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Emanuel Gyenes wins Rally Dakar

Clarios VARTA entered a partnership with Romanian Dakar legend Emanuel Gyenes.
Man driving motorcycle along canyon in the desert

Emanuel Gyenes wins Rally Dakar

  • Without any assistance: Participants in the “Original by Motul” category are completely on their own
  • Sponsors like Clarios VARTA® provide important support
  • Experienced driver: Romanian bike specialist started for the 10th time in the rally-raid competition

Clarios VARTA® entered a partnership with Romanian Dakar legend Emanuel Gyenes. The world-leading battery manufacturer sponsored Gyenes’ 10th participation in the Rally Dakar. In the world’s most important long-distance and desert rally, he competed in 2020 in the category “Original by Motul” – and finished 1st place in a superior manner.

In the “Original by Motul” class of the Dakar Rally the drivers are completely on their own and have to manage without any help from a team. They drive and navigate alone, maintain and repair their motorcycles and quads themselves. “At the end of each race day, I worked on the bike to prepare it for the next day, after I spend even more than 900 km in the saddle,” Gyenes explained.

During the race, drivers and machines had to deal with challenging difficulties: driving through canyons, dunes, mountains and dry riverbeds of Saudi Arabia is demanding. Defying these circumstances, the experienced motorcyclist Gyenes prevailed against 40 competitors on the 7,800 kilometers long route through Saudi Arabia, divided into 12 stages. “Without my sponsors this success would not have been possible,” he says.

Clarios congratulates Emanuel Gyenes, who also holds a great 29th place in the overall ranking, for his outstanding performance in this tough competition and to his 3rd title in the Dakar Rally.

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    1. Charge Care: Regularly monitor and charge the battery, especially during long-term parking or winter storage. Charge every two months if used sporadically.
    2. Check Charge: Regularly check battery charge, particularly in cold weather or after short trips. Dimming headlights indicate low charge.
    3.  Prioritize Safety: Conserve battery by minimizing non-essential electrical use and keeping safety systems active during long drives.
    4.  Clean Installation: Keep the battery and terminals clean to prevent discharge and enhance charging efficiency.
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  • Have your battery tested by a workshop before temperatures drop, especially if the vehicle is older or used mainly for short trips. Preventive testing is the most effective way to avoid battery problems in winter.

  • Start by switching off all electrical consumers and trying a jump start with proper cables or a booster pack. If you repeatedly find the battery dead in your car, it’s often a sign of internal ageing rather than a one-off discharge. In that case, have the battery professionally tested to confirm whether it needs replacing and to prevent the issue from returning in winter.

  • Cold weather slows down the chemical reactions inside the battery, reducing its available power. At the same time, the engine needs more energy to start and heated features (lights, blowers, seat heaters) increase consumption. This combination makes battery failure and other battery problems in winter much more likely.

  • Finding the battery dead in your car during winter is often the result of summer heat weakening the battery, with cold weather then reducing its remaining power. As temperatures drop, starting becomes harder and existing weakness becomes visible.

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