Kwikpower Mercedes-Benz Team In The Dakar Rally

Posted by www.eMercedesbenz.com on January 2, 2006 at 10:00 AM CST

Welcome back everyone, I hope you all had a fabulous new year's weekend.

To get things started in 2006, I thought I'd take a second a post a  
quick update about Ellen Lohr and the Kwikpower Mercedes-Benz team.

They just wrapped up the European leg of the Dakar Rally, and Ellen  
Lohr is "truly delighted as yesterday's and today's stages went  
absolutely as scheduled.”

The Kwikpower Mercedes team is currently sitting in 65th place in the  
event, after finishing 76th on the second stage.  According to Lohr:  
"We made it without having to push at any time. Hence, we have  
achieved what we wanted to. It's our major task to make it to Dakar  
with all our five cars. That's the challenge we have to cope with."

The next phase of the Dakar Rally, which spans a total of 417.5 miles  
from Nador to Er Rachiada, will have to be completed by Lohr without  
the immediate help of her four vehicle support team.  The team will  
be reunited, however, the following evening at the end of the stage.

We'll be sure to keep you posted as the race progresses.

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