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26 Aug 2008
Two women in a Suzuki Grand Vitara recently became the first all-female team to cross the finish line of the gruelling 7 200 km 2008 Transsyberia Rallye.
And driving the plucky Grand Vitara was a South African paramedic with no motor sport experience.
Melina Frey (26), who lives and works in Cape Town, and her German co-driver, Alexandra Hahn, were the first all-women team to finish the event after two weeks of traversing a challenging route from Moscow to the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator.
In addition, the pair finished second in Class 2A for 4x4 vehicles with diesel engines of up to 3-litres, behind their Suzuki Europe team-mates, Andreas Kramer and Kurt Ettenberger, in an identical three-door Suzuki Vitara DDiS.
Importantly, the rally regulations allow only minor changes to be made to the vehicles, which means they compete in near-standard trim.
Overall
In the overall standings, the Suzuki girls finished in 14th place, with the Kramer/Ettberger Suzuki Grand Vitara two places ahead, in 12th spot overall.
The event was won by Christian Lavieille and Francois Borsotto in their Team France Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia.
Only 23 of the original 34 starters were classified as finishers of the tough event, which tests the driving skills, initiative, navigation and vehicle knowledge of the participants to the limit. Run on public roads, much of the emphasis is on precision and all-terrain prowess.
Frey, who was born in South Africa after her parents immigrated here from Germany, is a qualified paramedic and personal bodyguard who also trains aspiring bodyguards in the unusual art of personal protection.
Together with navigator Hahn, the novice pair took on the challenge of competing against an experienced field of participants, many of whom are motorsport professionals.
And the Grand Vitaras were up against some stiff competition.
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It's a cheap thing you wouldn't understand. |
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