I-Dakar Rally ka-2015 izobona i-Peugeot ibuya, iminyaka engu-25 ngemuva kokugcina iqhaza nokunqoba, ku-DKR ka-2008.
Njengoba sesivele sithuthukile, iPeugeot isibuyile ngempela emjahweni omkhulu waseDakar! Izindaba ezimnandi kulo mjaho, ozuza omunye umakhi odumile, nasemphakathini, osenomunye umshini wokujabulisa abasubathi.
Kodwa akukho lutho olungcono kunomongo omncane womlando ukuze uqonde ukubaluleka kwalesi simemezelo. Ngo-1986 kwamenyezelwa ukuphela kwezilo ze-Group B ze-Rally Championships. Ngakho-ke, imishini enonya futhi edumile njengePeugeot 205 T16 yayivalelwe emakhasini omlando. Ngokuphambene nalokho, isibonelo seLancia, kwaPeugeot bazogcina beyishiyile indlela.
Njengoba basenemoto esezingeni eliphezulu, kwaPeugeot Sport baphendukele kwiRally Raid. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, isinyathelo esinengqondo kakhulu esingase sithathwe, njengoba i-205 T16 isenokuningi okumelwe ikwenze ngaphambi "kokuvuselela".
Njengenselele enkulu, bekuzodingeka nginqobe umhlangano onzima kunawo wonke: iDakar! Futhi ngokubikezela ngokwanele, i-205 T16 Grand Raid yathatha i-Dakar ngesivunguvungu. Umnqobi ngokuphelele ngo-1987 no-1988, uzoqhubeka nokuwina kakade ngendlela ye-405 T16 (empeleni yayiyi-205 T16, kodwa ngomzimba omusha) ngo-1989 no-1990, unyaka wokugcina wokubamba iqhaza kwePeugeot kulo mjaho.
Ngemuva kwalokhu kunqoba, iPeugeot Sport izogcina ibambe iqhaza emiqhudelwaneni ehlukene, kusukela emiqhudelwaneni ye-endurance, ngeFomula 1, ibuyela kuRally World Championship ngo-1999 kanye neLe Mans ngo-2007.
I-208 T16 kanye ne-Loeb zidilizwe ukuze kunqobe intaba eyingqophamlando, nerekhodi lomjaho selicekeleke phansi esikhathini esingaphezu komzuzu nesigamu. Ukuvezwa nokufakwa komcimbi kanye nomkhiqizo bekukuhle kakhulu.
Njengoba i-Pikes Peak inqotshiwe, yini okufanele uyenze ngokulandelayo?
Faka i-Dakar endaweni yesehlakalo. Kulezi zinsuku, i-Dakar ayidluli ngisho nedolobha eliqanjwe ngalo. Njengamanje, i-Dakar yenzeka ezwenikazi laseNingizimu Melika, njengoba usongo lobuphekula lwayenza yashiya i-Afrika ngo-2008. Isimo kungenzeka sishintshile, kodwa kusewubufakazi obuyinganekwane esibaziyo sonke. Kukhona cishe amakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane eziyi-10 ahlanganiswe emavikini ama-2 emizileni enzima kakhulu. Inselele inkulu. Ukubonakala nemivuzo mikhulu.
Lamahlebezi abesenesikhathi eside ekhona, futhi manje asesemthethweni. Ngokuhambisana nokugubha iminyaka engu-25 ngemva kokunqoba kwayo kokugcina kulo mjaho, iPeugeot izobuyela eDakar ngo-2015, ngoCarlos Sainz onolwazi noCyril Despres, naye ongumakadebona walo mjaho, kodwa lapha eshintsha amasondo amabili kube amane. Ukuqinisekiswa kokubamba iqhaza kwenze kwatholakala ukuthi iPeugeot izosebenzisa luphi uhlobo emjahweni. Ukuphuma kwe-208 bekulindelekile, kodwa amazwibela ethulwayo aveza i-silhouette ye-Peugeot ka-2008 elungiswe kakhulu, ebizwa nge-2008 DKR.
Ngokusekelwa yi-Total ne-Red Bull, ozakwethu abafanayo ababa nesandla ekunqotshweni kwe-Pikes Peak, le phrojekthi entsha ithembisa ukuhlala iminyaka embalwa. Kodwa inhloso icacile: ngisho nokuba unyaka wokubuya, indawo yokuqala kuphela ebalulekile.
AbakwaPeugeot bathembisa ukukhipha ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana ne-DKR ka-2008 embukisweni waseBeijing oqala ngo-Ephreli 20. Ngakho-ke, usuyazi, ukugcina iso ku-Ledger Automobile yonke imininingwane ezodalulwa.