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But the feat Shinji is best known for is successfully piloting a motorcycle to the North Pole, and also to the South Pole, which he reached in 1992. The ride turned out to be a disaster due to very deep snow, but during the ordeal a Japanese tour member told him about Shinji Kazama, the first Japanese national to finish the Paris-Dakar race (1982) and who went on to win Dakar’s 500cc class in 1984. Santhosh says plans to ride in Antarctica were initially sparked back in 2014 when he and some colleagues were attempting to ride in the Himalayan mountains during winter. After nearly two weeks of crossing mountainous, crevasse-laden territory in the trucks, the team will finally arrive at India’s Arctic Research Station on Ross Ice Shelf to begin their week-long journey on two wheels to the Terrestrial South Pole. The organization will be held for the 3rd time this year in Marmaris, Muğla.And while, yeah, the bikes are being trucked to the beginning of the 478-mile (770 km) quest for the actual ride to the Pole, the crew will have to traverse nearly 2000 miles of ice, setting up camp and preparing meals each day in temps that can reach -31☏ (- 35 ☌) and lower. In 2018, Rally of Turkey again returned to the FIA World Rally Championship calendar, with its successful organization and unique stages, has gained a special place in the calendar.
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The rally was removed from the calendar after the 2010 event. The 2008 Rally of Turkey took place between June 12–15 and was won by Mikko Hirvonen ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala and Sébastien Loeb. The Rally of Turkey returned to the WRC calendar in for the 2008 season. Rally headquarters and the service park were located in Kemer.
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The 2006 event was held from October 13 to Octoaround Kemer – Kumluca – Antalya in southwestern Turkey on rough, gravel roads up into occasionally snowy mountain roads. Repeating his victory of previous year, Sébastien Loeb of France won the cup at 4.21.48.00′ with his co-driverDaniel Elena. Only 53 teams finished the total distance of 1,228 km. In 2005, the Rally of Turkey hosted for the first time Production Car World Rally Championship (PWRC) drivers.ħ6 rally teams took part in the 2005 Rally of Turkey. The first two years were dedicated to Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) for gaining experience. Turkey debuted in the World Rally Championship in the 2003 season in which only 27 of the 62 entries finished. In 2002, first foreign entries took part, Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën Saxo and Juuso Pykälistö in a Peugeot 206 WRC. After being observed by the FIA, the rally became an official reserve event for the WRC.Īntalya and Kemer, a holiday region in southwestern Turkey was chosen in 2001 as the start and finish venue for the Anatolian Rally adopting a WRC format. The next year in 2000, the Anatolian Rally based in İzmir was born.
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In 1999, the idea of creating an all-new event as a WRC candidate was conceived. First international rally in Turkey was held in 1972, starting and finishing in İstanbul.