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Continuing what has now become a tradition for Iveco, Luisa Trucco will drive a factory-supported Iveco Eurocargo ML140E24W 4x4 when the 2007 edition of the gruelling Dakar Rally gets underway from Lisbon in Portugal in just less than a week's time.For some years Iveco vehicles have taken part in this fascinating adventure in the desert, obtaining good results with the rally world champion Miki Biasion, author of the best chapters in the Iveco's recent competitive history. The pilot from Bassano del Grappa came first among the current trucks category (fifth absolute) in Dakar 1999 edition. Another rally champion, the Finnish driver Markku Alén, a former protagonist of the world rally championships which were dominated by Fiat Group vehicles up to the 1990s, claimed a prestigious placing at Dakar Rally in 2005 with Eurocargo 140E24 WS, being placed seventh absolute for the trucks.
Continuing what has now become a tradition for Iveco, Luisa Trucco will drive a factory-supported Iveco Eurocargo ML140E24W 4x4 when the 2007 edition of the gruelling Dakar Rally gets underway from Lisbon in Portugal in just less than a week's time.For some years Iveco vehicles have taken part in this fascinating adventure in the desert, obtaining good results with the rally world champion Miki Biasion, author of the best chapters in the Iveco's recent competitive history. The pilot from Bassano del Grappa came first among the current trucks category (fifth absolute) in Dakar 1999 edition. Another rally champion, the Finnish driver Markku Alén, a former protagonist of the world rally championships which were dominated by Fiat Group vehicles up to the 1990s, claimed a prestigious placing at Dakar Rally in 2005 with Eurocargo 140E24 WS, being placed seventh absolute for the trucks.