Putoline Oil will be the official lubricant partner of Mirjam Pol and the Bas Dakar KTM racing team during the Dakar Rally 2020. This year's 42nd edition of the legendary rally is being held in Saudi Arabia for the first time, starting in Jeddah January 5th.
Mirjam Pol will start the twelve-day stage tour on the brand-new Husqvarna FR 450 Rally and the Bas Dakar KTM racing team on their KTMs. Mirjam was the women's Dakar winner in 2009 and is still the only Dutch participant: “For the third year in a row, I am taking on the challenge of the toughest rally in the world together with Putoline Oil.
"Putoline supplies a complete line of high-quality oils, and thanks to their constant research and innovative policy, I don't have to worry about the lubrication of my bike," said Mirjam.
The Bas Dakar KTM racing team will start off the rally with nine (!) bikes: "We are delighted with the renewed collaboration with Putoline Oil. With the great finish rate and results in 2019, the Bas Dakar KTM racing team is happy to be able to rely on the superior quality of Putoline Oil products. We really enjoy working with Putoline, and their products fit in perfectly with our wishes,” said Bart van der Velden, team manager of the Bas Dakar KTM racing team.
“During Dakar last year we made use of the ergonomic and handy Bag-in-Box packaging for the first time. The ease of pouring and the compact volume of waste material are of great value to us during Dakar.”
For Putoline, Simon Kamper told International Dealer News: "Under the slogan 'Never change a winning team', we are proud of the fact that we can continue all these collaborations and have prepared them very well. All the teams riding with our products will be doing so with the backing of our revolutionary new N-TECH technology - a technology that has already proven its effectiveness and reliability in various competitions at world level."
