Hino Motors Competes in Dakar Rally 2011
October 18, 2010
Hino Motors Ltd. (Hino) will be entering two HINO 500 Series trucks in the truck division of the "Dakar Rally 2011" which will start off in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 1, 2011 (local time). This effort will be spearheaded by HINO TEAM SUGAWARA, which consists of Hino and TEAM SUGAWARA led by Yoshimasa Sugawara, who at 27 entries holds the record for the most entries in this Rally. With its entry in 2011, Hino will celebrate its "20th Anniversary in the Dakar Rally" since it first entered in 1991. Yoshimasa and Teruhito Sugawara, father and son, each drive one of the two Hino trucks.
