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April 26, 2006

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• The All New 2007 BMW 3 Series Coupe

• Mazda CX-7: Now On The US Roads

• Jeep® Brand to Join DaimlerChrysler Flexible Fuel Lineup for 2007, As Company Expands Commitment to Clean, Renewable Fuels

• Infiniti to Launch Across Europe in 2008

• Audi S tronic now also for the A3 1.9 TDI

• Ford Sales Bloom In Emerging Markets

• 2006 Land Rover G4 Challenge Stage 1 - Day 1 - Challenge Start

• Nissan Announces Plans for New Manufacturing Plant in St.Petersburg, Russia

• Production Celebration at Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s. 250,000 Touaregs celebrated

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Once competitors were paired-up for the start event that included hellishly physical demands such as mountain biking a 150 metre course to then drag their Range Rover Sport from its shipping container, pulling a kayak on wires high above the ground, guiding their partner across a set of narrow logs in the Range Rover Sport and hand-winching a 600kg Tuk Tuk (three-wheel Bangkok taxi) up off the ground. This was the initial test for these pairings, who will remain paired for the first week of the month-long event.

Joining Russia/Greece and Italy/Taiwan in the final heat were the British/German double act of Brian Reynolds and Robert Josef Schweiger. Right up to the end there was little between the British/German and Greek/Russian pairs. But Dimitry of Russia and Michael of Greece got a better finish in the end - and eventual victory.

The eventual runners-up were not too disappointed. Only a week ago Brian Reynolds was training in snow at home. "To nearly win the opening competition in almost 40 degree temperatures was a real achievement. This was a perfect start to the event for me and knowing now that Robert and I are a good team is really exciting," he said. "I can't wait to get into Laos and get our teeth into the next competition."

(April 24, 2006)