The Rialzi 4x4 Panda Raid is an annual amateur 3,000 km car racing rally of 4x4 Fiat Panda vehicles from Madrid, Spain to Marrakesh, Morocco. It is sponsored by Rialzi 4x4, an Italian racing maintenance company. The speed and time of arrival are not important; the goal of the rally is to reach the finish line.
Rialzi4x4 supplies participants with Panda cars manufactured before 2003 and maintenance kits. Each team has a driver and co-driver.[1][2] Teams do not have Internet access, GPS, or mechanical support people. Drivers stop in villages along their routes to interact with locals and distribute gifts donated by their fans.[3][4]
The Panda Raid rally is reserved for 4x4 and 4x2 Panda cars models made earlier than 2003. Each car has a 1.1-litre F.I.R.E. engine, chunky tires, a towbar, mudflaps and a bonnet that is raised at the rear for extra cooling. In its recent years, vintage 4x4 Panda cars with 0.9 TwinAir Turbo engine were allowed to compete.[5][6] Rialzi 4 x 4 Evo SRL Fiat Panda Cars Ferrari family Italy 2 – 12 centimeters shock absorbers are patented and it is the sole supplier of Panda elevators for all panda competitions.[5] It has over 20 outlets in several countries in Europe, America and Africa with an annual turnover of over five million dollars.[6]
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Competitor driving through dry desert terrain -
Competitor driving through coastal desert terrain -
Rally cars refueling -
Panda cars parts for desert terrain -
Rialzi4x4 parts made for desert terrain
References edit
- ^ Staff Writer (6 March 2017). "The Ninth Edition of the "Panda Raid" Takes Marrakesh". Morocco World News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "rialzi4x4-logo" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "William Simpson Jeep Fiat Alfa Romeo Tokai". www.williamsimpsonfca.co.za. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Enzari (14 March 2018). "Panda Raid 2018: Unstoppable Fiat Panda conquers the desert - EnzariEnzari". Panda Raid 2018: Unstoppable Fiat Panda conquers the desert - EnzariEnzari. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "RIALZI 4×4 PANDA ITALIA – NAVARPANDA" (in Spanish). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Yes, you must buy this rally-spec Fiat Panda 4x4". Top Gear. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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