{"id":23739,"date":"2020-11-27T09:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T09:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikehorn.com\/?p=23739"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:05:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T09:05:36","slug":"press-release-dakar2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikehorn.com\/en\/press-release-dakar2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Horn and Cyril Despres Changing the World of Rally Raid Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The pilots will introduce the GEN Z Project, a full hydrogen-powered vehicle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>November 25<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020 &#8211; Explorer Mike Horn and professional Rally Racer Cyril Despres will be participating as a team in the 43<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;edition of the Dakar, taking place in Saudi Arabia this coming January 2021. On top of reaching for the podium, the duo has a greater purpose in mind: The GEN Z Project. A mission aiming to introduce fully hydrogen-powered vehicles in the world of rally raids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time Mike and Cyril are uniting forces. In January 2020, the pair participated in the 42<sup>nd<\/sup>edition of the Dakar by joining the Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team as technical and mental coaches for the younger members of the team. During this first Dakar experience, Mike Horn observed the ins and outs of the competition and came to the following conclusion: rally raids need to make a drastic change and become a more sustainable sport for the wellbeing of the planet and future generations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a unique opportunity to learn while participating. If you do not become part of the adventure, then you do not know what you are talking about. To be able to participate means you are emotionally and intellectually involved in what is happening,\u201d commented Mike during the last edition of the Dakar. Following this experience, Horn and Despres assembled a team of researchers and engineers to \u201ccreate the first hydrogen-powered vehicle to participate in the Dakar, an ambition that should come to life in 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of their research, Mike and Cyril will compete in this coming edition of the Dakar behind the wheel of a Peugeot DKR. This vehicle was specifically selected as its dimensions come closest to those of the GEN Z (wheels 37 inches, width 2m30, but 4X4 instead of 4X2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, in order to collect valuable information throughout the race, a data acquisition system will be integrated into their vehicle. The system will gather information such as engine capacity, brake pressure, engine temperatures, acceleration and speed. These performance standards will then be based on to create a hydrogen-powered vehicle able to compete against internal combustion vehicles in the most challenging rally by 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of my main missions is to conserve the planet, to leave a future for the younger generation\u201d explains Horn. As a professional explorer, Mike has witnessed the world change before his eyes. His knowledge and credibility will therefore play an important role in transforminh the way future rally raids are viewed and organized. Supporting this mission, the Dakar organization will be announcing and setting sustainable objectives for future Dakar races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dakar 2021 will take place from January 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0to 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0across Saudi Arabia. Mike and Cyril will be joining the Abu Dhabi Racing Team alongside Sheik Al Qassimi.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/485859798?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cyril Despres et Mike Horn sur le Dakar 2021 pour changer le futur du Rallye-Raid.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>L\u2019\u00e9quipage s\u2019engage d\u00e8s aujourd\u2019hui dans le d\u00e9veloppement du projet \u00ab&nbsp;GEN Z&nbsp;\u00bb, un v\u00e9hicule fonctionnant enti\u00e8rement \u00e0 l&#8217;hydrog\u00e8ne.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019aventurier explorateur Mike Horn et le pilote de rallye-raid quintuple vainqueur du Dakar Cyril Despres seront de nouveau au d\u00e9part de la 43\u00e8me \u00e9dition du Dakar, en Janvier 2021 en Arabie-Saoudite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2020, Mike Horn aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de Cyril Despres a d\u00e9couvert le rallye le plus exigeant du monde en s\u2019engageant \u00e0 bord d\u2019un buggy de la cat\u00e9gorie SSV dans le Redbull Off-Road Junior Team. Ils avaient endoss\u00e9 la double casquette de coach sportif et de pr\u00e9parateur mental pour les jeunes pilotes am\u00e9ricains de la structure, combinant \u00e0 merveille l\u2019exp\u00e9rience d\u2019un explorateur de l\u2019extr\u00eame et celle d\u2019un multiple vainqueur du Dakar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lors de cette premi\u00e8re participation, Mike Horn avait pu observer les tenants et aboutissants de la comp\u00e9tition et avait r\u00e9alis\u00e9 que le monde du sport automobile devait changer pour devenir plus respectueux de l\u2019environnement pour les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab&nbsp;<em>C&#8217;est une occasion unique d&#8217;apprendre tout en participant. Si vous ne faites pas partie de l&#8217;aventure, alors vous ne savez pas de quoi vous parlez. Pouvoir participer signifie que vous \u00eates&nbsp;\u00e9motionnellement et intellectuellement impliqu\u00e9 dans ce qui se passe \u00bb<\/em>, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au retour de leur exp\u00e9rience dans le d\u00e9sert, Mike et Cyril se sont associ\u00e9s \u00e0 un pr\u00e9parateur de voitures de comp\u00e9tition (Vaison Sport) et une \u00e9quipe de scientifiques du CEA (Le Commissariat \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9nergie atomique et aux \u00e9nergies alternatives) pour d\u00e9velopper le projet \u00ab GEN Z \u00bb, avec un objectif unique \u00e0 horizon 2023 : gagner le Dakar en ne rejetant que de la vapeur d\u2019eau, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un moteur \u00e0 hydrog\u00e8ne.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au volant d\u2019un buggy du team Abu Dhabi Racing, la mission de notre \u00e9quipage exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 consistera \u00e0 r\u00e9colter des informations primordiales. Truff\u00e9 de capteurs, leur v\u00e9hicule laboratoire enregistrera en continu les param\u00e8tres pilotes (amortissement, freinage, mouvements), moteur (tr\/min, temp\u00e9ratures) et physiques (acc\u00e9l\u00e9rations, masses, vitesses) pour en extraire les capacit\u00e9s et performances n\u00e9cessaires afin que le v\u00e9hicule \u00ab&nbsp;GEN Z&nbsp;\u00bb puisse se battre contre les v\u00e9hicules \u00e0 moteur thermique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Pr\u00e9server la plan\u00e8te, pouvoir laisser un avenir \u00e0 la jeune g\u00e9n\u00e9ration est l&#8217;une de mes missions&#8221;<\/em>, explique M. Horn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En tant qu&#8217;explorateur professionnel qui a vu le monde et son terrain de jeu changer sous ses yeux, Mike peut jouer un r\u00f4le important dans le sport automobile plus durable avec l&#8217;aide de son ami et pilote Cyril Despres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyril Despres :&nbsp;<em>\u00ab Prendre le d\u00e9part de mon 21\u00e8me Dakar avec Mike, pour mener une mission de d\u00e9veloppement qui peut r\u00e9volutionner le monde des sports m\u00e9caniques d\u2019ici 2 ans est un immense honneur qui va bien au-del\u00e0 du c\u00f4t\u00e9 sportif de l\u2019\u00e9preuve. Notre buggy pr\u00e9par\u00e9 par l\u2019\u00e9quipe PH Sport nous permettra de nous battre aux avant-postes. Pour que l\u2019acquisition des donn\u00e9es n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 la future \u00ab GEN Z \u00bb soit optimum il faudra que nous soyons rapides. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&#8217;organisation du Dakar annoncera son objectif d\u2019int\u00e9grer des&nbsp;v\u00e9hicules \u00e0 \u00e9nergies renouvelables&nbsp;dans les prochaines ann\u00e9es pendant la journ\u00e9e de repos \u00e0 Ha&#8217;il le 9 janvier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Dakar 2021 se d\u00e9roulera du 3 au 15 janvier \u00e0 travers l&#8217;Arabie Saoudite. Mike et Cyril rejoindront l&#8217;\u00e9quipe de course&nbsp;Abu Dhabi Racing&nbsp;aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s du&nbsp;Cheik Khalid Al Qassimi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pilots will introduce the GEN Z Project, a full hydrogen-powered vehicle November 25th, 2020 &#8211; Explorer Mike Horn and professional Rally Racer Cyril Despres will be participating as a team in the 43rd&nbsp;edition of the Dakar, taking place in Saudi Arabia this coming January 2021. 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