McRae´s 7 Buggy´s Have arrived in Buenos Aires for the Dakar 2010

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The Mcrae´s have managed to build, test, sell and get Ready for the Dakar 2010, 7 Ultralight Buggy´s in  a record time of 6 months. The cars and the assistance trucks have just arrived in Buenos Aires aboard the Grande Brasile.

Built by the Mcrae Enduro Team, the new car is a single-seater and targets, among others, bikers seeking to move onto four wheels.  Meeting newly introduced FIA, T1 regulations for lightweight cars, the McRae 4×2 weighs around 700kg in Dakar trim and is powered by a 140hp liquid-cooled engine.

The key to this revolutionary concept is its mechanical Simplicity and ultralight weight. The McRae 4×2 is based on a high performance Japanese snowmobile Engine. It uses a CVT variable transmition which relies on a Kevlar reinforced drive Belt. CVT is lighter, boosts fuel efficiency and delivers peak torque at all times – which means it works in very soft sand. In case of a Breakage, changing the Belt is easy and takes a few minutes with basic Tools.

In testing in the Sahara, it simply didn’t get stuck until I did something silly’, says Dutch Dakar veteran and ProDakar team manager Chris Leyds.  ‘And when we managed to get it stuck, it’s so light the driver can simply lift the front and walk the car sideways.  There is no need for expensive on-board jacking systems, we use an exhaust-inflated air bag’.

ProDakar team is offering turn-key Dakar rentals from €110 000.00.  We have sold quite a few cars, but we will be offering six 4x2s for rental.  We are keen to cater for the former motorcyclist wanting to switch to four wheels.  Too many motorcyclists leave the sport because, until now, cars have been either too expensive and or too boring to drive!  You better believe the McRae 4×2 is a wild ride, but it’s also close to the true spirit of Dakar: one man and his machine against the elements’.