Tomorrow starts the 2007 Dakar Rally. The first special stage is a circuit through cork oak forests just south of Lisbon in Portugal. Speciale This is nearly 120 km for a relatively long first day. Above all, it is a stage in the late morning for the many spectators who have traveled to Portugal. Have fun from here ...

A connection route follows the highway to Portimao in the Algarve.

# 301 - Giniel de Villiers (RSA)
"I am pleased that the rally will start at last. The team has worked intensively in recent months, but we need in the next two weeks, good luck. The rally will be hard, and the competition is very strong. We will try to put pressure on our main opponents Mitsubishi. Of course, after our second place in 2006, the very high expectations - after all, everyone wants in the Volkswagen team that is at the end of a blue car ahead. "

# 301 - Dirk von Zitzewitz (D) - copilot
"We have a lot of testing, rallies have gone in the World Cup to prepare for this event well. I expect that the pace will be very high, and the smallest mistakes are severely punished. This is a real challenge. One of the strengths of the team that the whole team is very hungry for success. "

The votes of the other team members at Volkswagen Motorsport

Especially Kris Nissen the goal of the Dakar 2007 gets to the point.
"[...] If we could improve our result from last year to only one place that we were really pleased .[...]"

• Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz before the 2007 Dakar
• Polo Cup at Oschersleben
• 8th Stage Preview
• Dakar 2006: Review
• 16th Stage of the Dakar Rally 2005