Latest News 2021
Read the columns and race reports for the latest information on HINO Team Sugawara.
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Oct 27, 2021
Truck Entering Dakar Rally 2022 Now Complete
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Jan 18, 2021
STAGE12・GOAL:HINO500 Series Truck Finishes at Jeddah in 12th Place Overall. Seizes 12th straight win in the Under 10-litre Class.
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Jan 16, 2021
STAGE11:Truck Finishes Last Long Stage at 13th Place. Prevails over 80 km of dunes error-free.
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Jan 15, 2021
STAGE10:13th Place Finish After Smooth Racing in Intermountain SS. Team thoroughly inspects truck for the last long SS of the event.
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Jan 14, 2021
STAGE9:Crew Finishes Brutal, Persistence-Testing Stage at 10th Place. Trouble-free day apart from one punctured tire.
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Jan 13, 2021
STAGE8:Crew Finishes Punishing SS at 13th Place, and Climbs to 13th in Accumulated Standings. Finishes the second day of the marathon stage problem-free.
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Jan 12, 2021
STAGE7:First Stage of the Second Half is a Marathon Stage with no Assisting Mechanics. Crew finishes SS with rough road surfaces at 11th place.
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Jan 11, 2021
Mid-rest day:Team Prepares for More Taxing Second Half. Truck is fully refreshed during the rest day.
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Jan 11, 2021
STAGE6:Truck and Crew Finish the First Half in Great Shape. Crew puts on a good fight in tough SS finishing at 11th place.
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Jan 9, 2021
STAGE5:Crew Makes Solid Finish on Tough and Long Stage. Climbs to 15th place in accumulated overall ranking.
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Jan 8, 2021
STAGE4:Crew Regains their True Pace. Tears through High-Speed Stage. Arrives at Saudi capital Riyadh after a long 836-km drive
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Jan 7, 2021
STAGE3:Unfortunate Tip-Over on a Tough Course in the Empty Quarter. All hands on deck repairing the truck to continue racing tomorrow morning.
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Jan 6, 2021
STAGE2:Racers Face Full-Blown Dunes in a Desert Stage in the South. Team's truck finishes the first long SS of the event at 14th place.
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Jan 5, 2021
STAGE1:Dakar 2021 Competition Kicks Off. Crew loses time due to tire punctures and navigation error.
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Jan 5, 2021
CEREMONY:Team is Fully Geared Up for the Race to Start. Prologue run and no-spectator ceremonial start is held in Jeddah.