 4: From the Urals to West Siberia
Stuttgart. The Transsyberia Rally has reached Asia. Today the fourth stage set off from Yekaterinburg, Russia's fifth largest city with over a million inhabitants on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains, and headed toward the east. By evening after 400 kilometres the participants had reached the finish of the first Siberian stage in the city of Tyumen.
The special stage that had been planned for today had to be cancelled, as heavy rainfall had rendered the route impassable, even for all-terrain vehicles. With this, the current standings in the classification remain unchanged: In the lead are Armin Schwarz (Austria) with his co-driver Oliver Hilger (Germany), followed closely by the Polish team Jarek Swiwka/Andrzej Bryl. Ranking third is Carles Celma from Spain, with Jörn Pugmeister (Germany) as navigator, trailed by rally professional Rod Millen from New Zealand and his co-pilot Richard Kelsey (USA). All top teams compete with the 385 hp Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia. Porsche built a limited edition series of the SUV specifically for the endurance rally through Russia and Mongolia.
Armin Schwarz summarises at the finish of the leg: We had anticipated a tough special stage, so before we set off early this morning we again practised operating the winch-rope and stored all the tools we thought we might need within easy reach. We could now do it all blindfolded. But then the stage was cancelled. At first we were disappointed I think our adrenaline and motivation levels were at full revs. The leg to Tyumen was not particularly fast but demanding. We crossed rivers with improvised bridges made out of tree trunks and there were many possibilities of sustaining punctures or falling into a deep pothole.
The route from Tyumen on 7th August leads towards the south-east. After almost 600 kilometres of navigating the teams will reach the destination of Omsk. Armin Schwarz: We are around 2,600 kilometres east of Moscow and at about 73 degrees East. Ulan Bator is at around 107 degrees east. We still have a long, long way ahead of us. What a great adventure.
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Post #25 Tue, Aug 7, 6:48 AM |
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exer51
Ron Paul 2008 - 12539
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LOL
http://www.transsyberia-rallye.com/index.php?id=tracking&L=1
I love how they have a LR on this page, but one isn't in the race. I seriously wish there was one because it'd spank the Porsches so bad.
That said I am somewhat impressed by some of the pics of the Cayennes I wouldn't have figured they'd be as good as they are.
1972 Series I Jaguar XJ6 W/ Chevy 350. Yea that's right, it's cooler than your Neon
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Post #26 Tue, Aug 7, 7:43 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 5: Stopover in Omsk
Stuttgart. The Transsyberia Rally convoy is approaching Mongolia. The fifth stage of the long-distance rally from Moscow to Ulan Batar lead through Siberia from Tyumen to Omsk. On their way the 34 teams passed another time zone and are now three hours ahead of their starting time in Moscow. After all drivers reached the destination of the transit stage without problems, the classification remains unchanged. Ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz (Austria) and Oliver Hilger (Germany) lead ahead of eight other Prosche Cayenne S Transsyberia vehicles.
Each day I learn to appreciate new features of my Cayenne. With its sporting characteristics the car performs brilliantly on the special stages, while I enjoy the comfort of the air suspension on the partly very poor roads and the sheer power of the V8 engine for overtaking the many trucks, enthused the overall leader Armin Schwarz.
The next leg over 662 kilometres runs from Omsk further in a south-easterly direction. At the destination of Novosibirsk the teams will sleep in a hotel bed for the last time until the finish on 17 August. For the next eight nights tents will serve as their accommodation.
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Post #27 Wed, Aug 8, 10:45 PM |
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Bognostroclum
Supercar Messiah - 1182
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Quote from Homero Stupid race.
From 35 cars there are 25 Cayennes Transsyberia and one Porsche 911.
This is not a proper race.
Is a Porsche marketing campaign.
I hope the SsangYong wins.
Look: http://www.transsyberia-rallye.com/index.php?id=39&L=1
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Post #28 Thu, Aug 9, 3:10 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 6: Halfway in Siberia
Stuttgart. In six days the 33 participants contesting the Transsyberia Rally have completed around half of the 7,100 kilometre distance from Moscow to Ulan Batar. The sixth leg of this long distance rally started in Omsk and finished in Novosibirsk. Once again, the 25 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia vehicles, which were specially modified for the Transsyberia, ran without problems. Still holding the lead are ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz (Austria) and Oliver Hilger (Germany).
Sitting just 1.89 seconds behind are the Polish team of Jarek Swiwka und Andrzej Bryl ranking second. It's a great feeling to drive in the front group against top professionals like Armin Schwarz, René Metge, Rod Millen and Said Al-Hajri, enthused Swiwka. The Cayenne is simply a fantastic car for this rally. And it's unbelievably the stresses it faces here and easily withstands.
Equally as enthusiastic is fourth-placed Rod Millen from America. By now everything is running according to plan. We are about five minutes behind the leader in fourth. Once we get to Mongolia things really hot up. I'm looking forward to that. One small error there can cost a lot of time,
declared the multiple winner of the Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds in the USA.
Another competitor eager to enter the long rough stages is the multiple Middle East Rally Champion Said Al-Hajri, who competes with co-driver Tim
Trenker: The route is new for us all. Driving into the unknown is particularly exciting. But I have to say, the drive through Russia was a great experience. After around 3,500 kilometres I feel at one with my Cayenne. The car handles beautifully and is excellent to control even when the surface gets really tricky.
René Metge won the Dakar marathon twice with Porsche and simply enjoys the journey through Russia and Mongolia. Metge, co-driven by Silvain Reisser,
commented: The long drive through these expansive landscapes here and in Siberia are familiar to me from other long distance rallies. Now the terrain gets tough. Of course I'm hoping my experience will help in finding the right route through the mountains of Mongolia.
A good example of just how quickly competitors can slip down the results table was given by the Porsche team from Columbia. Christian
Pfeil-Schneider and Klaus Vatter rank 30th with their Cayenne S
Transsyberia. We took a wrong turn during the first leg and got completely lost. The rest of the stages were quite challenging, but I'm amazed how easily the Cayenne handles the stresses of the extremely bad tracks. I can only recommend to those who aren't here this time come next year. Every car enthusiast should experience such an adventure once in life, said an enthusiastic Pfeil-Schneider.
Porsche's team boss, Jürgen Kern, also made a favourable balance: So far the Cayennes have survived the tough tracks without any technical problems. Huge praise should go to my mechanics. They have accomplished the necessary maintenance work in a quick and straight-forward manner to the complete satisfaction of all competitors.
Rally organizer Richard Schalber outlines the coming legs: The stages will now become longer and harder. As compensation the landscape becomes even more picturesque than the long transit legs through Russia.
The next stage over 846 kilometres runs from Novosibirsk continuing towards Kosh Agash. There, participants will sleep in tents for the first time.
This will be the last overnight stay in Russia before crossing the border into Mongolia.
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Post #29 Thu, Aug 9, 7:39 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 7: Across the Altay mountains
Stuttgart. The 33 participants contesting the Transsyberia Rally have made it over the Altay mountains and are on the verge of crossing the border into Mongolia. The seventh leg, totalling 661 kilometres, began in Novosibirsk and wound through spectacular mountain ravines. In the evening the teams pitched their tents on the banks of a river near the town of Kosh Agach. As all teams reached the end of the stage within the target time, the classification remains unchanged from the previous day: Still leading the field are ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz (Austria) and Oliver Hilger (Germany) in their 385 hp Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia with the starting number 10.
Particularly important on the way south-east was faultless navigation. Only through the stages in Mongolia will competitors race against the clock again. Those who exceed the specified ideal time or miss a control point will receive a time penalty.
The leg today was again huge fun. With its adjustable air suspension and the active anti-roll bars the Cayenne doesn't feel like an offroader on the winding country roads, but more like a sporty limousine, enthused leader Armin Schwarz. Today the landscape left me speechless. I've never seen anything like it, reported the multiple Middle East rally champion Said Al-Hajri.
On the eighth leg from Kosh Agach to Olgy the teams will drive 197 kilometres, crossing over the border into Mongolia on the way. I'm feeling optimistic that all cars will get through the border control. Should there be any delays in entering the country the rally schedule will not be jeopardized. We have planned a day-off in Olgy for the 11th of August, says rally organizer Richard Schalber.
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Post #30 Fri, Aug 10, 1:31 AM |
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Porsche addict
Supercar Messiah - 48894
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Quote from Bognostroclum
Duh, that was he whole point of this Transyberia Gayenne. Like i said earlier, a car made by the PR department to race in a PR race because it is utter SHIT!
sixspeedfirebird & Porsche Addict: members of the "Boxy Volvos suck and the F50 kicks the F40's ass" club.
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Post #31 Fri, Aug 10, 8:47 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 8: Arrival in Mongolia
Stuttgart. The border crossing from Russia into Mongolia took a total of eight hours for the 33 competitors contesting the Transsyberia Rally. In the early evening all teams reached the camp in Olgy after 197 kilometres.
There the teams now have a full day to prepare their cars for several hundred tough kilometres of special stages on a gravel and rock-strewn surface. Heading the rally is ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz
(Austria) and Oliver Hilger (Germany) in their 385 hp Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia with the starting number 10.
What counts most in the stages through Mongolia are not only speed but more so navigation and a good eye for the condition of the route. Those who exceed the specified ideal time or miss a control point will receive a time penalty.
Already on our way to camp with a temperature outside of 30 degrees we got an idea of the character of the stages in Mongolia, said Saeed Al-Hajri after reaching the finish of the leg in Olgy. The stony surface reminds me a lot of the desert in Jordan, but here the stones are much sharper. We will have to be very careful not to get a puncture.
Armin Schwarz is also looking forward to the first marathon stage in
Mongolia: I'm sure the stages will be very beautiful and flowing. However, on the 400 kilometre stages you can't let yourself be sidetracked by the overwhelming beauty of the landscape. Otherwise you miss a deep pothole and wreck the car.
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Post #32 Fri, Aug 10, 9:01 AM |
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Damestic89
Supercar Messiah - 8737
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Quote from Porsche addict
Cayenne's are a lot more off road capable then most people think. And these have been modified slightly.
SC.net is a Cavalier with an aluminum wing and some fake chrome hubcaps.
It was a POS from the factory, but the owner still continued to add useless shit onto it and it still only works half the time.
-VICIOUS
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Post #33 Sat, Aug 11, 7:40 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Rest halt before leg 9: Preparing for marathon stages
Stuttgart. The 33 participants contesting the Transsyberia Rally are optimally prepared to tackle the first special stage in Mongolia on Sunday.
Saturday's rest halt is used by the Porsche teams to do routine checks and maintenance work on their 385 hp Cayenne S Transsyberia vehicles. On Sunday the teams expect a tough special stage on gravel and rocky tracks. The leg finishes in Mankhan after 440 kilometres.
I'm happy that as the leaders of the classification we'll be first out on the stage. Because if you are stuck in the dust of someone in front you can easily hit a stone or end up in a deep pothole, explains ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz (Austria), who is co-driven by Oliver Hilger (Germany). Schwarz added: If you get lost or have to change a tyre, two or three competitors can pass and then you have to eat their dust!
The Polish duo Jarek Sliwka and Andrzej Bryl also tackle the second part of the rally with optimism. We are both very much looking forward to the stages here. That will be a fantastic challenge for us and our Cayenne,
said Sliwka.
You definitely have to exercise caution here. Over the next days we will experience stresses that don't get much more extreme, believes Carles Celma (Spain), who currently lies second with co-driver Jörn Pugmeister (Germany).
Porsche reports live after each of the fourteen legs. The latest texts and photos are available on the internet at http://www.porsche.com/transsyberia.
Classification after 8 of 14 legs:
1. Armin Schwarz/Oliver Hilger, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 1:08.52,92 hrs
2. Jarek Sliwka/Andrzej Bryl, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 0:01,89 min behind
3. Carles Celma/Jörn Pugmeister, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 0:51,31 min
4. Rod Millen/Richard Kelsey, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 4:46,12 min
5. René Metge/Silvain Reisser, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 4:57,64 min
6. Biagio Capolupo/Angelo Lancelotti, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia,
5:32,97 min
7. Richard Meaden/Neil Hopkinson, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 6:09,42 min
8. Adel Abdulla/Norbert Lutteri, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 6:48,55 min
9. Pau Soer/Laia Peinado, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 6:56,35 min
10. Simon Garnham/Matt Garnham, Toyota Landcruiser, 7:13,52 min
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Post #34 Sat, Aug 11, 9:22 AM |
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M Division
Supercar Guru - 914
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Porsche 911 Safari??? Pics?
"If you can see the tree you are about to hit, it is called 'understeering'. If you can only hear and feel it, it was 'oversteering'."
Walter Rohrl
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Post #35 Sat, Aug 11, 11:22 AM |
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ajzahn
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Quote from M Division
Porsche 911 Safari??? Pics?
Edited by ajzahn - Sat, Aug 11, 11:22 AM
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Post #36 Sun, Aug 12, 7:53 PM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 9: Eight Porsche Cayenne in the top ten
Stuttgart. The first special stage of the Transsyberia Rally in Mongolia was without doubt full of drama. The 106 kilometre stage near Olgy led over winding routh gravel paths and through swamps. Due to numerous wheel changes during the stage, Armin Schwarz (Austria) and Oliver Hilger (Germany) forfeited the lead and now lie seventh in the classification. The best-placed crew driving a Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia are the Americans Rod Millen and Richard Kelsey, who finished the ninth leg in fifth and currently rank third overall. Due to a car accident involving several Mongolian marshals on the journey to Olgy, the stage was shortened from the original 300 kilometres to 106 kilometres.
That was a tough day of work. Hardly anyone made it over the distance without a puncture. Particularly on the stony sections there was a real danger of damaging the car. For this reason I drove especially carefully, said Rod Millen.
Today nothing ran to plan. Above all, when we were changing our first puncture, the car slipped off the jack in heavy rain and we lost at least ten minutes, reported ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz.
The tenth leg of the Transsyberia Rally runs over a distance of 330 kilometres from Mankhan to Darvi.
Overall classification after 9 of 14 legs:
1. Simon Garnham/Matt Garnham, Toyota Landcruiser, 3:16.12.84 hours 2. Erik Brandenburg/Stefan Preuß, Porsche Carrera, 4.28.07 minutes behind
3. Rod Millen/Richard Kelsey, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 13.32.26 minutes behind
4. Oleg Rastegaev/Konstantin Sorokin, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia,
15.52.45 minutes behind
5. Antonio Tognana/Carlo Cassina, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 17.05.95 minutes behind
6. Adel Abdulla/Norbert Lutteri, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 18.54.72 minutes behind
7. Armin Schwarz/Oliver Hilger, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 26.43.29 minutes behind
8. Said Al-Hajri/Tim Trenker, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 27.22.58 minutes behind
9. Richard Meaden/Neil Hopkinson, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 28.54.26 minutes behind
10. Oliver Schmidt/Thomas König, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 31.36.59 minutes behind
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Post #37 Mon, Aug 13, 11:56 PM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 10: Leg ten halted due to accident
Stuttgart. Due to two accidents, leg ten of the Transsyberia from Mankhan to Darvi had to be stopped. In their Cayenne S Transsyberia cars, drivers from the Colombian and Australian teams didnt see a two-metre deep ditch.
Christian Pfeil-Schneider, Neil Hopkins and Paul Watson sustained minor injuries and are now in hospital under observation.
As the medical service had to transport the casualties and will not able to be on time for the eleventh leg from Darvi to Altai, this section will instead be driven as a transit leg rather than a timed one. As a result, the overall classification remains unchanged.
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Post #38 Tue, Aug 14, 3:58 AM |
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Homero
Peace! - 20358
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Toyota is leading, haha!!
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Post #39 Tue, Aug 14, 4:23 AM |
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CitroenSM
Foose fan - 34827
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Makes me think about the Paris - Beijing rally held in 1992 (I think it was an one time thing) that was organized by the same guys that organize the Paris - Dakar rally.
"Formula 1 is all about the car, Here it's all about the racing"
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Edited by CitroenSM - Tue, Aug 14, 4:26 AM
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Post #40 Tue, Aug 14, 5:49 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 11: 320 kilometres through the Gobi desert
Stuttgart. The eleventh of fourteen legs of the Transsyberia Rally led the participants through the northern edge of the Gobi desert. In the afternoon, 31 of the 33 teams to start reached the camp in the Mongolian town of Altai after the 320 kilometre leg. Both the Australian and Colombian Porsche teams have retired from the event. Their Cayenne S Transsyberia were badly damaged in accidents during yesterday's eleventh leg. The pilots and co-drivers escaped with a scare and minor contusions.
Leading the field in the overall classification are the British offroad specialists Simon Garnham and Matt Garnham driving a Toyota Landcruiser.
Just four minutes behind ranking second is Dr. Erik Brandenburg from Hamburg co-driven by Stefan Preu? in a replica of a Porsche Carrera Safari.
"I'm optimistic that our car can last the distance to Ulan Batar,? said Dr. Brandenburg. "I built the replica myself from the body of a 1975 car. With the virtually indestructible 3.2-litre engine delivering 265 hp and with a weight of just 1065 kilograms every metre in this car is pure fun."
The best Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia currently ranks third, with a 13 minute gap to the leader. The American duo Rod Millen and Richard Kelsey still have victory firmly in their sights. "If the route is flowing and is not too rocky we can pick up our pace. At the moment I'm trying to toe-tip my way around every stone to avoid getting punctures. The Cayenne S Transsyberia is well suited for a rally like this. Unfortunately, the tyres are the only weak point," said Millen.
The twelfth leg of the Transsyberia Rally on Wednesday leads over 518 kilometres from Altai to Bayankhor.
Edited by ajzahn - Tue, Aug 14, 5:54 AM
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Post #41 Tue, Aug 14, 11:54 AM |
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Homero
Peace! - 20358
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Transsyberia real heroe:
Dr. Erik Brandenburg from Hamburg co-driven by Stefan Preu in a replica of a Porsche Carrera Safari.
"I'm optimistic that our car can last the distance to Ulan Batar" said Dr. Brandenburg. "I built the replica myself from the body of a 1975 car. With the virtually indestructible 3.2-litre engine delivering 265 hp and with a weight of just 1065 kilograms every metre in this car is pure fun."
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Post #42 Tue, Aug 14, 6:22 PM |
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exer51
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This turned out awesome. A Landcruiser is winning, and a 911 is beating all the Cayennes. This soooo blew up in their face. It seriously makes me want a rally 911 though.
1972 Series I Jaguar XJ6 W/ Chevy 350. Yea that's right, it's cooler than your Neon
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Post #43 Wed, Aug 15, 8:47 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally, Leg 12: Porsche wins twelfth leg
Stuttgart. A change in the lead at the twelfth of fourteen legs of the Transsyberia Rally: With just over a nine minute advantage, Dr. Erik Brandenburg and Stefan Preuss now head the classification of the long distance rally from Moscow to Ulan Batar with their Porsche Carrera. A Porsche Carrera in the lead that feels a little like the Safari Rally, said an Dr. Erik Brandenburg enthusiastically after finishing the leg. The previous leaders, Simon and Matt Garnham, became stuck in mud with their Toyota Landcruiser and lost 1:38 hours to the best Porsche. As a result the duo were relegated to twelfth in the overall classification.
Eight Porsche teams achieved the optimal time of four hours and hence first place in today's classification. The special stage over 285 kilometres from Altai to Bayankhor led over fast gravel tracks but also through rocky sections. Reaching the destination after Brandenburg/Preuss were the Cayenne teams of Pau Soler und Laia Peinado, Said Al-Hajri and Tim Trenker, Armin Schwarz and Oliver Hilger, Oliver Schmidt and Thomas König, Rod Millen and Richard Kelsey, Jeff Zwart and Paul Dallenbach as well as Adel Abdulla and Norbert Lutteri.
Another Porsche team has retired from the competition: The vehicle of Canadians Kees Nierop and Yap Laurance rolled at high speed. Thanks to the excellent passive safety of the Porsche Cayenne, which is fitted with a safety cage for the rally, both came away from the accident with light injuries and a fright. They turned up at the camp in Bayankhor just in time for dinner.
That was a fantastic stage. We all found the waypoints and on the fast section our Cayenne S Transsyberia practically flew, said a pleased Said Al-Hajri from Team Middle East, who now ranks sixth in the overall classification."
Ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz also seemed satisfied with his performance: Where the route allowed I picked up my pace and on the extremely rocky terrain I went easy of the car. The tyres lasted and the Cayenne again ran like clockwork.
The thirteenth leg of the Transsyberia Rally on Thursday leads from Bayankhor to Mongol Els. This particularly tough stage with many water crossings is 333 kilometres long.
Overall classification after 12 of 14 legs:
1. Erik Brandenburg/Stefan Preuss, Porsche Carrera, 7:20.40.92 hours 2. Rod Millen/Richard Kelsey, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 9.04.19 minutes behind
3. Adel Abdulla/Norbert Lutteri, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 14.26.65 minutes behind
4. Antonio Tognana/Carlo Cassina, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 16.56.61 minutes behind
5. Armin Schwarz/Oliver Hilger, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 22.15.22 minutes behind
6. Said Al-Hajri/Tim Trenker, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 22.54.51 minutes behind
7. Oliver Schmidt/Thomas König, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 27.08.52 minutes behind
8. Lars Kern/Daniel van Kann, Suzuki Grand Vitara, 47.03.16 minutes behind
9. René Metge/Silvain Reisser, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 1:02.57.47 hours behind
10. Pau Soler/Laia Peinado, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 1:02.58.43 hours behind
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Post #44 Wed, Aug 15, 4:59 PM |
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exer51
Ron Paul 2008 - 12539
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Quote from ajzahn
Transsyberia Rally, Leg 12: Porsche wins twelfth leg
Stuttgart. A change in the lead at the twelfth of fourteen legs of the Transsyberia Rally: With just over a nine minute advantage, Dr. Erik Brandenburg and Stefan Preuss now head the classification of the long distance rally from Moscow to Ulan Batar with their Porsche Carrera. A Porsche Carrera in the lead that feels a little like the Safari Rally, said an Dr. Erik Brandenburg enthusiastically after finishing the leg. The previous leaders, Simon and Matt Garnham, became stuck in mud with their Toyota Landcruiser and lost 1:38 hours to the best Porsche. As a result the duo were relegated to twelfth in the overall classification.
Eight Porsche teams achieved the optimal time of four hours and hence first place in today's classification. The special stage over 285 kilometres from Altai to Bayankhor led over fast gravel tracks but also through rocky sections. Reaching the destination after Brandenburg/Preuss were the Cayenne teams of Pau Soler und Laia Peinado, Said Al-Hajri and Tim Trenker, Armin Schwarz and Oliver Hilger, Oliver Schmidt and Thomas König, Rod Millen and Richard Kelsey, Jeff Zwart and Paul Dallenbach as well as Adel Abdulla and Norbert Lutteri.
Another Porsche team has retired from the competition: The vehicle of Canadians Kees Nierop and Yap Laurance rolled at high speed. Thanks to the excellent passive safety of the Porsche Cayenne, which is fitted with a safety cage for the rally, both came away from the accident with light injuries and a fright. They turned up at the camp in Bayankhor just in time for dinner.
That was a fantastic stage. We all found the waypoints and on the fast section our Cayenne S Transsyberia practically flew, said a pleased Said Al-Hajri from Team Middle East, who now ranks sixth in the overall classification."
Ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz also seemed satisfied with his performance: Where the route allowed I picked up my pace and on the extremely rocky terrain I went easy of the car. The tyres lasted and the Cayenne again ran like clockwork.
The thirteenth leg of the Transsyberia Rally on Thursday leads from Bayankhor to Mongol Els. This particularly tough stage with many water crossings is 333 kilometres long.
Overall classification after 12 of 14 legs:
1. Erik Brandenburg/Stefan Preuss, Porsche Carrera, 7:20.40.92 hours 2. Rod Millen/Richard Kelsey, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 9.04.19 minutes behind
3. Adel Abdulla/Norbert Lutteri, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 14.26.65 minutes behind
4. Antonio Tognana/Carlo Cassina, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 16.56.61 minutes behind
5. Armin Schwarz/Oliver Hilger, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 22.15.22 minutes behind
6. Said Al-Hajri/Tim Trenker, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 22.54.51 minutes behind
7. Oliver Schmidt/Thomas König, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 27.08.52 minutes behind
8. Lars Kern/Daniel van Kann, Suzuki Grand Vitara, 47.03.16 minutes behind
9. René Metge/Silvain Reisser, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 1:02.57.47 hours behind
10. Pau Soler/Laia Peinado, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 1:02.58.43 hours behind
1972 Series I Jaguar XJ6 W/ Chevy 350. Yea that's right, it's cooler than your Neon
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Post #45 Fri, Aug 17, 10:37 AM |
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ajzahn
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Transsyberia Rally: 14th and final leg: Porsche claims all podium positions Cayenne proves durability under tough conditions
Stuttgart. Three Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia on the first three positions, seven Cayennes in the top ten: these are the results of the 2007 Transsyberia Rally, one of the world's toughest offroad marathons.
After a two-week epic drive from Moscow to Ulan Bator, Americans Rod Millen and his co-driver Richard Kelsey reached the finish in the capital of Mongolia today with a Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia as the winners. After 7,100 kilometres, just over 17 minutes separated Millen from the second-placed Italy 1 team with Antonio Tognana and Carlo Cassina. The Quatar team with Adel Abdulla and Norbert Lutteri reached the finish to claim third, 23 minutes behind the winner.
A tired but happy Rod Millen said: That was the biggest motorsport challenge of my life. In these two weeks we all made mistakes, both the drivers and the navigators alike. Richard and I were simply the ones to make the least errors. The keys to success at such an unbelievably hard marathon are experience and caution. We knew where we had to drive slowly and where we could give the Cayenne free rein. It's incredible to endure such a rally in a luxury vehicle. The Cayenne handled and performed impressively on the quick sections. And offroad the Porsche constantly surprised me with it capabilities.
Born in New Zealand, Rod Millen moved to the USA in the mid-seventies where he won the national rally championship three times. In his native country he also collected three national rally championship titles. But Rod Millen became a household name as an offroad specialist with his five overall victories at the USA's most famous mountain race, the Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds in Colorado.
Over the course of the rally, four different teams were in the lead:
Establishing themselves at the front of the field on the first leg through Russia, over the Urals and into Siberia were the ex-European rally champion Armin Schwarz (Austria) with his co-driver Oliver Hilger (Germany). Up until day nine the duo retained the lead with their Cayenne S Transsyberia.
However, three punctures on the first leg in Mongolia cost the Germany 1 team its top position. A British Toyota outfit took over first place for the next two days until they became bogged down in a mud hole.
Dr. Erik Brandenburg and his co-driver Stefan Preuss (both Germany) promptly moved into the lead with their self-rebuilt 911 Carrera from 1975.
With this ca. 1,000 kilo rear wheel driven 911 they dominated the 285 kilometres of the leg 12 special stage from Altai to Bayankhor in Mongolia, but lost positions over the course of the following day due to deep water crossings to finish ninth. On the 13th leg an accident put a stop to Armin Schwarz/Oliver Hilger's charge. Despite the vehicle rolling several times at high speed, Armin Schwarz walked away virtually unharmed, thanks to the cars solid safety cage. Oliver Hilger sustained light contusions from the accident.
At the final destination in Ulan Bator the finishers toasted the unsung heroes of this marathon with German Kahn Bräu, brewed in Mongolia: ten Porsche mechanics had accompanied the rally in four Cayennes and two trucks. Along the way they accomplished the almost impossible: After leg 9 they put five heavily accident-damaged Cayennes back on their wheels and ready-to-race overnight sometimes working up to 40 hours without sleep.
Not one of the 27 Cayennes to start retired with a technical defect. Six Porsche teams had to give in all due to accidents where luckily no one was badly hurt.
Final result (provisional):
1. Rod Millen/Richard Kelsey, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 13:42.28.59 hours
2. Antonio Tognana/Carlo Cassina, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 17.19.48 mins behind
3. Adel Abdulla/Norbert Lutteri, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 23.14.42 mins
4. Lars Kern/Daniel van Kann, Suzuki Grand Vitara, 1:12.23.44 hours behind
5. Pau Soler/Laia Peinado, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 1:19.21.80 hrs
6. Simon Garnham/Matt Garnham, Toyota Landcruiser, 1:44.10.14 hrs
7. René Metge/Silvain Reisser, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 2:15.23.80 hrs
8. Oliver Schmidt/Thomas König, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 2:39.32.85 hrs
9. Dr. Erik Brandenburg/Stefan Preuß, Porsche Carrera, 2:42.26.33 hrs 10. Karim Al-Azhari/Blair Cole, Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, 3:25.05.88 hrs
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