With Glen Reid navigating for his first time, the Team entered the 1000 Dunes rally with high hopes. With a combined 2nd place in the prologue, and 3rd position for the first and second stages, we suffered from a leaking radiator and an overheating engine. The decision was made to pull out in case further damage ensued. It did show however that the buggy has got what it takes and we have now got a few months to prepare for the Desert Challenge.

The beginning of the year kicked off with the Team travelling to Saudi Arabia to enter the first round of the FIA Cup for Cross Country Bajas. Mark Powell, Mario Mitri, James Thomes and David 'Streaky' Chambers ventured forth into the great unknown. Problems which plagued us during last years Desert Challenge re-occurred with the clutch - something we have since resolved.

Since the early days Team Saluki strived to generate publicity - the amount that we have achieved over the few years that we have been on the rally circuit is certainly very impressive!

After much soul searching, the Defender was sold and a 2WD buggy was purchased from Fast & Speed, a company based in Holland. This proved to be a good move as it was the first time that we had driven a car which was purely designed for racing! After a few incidents, we completed the event in 1st in Class (T1.3), 3rd in the Middle East and 13th overall.

Watch video clips of Team Saluki's exploits over the years.