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Pre-tour 2014 successfully completed

All routes are done! – All road books are checked!

Nothing could stop our team to perform all the tasks as planned.

The defective cooler of the GAZelle was repaired by a workshop in Douz.

The TOYOTA finished the pre-tour after a broken front differential with rear-wheel drive.

And also a broken finger was not an obstacle for a really great team.

On the ferry back to Genoa we had, after seeing the engine room with the 4 impressive V-12 main engines, the possibility to visit the bridge. In addition to many technical details impressed us especially once, to learn the captain’s perspective (and responsibility).

All in all a really great way to end a successful pre-tour.

Our conclusion for the rally in October: El Borma we come !

Pre-tour news from Tunisia

What is already behind us:
  • Strong Rains in the north
  • Canal trip instead prologue course
  • Our team in Ksar Ghilane
  • A bad day for our “tourists” on the way to El Borma
  • The “little brother” of Lost Lake at the special stage north of El Borma
  • View from the large dune on the camp OASIS

Pre-tour 2014 starts !

With the journey to Genoa at 28 of March the pre-tour of El Chott 2014 begins.

With 6 vehicles and 13 people it goes on Saturday at the ferry to Tunis.

In two teams (Pajero / Landcruiser and Gazelle / Amarok), we will explore new stages and review existing road books.

For the supply (food and fuel) we have two trucks in the group.

And of course it will be an online tracking by EXPLONA like last year. -> Click here to follow the teams on pre-tour

Latest news: This afternoon we received the final permission for El Borma.

Carbotec Rally Assistance

Transport capacity expanded – offers and special rates for early booking

  • Revised services
  • Special rates for bookings until 31/07/2014
  • Attention motorcyclists: A special offer for team entries is waiting for you.
  • New loading points at the A9 in Germany

It is worthwhile to look at this: www.sahara-rallyeteam.de/rallyeservice

Please inquire by mail at peter.muehmel@cabotec.de

A great adventure and demanding motorsport

Great adventure for rookies and demanding motorsport for advanced drivers –  a proven concept will be continued to develop in 2014.
For all rally enthusiasts, where a marathon event over two weeks is too long, we offer from 2014, the El Chott PowerWeek. All the El Chott special stages of the second week are the special stages of the PowerWeek too – from the common start after the rest day (daily stage 07) up to the award ceremony in Hammamet (daily stage 11). For both events valid:
The special stages with a balanced mix of pistes, rapid sand passages and dune crossings set high standards also to ambitious rally drivers. Additional we place value to shortest possible transfer routes before and after to the special stages.
But also newcomers with serial vehicles will be able to finish the daily stages. That will work by the appropriate exit opportunities before particularly difficult sections. Basic knowledge of driving off road are sufficient for participation. As tested out last year, the valuation of the driving time to the exit will make a more differentiated evaluation result also for not so ambitioned drivers.
As a complement to the actual rally two guided travel groups will accompany us again. Participants which do not like to fight for placements can experience the event here. In addition to breathtaking landscapes and cultural sights adventure and team spirit stand in the foreground. In the Adventure Class (AC) the focus is next to a small dune driving school especially on seeing the sights and culture of the country. And in the Discovery Class (DC) it goes about driver training in dunes, the use of GPS and trip master and individual driving by using the road book on selected rally stages.
One thing is valid for the participants of both groups: Individual travel experiences combined with the advantages of professional rally logistics like emergency doctor, catering, refuel and workshop service are an unbeatable advantage of our concept !