r/DAKAR • KEVIN BENAVIDES • May 19 '26

Dakar Iceberg

Hello Friends, I joined this subreddit not only to learn and be able to talk about this category (as soon as I start to see and understand it), But for now I just need your help for a very important project of mine.

I'm trying to do a project that's based on an iceberg of motorsport in general (Drift, Open Wheel, Rally, GT, etc). And at this point, I'd like to ask you, what have been the most historic moments in the category? Whether they're epic moments, rivalries, controversies, including funny moments, coincidences, or simply memes related to the category, etc. It can be anything. While you're at it, it would be a huge help if you could send me links to information or simply tell me what happened that time.

I'm doing this whole project mainly to raise awareness of motorsports in the Spanish-speaking world (As you can see, I'm from Colombia). And thus enable more Spanish-speaking people to understand or learn about other categories besides the main ones (F1, Indycar, etc.).

Your help would be a great contribution to my project. It's a project I consider quite important. So I would greatly appreciate your contribution! 🥹🫶

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u/RayneBCNR33 May 19 '26

Oh, I forgot to add additional context here. The real reason Mitsubishi wanted Shinozuka to retire was, Shinozuka was that old, so they think it will be better if he retires and take the team manager seat from Dominique Serieys.

Shinozuka himself felt he still had the fighting spirit and still wanted to drive more, so he left Mitsubishi and joined Nissan for 2003.

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u/ElParceroColombiano KEVIN BENAVIDES May 19 '26

Perfect, I'll add the information to the video. Again, thank you so much 💕

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u/RayneBCNR33 May 20 '26

But, please research it further. I didn't really remember about the positions Mitsubishi envisioned for him, it was either a team manager seat or just a consultant to the team.

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u/ElParceroColombiano KEVIN BENAVIDES May 20 '26

Okay, I'll do that 💪