The smart can jump and with the number 382, the Spanish driver Jose Luis Alvarez, "JL", will race in the 2013 Dakar on a Smart Feber 1000 all alone and without assistance. At least that's what it says in the youtube page, on their website they tell another story, revealing a support team.
He will race in the Light Buggy class. The buggy specifications are not known and while the car doesn't seem to be incredibly fast, it will certainly be agile. Their objective? Just to finish. Oh, and they are looking for sponsors.
The rally will start (January 5) in Peru for the first time in its history, cross Argentina and will finish in Santiago de Chile on January 20th.
I wish them good luck.
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