Australian Dakar Rally pioneer Christophe Barriere-Varju is setting himself a new challenge for the 2011 Dakar Rally: to win the 2-wheel-drive (2WD) category aboard a single-seater buggy.After accomplishing the unthinkable in the 2010 Dakar Rally, for his 5th participation in a row, Barriere-Varju will tackle the Atacama - the driest desert on Earth – as the first Australian to enter the category.
“I have been mentally and technically preparing for this since completing the 2007 Dakar Rally in Africa,” Barriere-Varju says. “For the 2011 Dakar Rally I will race and navigate on my own in a unique and very high-performing single-seater buggy that will surprise the worldwide media. This is a task no Australian has dared before.”
Read more: Australian sets new Dakar Rally 2011 challenge, taking on monster Atacama in 2WD category
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History
On 22 January 2007, I crossed the finishing line of the Dakar Rally at Lac Rose in Dakar, West Africa for the first time. After an exhilarating 10,000 km over 16 gruelling days, I had finally achieved my dream.
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