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Training begins for Transsyberia Rallye 2008

May 21, 2008

The participants of the 2008 running of the Transsyberia Rallye who will be driving specially prepared Porsche Cayennes have descended upon Leipzig, Germany to prepare for the rally that runs from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar in July. Included in the teams are friend of The Garage, Laurance Yap who is posing above with the machine he [...]

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Rod Millen wins 2007 Transsyberia Rally

August 17, 2007

There are few details coming from the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, other than the news of the winner. A scraggly looking Rod Millen and co-driver Richard Kelsey have taken the top spot in their Porsche Cayenne Transsyberia.
We will have more stories as they become available

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Transsyberia Rally: Canadians Roll out of the event

August 15, 2007

News out of Mongolia today is that Canadians Kees Nierop and Lawrence Yap are out of the rally following a high speed roll. Fortunately the rally prepped Porsche Cayenne kept them safe, other than the usual bumps and bangs that come from an over. Unfortunately their truck sustained more damage and is not able to [...]

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Transsyberia Rally: Stage 9 takes it’s toll

August 13, 2007

Following a day of rest and some easy transit sections, the competitors in the 2007 Transsyberia Rally took on Stage 9 yesterday and it wasn’t quite so easy. Looking back though, the easy transit on Friday showed a weakness for the Porsche camp that foreshadowed the outcome of Sunday’s Special. Tires.
“With these tires you can [...]

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Video: Transsyberia Rally keeps on truckin

August 12, 2007

Following a ten hour wait at the Russian border on Friday, teams finally made their way in to Mongolia. During the 43.5 mile transit section to the camp at Oelgy, several teams had to stop to change tires. Even though it was a transit, the road was so rocky that tire punctures were commonplace. Yesterday [...]

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Transsyberia Rally: The trek continues

August 7, 2007

The field of 33 vehicles continues it’s race across Syberia, having dodged animals and crossed rivers on their way to today’s check point in Omsk. The rally leader continues to be Armin Schwarz and Hilger Oliver in a Porsche Cayenne.
The above photo shows Canadians Kees Neirop and Lawrence Yap navigating the river on day [...]

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Porsche wins first stage on Transsyberia Rally

August 3, 2007

Team Press 1 driver Carles Selma of Spain and co-driver Jörn Pugmeister from Germany took the win on stage one of the Transsyberia Rally today in a Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, beating out 34 other competitors to the finish.
As more details become available, The Garage will try to keep readers informed. We will try [...]

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Porsche kicks off Transsyberia Rally

August 3, 2007

The Porsche Cayenne has had more than a few detractors since it’s inception, with many feeling that there is no reason for an SUV with 911 lineage. Porsche is determined to show the world that the Cayenne is a winner in it’s own arena. But what exactly is that arena?
This is no shopping mall [...]

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