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Przygonski claims maiden win for MINI JCW Buggy at Dubai International Baja:

Mar 15, 2019


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Przygonski quick from the off in the Buggy
X-raid celebrates first victory with the MINI JCW Buggy

Jakub “Kuba” Przygonski (POL) and Timo Gottschalk (GER) have won the Dubai International Baja, round two of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Bajas, in a MINI John Cooper Works Buggy. Second place on both stages proved sufficient to earn the X-raid duo overall victory.

Since switching from motorcycle to car, Przygonski had raced only in the four-wheel drive MINI. The first time the Pole climbed into the two-wheel drive MINI JCW Buggy was for the Shakedown at the Dubai International Baja. His co-driver Gottschalkwas familiar with the car from the 2018 Dakar Rally.

Przygonski and Gottschalk came flying out of the blocks. Starting seventh, they overcame a puncture to finish runner-up behind Al Qassimi. However, this meant that they did not have to open the second and final stage in the Dubai dunes, but were able to set their sights on their main rivals and make up the time required to overtake Al Qassimi in the overall standings.

The MINI John Cooper Works Buggy joined the X-raid family in 2017. The Buggy, which was developed by X-raid in cooperation with its technical partners and suppliers, was presented to the public in Paris in November 2017. X-raid can now celebrate the car’s maiden victory, courtesy of Przygonski and Gottschalk.

“Finally the first victory with our MINI JCW Buggy,” says team manager Sven Quandt. “I’m happy for Kuba and Timo, who drove a great race and that in Kuba’s first race in the Buggy. It was a tough race and a 100 kilometer fight with Khalid. It was exciting until the finish.”

“We are delighted with our win in Dubai,” said a beaming Przygonski at the finish. “We are proud to have claimed the first success for the MINI JCW Buggy. The MINI was flawless the whole race. That was my first time in the desert with a two-wheel drive vehicle. It is quite different, but I had a lot of fun. We pushed hard on the second stage and were able to catch Al Qassimi. Just ten kilometres from the finish, we got stuck – that caused a bit of stress in the cockpit. We had to jump out and use the sand plates. We went flat out for the final few kilometres and made it.”

Next up for the X-raid team is the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (30.03. – 04.04.2019).
Dubai International Baja – Overall result
1. Kuba Przygonski (POL) / Timo Gottschalk (GER) MINI John Cooper Works Buggy – 5h 15m 10s
2. Sh. Khalid Al-Qassimi (UAE) / Xavier Panseri (FRA) Toyota – 5h 16m 20s
3. Martin Prokop (CZE) / David Kripal (CZE) Ford – 5h 18m 22s
4. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS) / Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS) Toyota – 5h 20m 52s
5. Benediktas Vanagas (LTU) / Bartlomiej Boba (POL) Toyota – 5h 38m 56s


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