If the world’s most difficult rally is the Dakar Rally, then the most extraordinary event is the Baja 1000 in Mexico. The Baja is an uninterrupted 630 miles (just a little over 1,000 kilometers), continuously running against the clock, on the most vicious landscape. There are only a few rules.
The participants can be anything from production VW Beetle to the 800 hp Trophy Truck in the Unlimited Class, and all kinds of two- and quad-wheeled vehicles. VW will compete in the Baja on November 21 2008 for the very first time with a uniquely designed Baja Touareg TDI in the top class of the Trophy Trucks.
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