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For its third appearance in the Trophée Andros, and true
to its values, Dacia has rewritten the rules with its
highly original Dacia Lodgy Glace. It has entered two
cars for the 2011/2012 ice-racing series and recruited a
high-impact driver line-up: Alain Prost, Nicolas Prost
and Evens Stievenart!
- The first round of this winter's championship will be held on December 3-4, at Val Thorens, France.
LODGY GLACE: THEY'LL ALL BE TALKING ABOUT DACIA'S LATEST ARRIVAL
The Dacia Lodgy Glace is the rebellious little sister of
the new family road car which will be launched at the
Geneva Motor Show in March 2012! The name itself evokes
notions of generous interior space and a family world.
However, thanks to its audacious character and record of
rising to the craziest sporting challenges, Dacia has
decided to make its third Trophée Andros campaign truly
exceptional by rewriting all the rules. For the first time
in the history of the Trophée Andros, the series will
feature an MPV.
To spice up the new season, not just one but two Lodgy
Glace entries will be on the grid for every race: one
will be driven by Alain Prost, who finished as runner-up in
the 2010 and 2011 Trophée Andros, at the wheel of a Dacia
Duster Glace. The other Lodgy Glace will be shared by his
son, Nicolas Prost and Evens Stievenart, Alain Prost's
team-mate and joint winner of last winter's Superfinal at
the Stade de France, Paris. It's a question of family
and friendship at the wheel a family car; a fitting
parallel with a clear goal: victory!
The Lodgy Glace has been designed specifically for this
unique racing series, which is renowned as one of the most
challenging in motorsport. The technical regulations of the
Trophée Andros are extremely strict, and impose
restrictions on all aspects of the vehicle (chassis
dimensions, gearbox, tyres), including the materials
employed. Everything is done to limit the use of complex
and costly technical solutions: instead, this series is all
about finding simple, ingenious solutions, a measure which
fits perfectly with the Dacia brand. The series also brings
the car reliability to the fore, as well as the driver
skill.
Custom-prepared by the teams at Tork Engineering (design,
production, assembly) and Sodemo (engine), the Lodgy Glace
benefits from the full expertise of Renault Sport
Technologies (RST). Throughout the project, RST has
contributed its technical and sporting expertise from the
world of motorsport: it acts like a conductor, perfectly
coordinating the different technical partners and
disciplines (design, engineering), the Dacia brand and the
drivers.
The new Lodgy Glace draws on both the proven technical
solutions of its predecessor, Dacia Duster Glace, and
specific developments. On the technical front, the Trophée
Andros is a series where tiny details can play a decisive
role. The experience gained during previous seasons has
been used to conduct a thorough analysis, whose conclusions
have led to improvements in:
- suspension: track conditions from last year were
replayed on the four-post rig at CERAM, in order to develop
new set-ups based on the new steering calibration;
- engine performance: last season, engine development
focused on improving bottom-end performance. This year, the
engine's peak power has also been increased.
NEARLY 360,000 DACIA VEHICLES SOLD IN FRANCE SINCE 2005 - Launched in France in 2005, the Dacia brand has become a major player in the French market in just six years.
- Nearly 360,000 Dacia vehicles have been sold in
France since the start of the success story. |