VX @ Dakar Fact Check

[vt_maverick]

I was trolling eBay this morning and came across a nifty 1994 Dakar Rally emblem from a Trooper and thought, "Hey I wonder if there's anything out there from the 98 Dakar that the VX won?" Searched for 98 Dakar and found tons of Mitsubishi Pajero stuff on eBay, so I checked the official Dakar website and found it was won by a Pajero, not a VX. I then did a search here and found this thread which I had never read before:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=15284&highlight=Dakar

If you search for 98 Dakar Vehicross in Google you get tons of hits, all of which seem to use the exact same phrasing as our Wikipedia page, so I guess maybe that's where it started. I just updated it to say "Stage 2 and 4 Class Winner" to be more accurate.

Searching now for evidence of the 99 Australian Rally win... found a website that probably has the info but I need a username/password to access it. :mado:

[vt_maverick]

Btw here's the emblem I mentioned:

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ISUZU-TROOPER-LOGO-EMBLEM-BADGE-GRILL-GRILLE-PARIS-DAKAR-1994-CHAMPION-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$T2eC16dHJHQE9nzEzslCBQ,bMmSMZ!~~60_12.JPG

Here's the ad: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ISUZU-TROOPER-LOGO-EMBLEM-BADGE-GRILL-GRILLE-PARIS-DAKAR-1994-CHAMPION-/330802988163?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item4d05650483&nma=true&si=S7JIX%2FrDJAYm1VBcxS%2FvTQr1pug%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[blacksambo]

But these VX factory competitors had manual shift gear boxes...neat trick eh?

[Ldub]

over @ the Planet...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetisuzoo.com%2Farticles.h tm%3Fid%3D97%26Isuzu_Vehicles_Go_Farther_Both_On_a nd_Off_Road&ei=HiF0UIvkCua_ygHZwoG4Bg&usg=AFQjCNG85rhdCQm6sjCtdyqgODtiKluXkg&sig2=H5TuuIi8vcxNvYcS5w8PYA

and eHow...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CDcQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehow.com%2Ffacts_4912318_hist ory-isuzu-vehicross.html&ei=HiF0UIvkCua_ygHZwoG4Bg&usg=AFQjCNFjaqJaYu4DrAqDmVwv0Cytusu4wA&sig2=oSEXFp0YsLDJ6S023m2SjQ

and some more, scroll down...http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&cad=rja&ved=0CGcQFjAIOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefreelibrary.com%2FIsuzu%2B Dominates%2Bthe%2BAustralian%2BOutback%253B%2BWins %2BFour%2Bof%2BSeven%2BClasses%2Bin...-a077946910&ei=XCl0UKzCMqraygHA7IDICQ&usg=AFQjCNGOF1Zf1zzsEEFCSBW8slJWEiuunA&sig2=kh_lz2RYd8DMt4eY8rSsRw

pretty much a reprint of above link...http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=25&cad=rja&ved=0CEAQFjAEOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautochannel.com%2Fnews%2F2 001%2F09%2F07%2F029090.html&ei=ejN0UOLmIeLbyQGp44C4Dg&usg=AFQjCNEtCLa7-xe4-IR2cCqbRHxbIohW8A&sig2=kRz1EJKm8KUaWRNCGGQSAg

[vt_maverick]

eHow is wrong (looks like a straight-up copy/paste of Wikipedia) but the other links look legit.

[blacksambo]

Not to pirate this thread but of similar interest might be the fact that the VX won Japan Car of the Year honors for 97/98. Now that's a solid victory in a car-crazy country.