WEBWIRE — Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Hino Motor, Ltd. will be taking part in the Dakar Rally 2024 to be kept in Saudi Arabia from January 5 to 19, 2024 as HINO TEAM SUGAWARA. Hino Motor will handle the difficulty of its 33rd Dakar Rally in an effort to produce trucks that master QDR * and accomplish more development and success of its individuals, as mentioned in Hinos Vision.
* Quality, Durability, Reliability
For the 2024 occasion, the group has actually established a truck based upon a bonnet truck (HINO600 Series) with enhancements to even more improve dependability and extensively remove any threats that might trigger lost time to keep the truck carrying out strong and go for greater positions. In specific, the group has actually made enhancements to the cooling effectiveness of its trucks engine head which was the primary reason for the regular engine cooling system failures experienced in Dakar Rally 2023, in addition to taking steps to counter other possible issues.
Mitsuru Enomoto, Head of Development, Dakar Challenge Group, Technical Research Center
Our company believe that the Dakar Rally is the supreme phase where we can really show overall assistance which is what keeps our consumers automobiles up and running. In order to allow employee to carry out at the greatest levels, we presented an air-conditioned trailer homes for the Dakar Rally 2024, supplying an environment where employee can rest well out of the wind and rain. Im sure that members will understand how being well-prepared result in much better outcomes.
Racing truck specs(Click here)
Yuji Mochizuki, who will be signing up with the group for the 5th time as an employee-racer, will be riding the truck as a member of the racing team.
Navigator and Mechanic, Yuji Mochizuki
We wont have any issues with team effort since the 3 people, motorist Sugawara, navigator Somemiya, and myself, have actually raced together in previous Dakar Rallies. That being stated, there will be a great portion of individuals who are going to be on the group for the very first time as the business has actually resumed picking mechanics from Hino car dealerships. I want to lead these individuals with my experience and likewise make the most of this chance as a method of attaining my own development. You never ever understand whats going occur throughout races, so beyond my function as navigator, Im going to ensure, as the team mechanic, that we dependably turn over whatever requires to be done to mechanics awaiting us at the bivouac.
This year, the business has actually resumed the choice of mechanics from Hino Motor dealers across the country. 2 mechanics– Akinobu Saito from Tochigi Hino Motor, and Tsuyoshi Fukuda from Aichi Hino Motor– were selected in an open competitors to sign up with the group.
Akinobu Saito, Mechanic, Tochigi Hino Motor
“I signed up with the group in July and have actually considering that been associated with truck fabrication. We were required to handle a range of issues, big and little, in the Jeddah Rally, the warm-up race held from December 14 to 16, however I discovered myself delighted each time we did. I hope to enjoy myself and work effectively in the Dakar Rally. I want to more enhance our team effort and ensure in our service work that each part has the ability to meet the functions they were created for.
The race is simply around the corner, and there are still a great deal of things I require to find out, however I will do my finest to make certain I do not leave anything incomplete”
Tsuyoshi Fukuda, Mechanic, Aichi Hino Motor
“The Jeddah Rally declared for me the value of interacting as a group and the significance of being versatile in handling circumstances. This will be my very first time on the Dakar Rally group, so I am a bit distressed, however no matter what condition the truck returns in at the bivouac, I desire for us to work as a group to make certain the truck is prepared to race the next early morning and go for leading positions.
I likewise wish to bring the experience I get from the Dakar Rally back to my dealer and teach more youthful individuals about the value of never ever quiting”
Please make certain to go to the groups social networks outlets and the main Hino site for the most current news on the Dakar Rally and current info. Thank you quite for your assistance.
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