Volkswagen did use the Syncro in this race - not sure what years though. They also used the Volkswagen LT as support trucks for the Porsche team for a few years as well. At 12:29 19/04/1999 -0700, Brent Christensen wrote: >I used to ride BMW motorcycles, and the Paris/Dakar race was always a >subject of discussion due to the P/D edition of the R100GS motorcycle. >Since the P/D race seems to be a bigger deal in Europe than here in the >states, I'm curious if anyone knows anything about a Syncro ever competing >in the race...? It seems like a perfect venue (except that the WB motor >isn't exactly bred for racing...) > >Brent Christensen >'89 GL Syncro Westy > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KSQ, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab, WANTED: VW / Bombardier Iltis -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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