Xtreme Plus / Polaris' Willy Alcaraz Wins Dakar Rally
Willy Alcaraz Wins Fourth Dakar Rally in Polaris RZR
Minneapolis, MN (1/19/2015)
- Xtreme Plus’ Willy Alcaraz made
it an unprecedented fourth time he’d win
the Dakar and the third time riding solo, this
time in a RZR XP 1000.
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Xtreme Plus driver Willy Alcaraz earned his fourth win at the legendary Dakar Rally in his Polaris RZR XP 1000
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This year’s Dakar Rally was
9,000 Kilometers, spanning three countries with
140 competitors taking on some of the toughest
geography offered in an off-road race. Alcaraz,
similar to the bike riders, would run the race
without a windshield and faced the heat, cold,
rain, hail, salt, temperatures below zero, altitude
and at the end of the race, a storm and mud. He
would not only take his class but also finish
in 46th place out of the 67 remaining cars in
the car category.
“I am exhausted! This Dakar was hard until
the very end, but I am happy to get the fourth
victory in T3 and the third in Solo,” said
Alcaraz. “At the end, in spite of the bad
weather, I was able to manage my distance and
make it to the end. The Polaris RZR XP 1000 is
a well-made machine that has been magnified by
the preparation of one of the most professional
workshops in Pont de Vaux. I want to thank Nico,
Manu, Thierry, Francis, Sylvain, Alexis, you guys
do an extraordinary work every night to make the
RZR as new, and in a very friendly environment
and good humor which makes me feel better when
I get to the bivouac every evening. Also, I want
to thank Marco Piana, Norberto Cangani and Steven
Griener in the T4 truck (race truck), because
we know that in case of a problem, they are not
very far.”
Along with Alcaraz, Xtreme Plus’ Team Munk/Delaunay,
also in a RZR XP 1000, would take second in the
T3 category and 55th overall.
For a race recap, Dakar fans can check out Polaris’
new Dakar race page at http://www.polaris.com/es-al/rzr-side-by-side/dakar.
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