The image above is of Vadim Gagarin, Rainer Zietlow and Marius Biela with the Volkswagen Touareg Adventurer – a vehicle designed to conquer 23,000 kilometres from Melbourne to St Petersburg – all in a vehicle with a standard engine.
In the style of former dispatch riders, Rainer Zietlow is aiming to deliver a letter from the Mayor of Melbourne to the top city official of St. Petersburg. Melbourne is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its naming this year and has been twinned with St. Petersburg since 1989.
Thanks to a modern GPS system that reliably records the team’s position every 30 minutes, everyone interested in following the record journey can do so in real time at www.touareg-russtralia.com.
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