Asia cross country rally success for team JAOS

Race started in Pattaya, Thailand, and finished 2,200km later in the capital of Myanmar

Asia cross country rally success for team JAOS

Team JAOS (Japanese Offroad Service) finished in first place in their T1G class and seventh overall.

JAOS is sponsored by KYB and their Toyota double cab Hilux Revo is fitted with specialist KYB shock absorbers, developed and maintained by a team of KYB engineers present every step of the way.

They finished each leg of the race in 1st place in their class, with their best finish coming in the final leg, where they finished an incredible 4th overall.

The total race finish time was 11:31:17.

The Asia cross country rally started in 1996 and has been an FIA certified rally since.

The biggest cross country rally in Asia, it’s known as the ‘Paris – Dakar of the East’ and is a test of driving and navigation skill, endurance and teamwork,
in addition to the durability and toughness of the 4 wheel drive vehicles.

The route is designed to cover many types of terrain such as jungles, swamps, river-crossings and desert.

Over the past years, it has included almost every kind of challenge that
nature has to offer, this year was no exception, as the teams had to battle rain and floods so bad that it caused the cancellation of leg 4.

The class victory is a demonstration of the reliability and durability of the KYB suspension, we well as the JAOS modified Toyota Hilux vehicle, famed for its indestructability.

KYB says that special congratulations are reserved for driver Tomonori Noto and co-driver Kazuhiro Tanaka, as well as all of the JAOS and KYB support engineers.

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