Round 2 of the 2016 FIA Cross Country World Cup: MINI ALL4 Racing crews prepared for shifting sands and the extreme heat of Abu Dhabi.
No less than six MINI ALL4 Racing will line up for the second round of the 2016 FIA Cross Country World Cup. The season opener for MINI and its iconic MINI ALL4 Racing is the highly regarded Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, which MINI with X-raid Team and the MINI ALL4 Racing have won four times (2011, 2013-2015).
The six MINI ALL4 Racing cars with their crews will line up for the
start of the 26th Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge on 2nd April at the Yas
Marina Circuit, part of the spectacular Al Forsan International Sports
Resort, where they will compete in a Super Special Stage – an
action-filled event where all competing crews will race against the
clock to determine the starting order for the next day’s Leg 2 of the
Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
Leg 2 through to Leg 4 will see the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge move to the Liwa Desert – a desert region notorious for its fine sand and undulating dunes. The competitors will not only have to deal with strength-sapping terrain but also the heat associated with dry desert conditions. The daytime temperature in the Liwa Oasis region is already pushing past 30̊c, but should not be a problem to the experienced and extremely race fit MINI ALL4 Racing crews.
The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge ends 7th April when the action of the final day (Leg 5) finishes with the competitors returning to Abu Dhabi city for the podium presentation and race end celebrations at Yas Marina.
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