Dakar Rally Goes iPhone With New Volkswagen App With Live Updates, Photos
The beginning of the famous Dakar Rally is mere days away and defending champion Volkswagen has released a new iPhone application to keep fans up to date on the team’s latest happenings.
Launching today under the title, “Volkswagen Rally Mobile – 2010 Dakar”, the application provides a bevy of background info, video summaries, sound bites, and photo galleries.
Live updates — mostly covering the five factory-prepped Race Touaregs — will happen during the rally which is set to begin on January 2 and last until the 16. This year, the Dakar runs in South America through mostly Argentina and Chile.
App for iPhone and iPod Touch will provide all the news, results as well as current photographs, audios and videos relating to the event. From high-tech nomads for high-tech nomads: experience the whole fascination of the world’s toughest rally raid and the Volkswagen factory commitment anywhere anytime in your trouser pockets.
The application offers:
– News flashes and daily reports of the 2010 “Dakar”
– Current results of the 14 “Dakar” legs and the overall classification
– Detailed facts on and descriptions of the rally legs and the rest day
– Daily videos with highlights of each rally day
– Fascinating pictures of the stages
– Sound bites from the drivers and co-drivers as well as from Volkswagen Motorsport
Director Kris Nissen
– An interactive overview of the 300-hp Volkswagen Race Touareg 2
– Information on and bios of the Volkswagen drivers and co-drivers
– An overview of all “Dakar” winners since 1979
You can download the application directly from Apple’s online store at www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/dakar_iPhone
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Category: Offroad
