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Article: Volkswagen Makes Motorsports History as It Claims First and Second Place of the 2009 Dakar Rally.
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- January 22, 2009
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Volkswagen first automobile manufacturer to win Dakar Rally with diesel power
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen made motorsport history by winning the 2009 Dakar Rally with its clean diesel powered Race Touareg TDI's. This year's Dakar Rally, which made its debut in South America, marked the first victory ever for a diesel-powered vehicle in the automobile class in the Rally's thirty year history. Volkswagen factory driver and off-road motorsport veteran, Mark Miller, also made history as the highest finishing American that has ever raced in the Dakar Rally.
The 2009 Dakar Rally was won by the Volkswagen Factory driving team of South ...