Saharun
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Saharun is an off-road race and adventure organised by the Budapest-based Coimbra Ltd.[1] Participants can enter in two categories: Race and Adventure. The event is open for 4WD and 2WD cars, trucks, motorcycles and quads.[2]
The SAHARUN also features a charity project, with the objective to help the countries it visits. The charity partner of the race is the African-Hungarian Union.[3] Aids are gathered by the AHU, the organisers and also by the participating teams.
History[edit]
The start of the first edition of the SAHARUN was scheduled for 16 March 2011. The destination was Tunisia. Just days before the start a revolution took part in the North-African country,[4] forcing the organisers to postpone the start.
After closely watching the events in Tunisia, and seeing a normalised situatiuation, a new start date was made public: 8 March 2012.
In 2013 the SAHARUN will return in Tunisia. The route was published at the beginning of April.[5] (see below)
SAHARUN 2012 - route, teams and results[6][edit]
Budapest - Maranello - Civitavecchia - Tunis - Tozeur - Douz - Ksar Ghilane - El Borma - Tataouine - Monastir
| position | start # | team name | country | car | team leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACE | |||||
| winner | 01 | NH Aquincum Motorsport | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser | Bozsóki Bence |
| 2nd | 08 | White Elephant Team | Poland | Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ 78 | Bernard Afeltowicz |
| 3rd | 09 | Solter RS Team | Poland | Nissan Patrol Y60 | Piotr Siltys |
| 4th | 02 | Afrikaland Rally Raid Team | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser | Borsa Miklós |
| 5th | 03 | BOMBA! Racing | Hungary | Isuzu D-Max | Kőváry Barna |
| 6th | 06 | Metál-Sheet | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ 100 | Harangi Emil |
| 7th | 32 | Nemtulatunk | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ 80 | Kővári Viktor |
| 8th | 07 | Palica | Hungary | Land Rover Discovery 2.5D | Sajbán Mihály |
| 9th | 05 | Fundamenta Team 2. | Hungary | Ford Ranger | Pintér László |
| 10th | 04 | Fundamenta Team 1. | Hungary | Toyota FJ Cruiser | Nagy Ádám |
| ADVENTURE | |||||
| 31 | HVV Afrika team | Hungary | Toyota Hilux 4WD | Hajnóczi Pál | |
| 33 | Teve Team | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser LX 2.5 TD | Szalai Tamás | |
| 34 | Uncle John's Team I. | Hungary | Toyota Hilux | Fazekas János Gábor | |
| 35 | Uncle John's Team II. | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser | Pozsár Viktor | |
| special award* | 36 | Vitéz Kürtős Team | Hungary | Dacia Logan 1.4 8V Laureate | Bálint F Gyula |
| STAFF | |||||
| RD | Saharun RD | Hungary | Toyota Hilux Pickup Double Cab 4WD | Polgár András | |
| 00 | Saharun 00 | Hungary | Nissan Patrol 3.0 TDI GR | Lukács Tóth Kálmán | |
| M1 | Medical I | Hungary | Toyota Land Cruiser | Gyurkó Gábor | |
| M2 | Medical II | Hungary | Nissan Patrol | Dr. Takács Zoltán |
- Vitéz Kürtős Team received the special award being the most charitable team.[7]
SAHARUN 2013 - The Route[8][edit]
Budapest - Maranello - Civitavecchia - Tunis - Gafsa - Douz - Tembaine - Dakhanis - Ksar Ghilane - Sfax - Monastir
References[edit]
- ^ "Saharun". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Saharun". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Saharun 2012 | Afrikai-Magyar Egyesület | AFRIKA | Orvosi Missziók | Afrikai Támogatás". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "How Tunisia's revolution began | France | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Saharun". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Saharun". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ Magyarország @2005, Dacia Klub; Magyarország, Dacia Klub; Magyarország, Logan Klub. "Mentünk, adtunk (kaptunk!), visszamennénk!". A Dacia tudásbázis (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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