Unfortunately, the party had to be postponed. The 24th-26thSeptember 2010 is the new date for the ZAT: Zitzewitz adventure meeting 2010th Are invited to the party weekend at Karlshof (Ostholstein, 1 hours from Hamburg) everyone who was ever with me on a tour.
ZAT: is a great reunion with friends from Zitzewitz travel the last 10 years, guided enduro tours with high off-share in East Holstein, Crossen on our home trails in Langenhagen, or in Bad Malente / Kreutzfeld, Baltic experience and over for photos and movies talk old times.
Maybe we are lucky, a current Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 to get back and make taxi rides ...
At the Silk Way Rally 2010, 11 to 18 September 2010, the new Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 is the first time in a competition to use. After extensive testing in Morocco and Spain in comparison with the Race Touareg 2 stronger and more aerodynamic Race Touareg three recently in the ancient amphitheater in Trier presented to the public.
The Silk Way Rally is the only competition for the use of Volkswagen Motorsport Rally Team in the Rally Dakar, from 01-16th January 2011 lead through Argentina and Chile. Dirk von Zitzewitz and Giniel de Villiers are pleased with their teammates on an exciting race with a total of about 4,500 km from St. Petersburg to Sochi, a popular spa and resort on the Black Sea and the venue of the Olympic Winter Games 2014.
At the start of the Silk Way to go, four teams established Rally Volkswagen Motorsport: next Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz (ZA / D) are the Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz (E / E), Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk (Q / D) and Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford (USA / ZA). Sainz / Cruz start at the Silk Way with the new Race Touareg Rally 3, take the other three teams up to the Dakar 2011 in January satisfied with the incumbent Race Touareg 2.
begins with the ceremonial start at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg at the prestigious Winter Palace on 11 September before the backdrop of historical Silk Way Rally. From the northern metropolis of millions of the world the first stage leads to Staraya Russa and from there to about Vyazma Lipetsk and Volgograd. On the way to goal rally in Sochi, the venue of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014, are also milestones in Astrakhan, Elista and Maykop on the agenda. The route, with eight daily stages is with her crossing of northern Russia, the sandy massifs of Kalmykia and the rugged foothills of the Caucasus through a diverse terrain as ideal preparation for the Dakar Rally. At the bottom of the page is a map of the various milestones.
The Silk Way Rally 2010 will be compared to the first edition last year, completely different routes to go about. Here is an overview of the various milestones.
Steps for children committed to children in Africa. At the moment the focus is on Namibia, where the Foundation with donations, among other things a school that has funded a bicycle sales / repair, and an Internet café. The aim of this work is to initiate projects that will work regardless of donations. This is in Namibia, for example, an olive grove with 1664 trees, of the children, makes particularly AIDS orphans, a life without hunger, violence and subsequent unemployment and finances the school as well as the food.
Dirk von Zitzewitz children is another prominent supporter of steps for. Dirk von Zitzewitz: "From the moment I'm Michael Hoppe familiar. This is where every cent of the project, as I'm sure. I'll move me to convince themselves and children in Namibia also here in Germany, of course the drum for strong steps for. "
The 61-year Diploma in Business Administration Dr. Michael Hoppe founded after 30 years working as an entrepreneur in the international market research in 2005, the Foundation "Steps for children". Steps for the children would like to offer children the possibility of a better future to take their lives into their own hands and learn project management and entrepreneurship. To help themselves.
For 45 Euro, an olive tree will be planted. Accept the sponsorship of a tree and click here.
On Sunday, 05/09/2010 von 07:30 bis 19:00 clock clock is the fourth Run to the Nordcup, North German motocross championship on the Wagria-ring instead.
Included are three starters from the family Zitzewitz: Bert, and Dirk Davide . The three start in different classes have, on their home track near Karlshof but each victory in sight. Whether that works out, we see on Sunday.
Expected about 200 riders from northern Germany to valuable points for this year's North German Championship will collect.
We talk for a long time about it. Actually, for years. And now it has finally arrived!
The first Zitzewitz ADVENTURE MEET is in store!
This weekend 20th-22nd August 2010 24th-26th September 2010 we will meet in the beautiful East-Holstein. We want to have fun together and also take proper bike!
Getting there: on Friday, 24.08. in the course of the day. Location: Karlshof (at Wangels) in East Holstein Official start: at 19:00 clock
On Friday evening, a nice barbecue is planned with beer. This slide and film show common Zitzewitz Enduro tours of recent years. In a cozy atmosphere as you can find old friends and chat about the good old times ".
On Saturday we will start with breakfast together. It then goes into several groups on tour. We want to explore the largest possible share of off-road East Holstein and cross the "valley" of friends. For lunch, we will come and stay with Torsten Kasch in his country inn in Timmdorf in Bad Malente. Also other nice stops are planned. Of course, everyone will also get to see the Baltic Sea ...
In the evening, waiting for a delicious buffet of Torsten on us. After that I will show you some pictures and a film of the Dakar rally and tell something about this. Possibly yes also has one or the other participant a good lecture in his pocket and desire to get involved ...
After a final breakfast on Sunday morning, then goes home again, or not ...
We camped on the site can be camped /. Sanitary facilities are available. If needed, B will be taught.
Who is like to ride on the motocross track is already on Friday afternoon and / or let off steam on Saturday afternoon at the MX track with us (Langenhagen) and in Bad Malente / Kreutzfeld is ...
Maybe we are lucky, a current Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 to get taxis and carry out necessary ...
The route of the Dakar 2011 was now being presented in Paris. According to insiders, the Dakar 2011 (02 to 15 January 2011) even harder than ever before. In particular, participants expect more diverse desert sections, faster passages and verwundenere gravel mountain passes than in previous editions of the toughest desert race in the world.
New promises the route of the Dakar 2011 with a completely new kind of desert to the day of rest on the Peruvian border of Chile. The day of rest in the middle of the rally on 08 January 2011 will be held in the city of Arica. Previously, the route through mountains and plateaus of the Sierras Pampeanas about San Miguel de Tucumán San Salvador de Jujuy - in new destinations and step up to the Argentine-Bolivian border.
The last two editions of the Dakar Rally in South America, Volkswagen decided in January 2009 and 2010 each decided by the Race Touareg in itself and is the currently the only automotive manufacturer to win the legendary desert rally with diesel technology. The title of Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz in 2009, was defended in this January by Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz for Volkswagen.
The Dakar Rally 2011 will again be held in South America. After the outstanding triple victory in January this year, the Volkswagen board has decided to continue the successful engagement.
Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Volkswagen brand board for the Business Development, said: "South America is an important growth market for Volkswagen, and thus the ideal venue, the awareness and appeal of the Volkswagen brand further."
Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen added that the possible diesel hat-trick in the Dakar Rally Volkswagen opens up the chance to write again motorsport history. Volkswagen 2009 was the first manufacturer of the toughest desert rally in the world has gained a diesel vehicle. Number one and two were Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz and Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford. This year, Volkswagen has even occupied positions one to three.
Travel in the footsteps of the Dakar Rally
The breathtaking scenery and the hospitality of South America can be seen in February 2011 together with Dakar-winner Dirk von Zitzewitz. On the combined tour for 4 × 4 and Enduro (rental vehicles), many original locations then the last three Dakar seen and experienced. adventure book Dakar.
Dirk von Zitzewitz was: "The Dakar Rally in 2010 a very exciting 'Dakar'. The enthusiasm of the spectators in Chile, especially in Argentina always impressive. Madness, as you get many cheers. Sporty is the 'Dakar' for Giniel and do not run particularly well, because we had our hopes of victory have already been buried early and from then worked for the team. "
Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Dakar, Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz.
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Dirk von Zitzewitz: "The day began with the dune field at San Rafael to about 50 km of exciting. After that it was actually straight, only boring, you could say. The race was actually run since. So it was not a very exciting day. We have overhauled in the dunes, two of the Mitsubishi, which started before us, without ever seeing them before because they are probably gone wrong. So we had a little fun in the dunes. But they were extremely soft. Since our car had to work correctly.
The stage Santa Rosa - Buenos Aires 200 km Speziale is very very fast. It is expected an average speed around 140 mph. This is again an entertaining drive home. "
In particular, it will be a tough race between the teams Carlos Sainz / Lucas Cruz and Nasser Al Attiyah / Timo Gottschalk, apart at the first and second place overall with just 168 seconds.
Dirk von Zitzewitz: "The stage was now in two parts. The first part went on slopes, on hard ground and through dry river beds. The relatively rough, but not too bad and navigationally here and there quite interesting.
The second half was 140 km a hunchback, undulating sand track. Go straight, then 90 ° left, then 90 ° right. That was anything but sophisticated and almost dangerous to the many hills and undulating straight on the dirt tracks. We were all glad when we had the Etpape behind us.
The stage of San Rafael - Santa Rosa, we once again a real eye-catcher. It starts with sandy slopes. Then it 30-40 km through the dunes. These dunes are already known and notorious from last year. Since there were some roles, and bogged down many stories. That will not be so easy. It then goes again to the mountains and on fast tracks in a very fast final. This is again a violent stage. The 368 km is also very long for the penultimate stage.
It remains so until the very end exciting, who the three leading Volkswagen makes the race. These are just a half hour apart. In the dunes will quickly once lost time.
