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READY FOR THE DAKAR RALLY

03.01.2019

Motul is preparing to once again take on the legendary Dakar Rally

Enter fully into the sands of the 2019 Dakar Rally as the main sponsor of this epic fight of the pilots and its machines against nature, which will be held in Peru between January 6 and 17, 2019. Collaborator of the Dakar for more than 30 years, the French company will show its firm commitment to the 41st edition of this rally through its off-road products, supporting the Original by Motul and offering a service of engine oil analysis and assistance of technical experts in the field.

Ferran Carreras, General Manager of Motul Ibérica, highlights: "Motul, which participates in the main motor competitions, will once again put its own limits to the test in the biggest cross-country rally adventure with a distance of 5,000 kilometers, of which 70% pass on sand and dunes. A test where there is no margin for mechanical errors and where the company is not intimidated by the extreme conditions of the terrain, weather and wear.

On the contrary, Motul turns the Dakar into its best live laboratory to demonstrate the technical reliability of its products. "In collaboration with some of the most successful factory equipment in the world, such as HRC, Polaris and Toyota Auto Body, it offers its partners the lubricants and coolants specially adapted to their Motorsport (Auto) and Powersport (Motorcycles and ATV) ranges, in particular of the 300V range (competitive lubricants) to provide high performance and maximum protection.'Original by Motul', the gladiators of the DakarOriginal by Motul, previously called "Malle Moto", is the category of the authentic gladiators of the Dakar who live the rally in its purest form and as it was done in its original format: without receiving any help and having to occupy themselves of the mechanical maintenance and repair.

These pilots represent the roots of the Dakar and share the values of Motul of ingenuity, authenticity, passion and fraternity, embodying the spirit of adventure, courage and self-improvement.

For this reason, the company is fully committed to supporting them, offering recognition in this incredible feat and basic amenities to increase their chances of shining.And as a great novelty, for the first time a Spanish woman, Sara García, will face the great challenge of participating in Original by Motul, being in turn one of the two women who will participate for the first time in this category in the history of the Dakar Sara, along with her partner Javi Vega, the brothers Julián and Julio Merino and Javier Álvarez, form the cast of gladiators from our country.In this edition the Original by Motul pilots will receive a welcome pack (sleeping tent, awning to protect the motorcycle, environmental carpet, transport bag and backpack among others), Motul products and free Wi-Fi on bivouacs.

As for the products, the French company offers a complete range of genuine off-road, specially designed and tested to combat extreme conditions. Among them, the oil highlights 300V 4T Factory Line Off Road 15W60 with a composition based on the exclusive ESTER Core® technology, which offers a significant increase in power, excellent lubrication and optimal protection.

In addition to this lubricant are other products for the care of the filters, the chain, racing brake fluids, coolants and for the cleaning of the motorcycle such as: Air Filter Clean; A2 Air Filter Oil Spray; Brake Clean; Chain Lube Off-Road; Chain Clean, RBF 660; Motocool Factory Line; Fork Oil FL Light 5W; Top Gel; EZ Lube; Teach Grease 200; Moto Wash; Shine & Go; and Gloves.'Motul Racing Lab', the predictive laboratory of the Dakar.

As the main sponsor of the Dakar, Motul wants to open the way and makes available to all participants in the rally, of any of the categories, a free engine oil analysis service through the Motul Racing Lab. It is a converted truck in a predictive laboratory at the forefront of technology, which allows the identification of metallic elements present in the lubricant to detect premature wear.

This high-tech service is accompanied by the team of technical experts of Motul, who works in prestigious and demanding events such as MotoGP ™, the 24 Hours of Le Mans or the TT Isle of Man, who will be available to the participants to analyze the results and offer recommendations.

In this way, Motul offers teams and participants an invaluable service to ensure that the engine offers maximum performance, whether they use company oils or not, and that allows them to organize their maintenance program (replacement of parts, change of oil, etc.) in a competition that demands the most from the first kilometer.'Epic Story by Motul', the behind the scene of the rally.

For Motul the Dakar is not only competing, it is also stories of overcoming, relying on the terrain, solidarity with colleagues and altruism, values that the company shares with this rally and its participants. Thus, to highlight the most human face of the Dakar, it starts up the Epic Story by Motul initiative through which it will explain the epic stories of the pilots with videos that will be shared on the Motul and Dakar social networks as well as in their respective web pages www.motul.com and www.dakar.com.