
In the evening, the drivers presented themselves to the Argentinean crowds while crossing the podium erected on the Plaza Colon in Mal del Plata’s city centre. On 01st January, the drivers will start into the 8,000-kilometre adventure that will end at Lima, the capital of Peru – where those who have made it will cross the finish line on 15th January. The day of rest will be held on 08th January at Copiapo, Chile – well-known all over the world since 2010 for the spectacular rescue of the miners.
Some facts and figures around the Monster Energy X-raid Team:
- The squad involved in the rally comprises 96 team members
- The team enters five MINI All4 Racing and 3 BMW X3 CC
- The spare parts and tools will be transported by 10 service trucks that also are equipped with workshops, a kitchen and an office.
- An additional armada of eight BMW X5 and two BMW X6 will take the team members from bivouac to bivouac.
- Regardless of the Dakar organisation’s catering service, the Monster Energy X-raid Team has got some 11,000 meals aboard – to make sure that the mechanics are well fed at any time.
- The waste-disposal regulations during the Dakar are truly strict and so, every truck has been equipped with 500 garbage bags.
- The Monster Energy X-raid Team has taken more than 500 tyres including wheels to the Dakar.