Saharun
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
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]
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]
Budapest - Maranello - Civitavecchia - Tunis - Gafsa - Douz - Tembaine - Dakhanis - Ksar Ghilane - Sfax - Monastir
References
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- 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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