Gerard Farres of the Yanmar supported HIMOINSA Racing Team secures victory in the 2017 Dakar Rally
January 17, 2017
Yanmar Co., Ltd.
Yanmar Co., Ltd.
Gerard Farres of the Yanmar Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka City; President: Takehito Yamaoka; Hereinafter referred to as simply "Yanmar") supported HIMOINSA Racing Team won 3rd place overall in the Motorcycle Class of the 2017 Dakar Rally held from January 2-14th.
This was the first time since the launch of the HIMOINSA Racing Team that it has managed to accomplish winning 3rd place overall in the Motorcycle Class and earn its place on the winners' podium. This race runs for 13 days over ground that includes both mountain ranges and desserts in South America's Paraguay, Argentina, and Bolivia, with participants travelling 500-1000 km per day, and is said to be one of the world's toughest rally raids. This year's event featured temporary suspensions of the race and course changes due to bad weather, and proved to be an even more difficult race than other years, but of the 6 HIMOINSA Racing Team riders who participated, a total of 4 riders, including Gerard Farres, managed to finish the total race distance of approximately 8,000 km.
The trucks used as maintenance pits during the rigorous race used generators equipped with Yanmar produced engines to support the team with the stable power supply vital for nighttime maintenance.
Going forward Yanmar and HIMOINSA S.L.'s HIMOINSA Racing Team will continue to convey to the world the core values of "POWER", "DURABILITY", "RELIABILITY", and "CHALLEGNE" of both company's businesses through the sponsorship of
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