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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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SA-built Ford Ranger to tackle Dakar
Ford Ranger
South Africans are set to enjoy even more proud Dakar Rally moments following the announcement that Team Ford Racing will be entering two locally-built Rangers in the 2014 edition of the gruelling event in South America.
The V8 brutes will be driven by a combination of international and local talent, namely South American Lucio Alvarez and South African Chris Visser.
Alvarez and navigator Ronnie Graue will be tacking the Dakar for the fourth time, their best achievement having been a fifth place in 2012. The crew were running third last year before mechanical problems got in the way.
Visser and navigator Japie Badenhorst will be competing in their first Dakar but the pair are well-seasoned off-road racers. They won the 2011 SA Cross Country Championship and are currently leading this year's championship.
While German-based South Racing will take care of the team's logistics, the vehicles are being built and prepared by Neil Woolridge Motorsport in Pietermaritzburg, with assistance from Ford's global product development group.
Mustang Muscle
The vehicle has a lightweight composite body and independent suspension at both ends.
The Dakar Ranger is powered by a 5-litre V8 Mustang engine good for 260kW at 4500rpm and 560Nm at 4100rpm. It's mated to a Sadev six-speed sequential gearbox and a permanent all-wheel drive system.
Built from the ground up as a Dakar Rally machine, it has a lightweight composite body and independent suspension at both ends. A complex cooling system, along with water-cooled rear brakes, will help the Rangers keep their cool in the scorching desert heat, while air conditioning will do the same for the crews.
Aircons are not always fitted to Dakar vehicles - as they steal some power - but given how shockingly hot it gets in the cabin, the team believes that keeping the crews in top mental form is well worth the trade-off.
Building the racing Ranger is no easy task as Team Manager Neil Woolridge explains:
"A complex jigging system was used in the manufacturing process in order to ensure that each part is built as per the design in order to achieve the perfect fit on every vehicle built."
All will be tested to the limit in January when the 35th Dakar Rally (the sixth in South America) gets underway.
The gruelling 8500km event kicks off in Rosario, Argentina on 5 January and ends in Valparaiso, Chile on 18 January.
Alvarez and navigator Ronnie Graue will be tacking the Dakar for the fourth time, their best achievement having been a fifth place in 2012. The crew were running third last year before mechanical problems got in the way.
Visser and navigator Japie Badenhorst will be competing in their first Dakar but the pair are well-seasoned off-road racers. They won the 2011 SA Cross Country Championship and are currently leading this year's championship.
While German-based South Racing will take care of the team's logistics, the vehicles are being built and prepared by Neil Woolridge Motorsport in Pietermaritzburg, with assistance from Ford's global product development group.
Mustang Muscle
The vehicle has a lightweight composite body and independent suspension at both ends.
The Dakar Ranger is powered by a 5-litre V8 Mustang engine good for 260kW at 4500rpm and 560Nm at 4100rpm. It's mated to a Sadev six-speed sequential gearbox and a permanent all-wheel drive system.
Built from the ground up as a Dakar Rally machine, it has a lightweight composite body and independent suspension at both ends. A complex cooling system, along with water-cooled rear brakes, will help the Rangers keep their cool in the scorching desert heat, while air conditioning will do the same for the crews.
Aircons are not always fitted to Dakar vehicles - as they steal some power - but given how shockingly hot it gets in the cabin, the team believes that keeping the crews in top mental form is well worth the trade-off.
Building the racing Ranger is no easy task as Team Manager Neil Woolridge explains:
"A complex jigging system was used in the manufacturing process in order to ensure that each part is built as per the design in order to achieve the perfect fit on every vehicle built."
All will be tested to the limit in January when the 35th Dakar Rally (the sixth in South America) gets underway.
The gruelling 8500km event kicks off in Rosario, Argentina on 5 January and ends in Valparaiso, Chile on 18 January.
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