River crossings and the handling of extremely steep gravel paths were among the highlights of the latest Suzuki training session. Both Grand Vitara DDiS drivers were quite impressed by the capabilities of their vehicles: "With this car we are very well prepared for Transsyberia", said Lars Kern, the rally's youngest participant, and Katja Poensgen, piloting the only woman's team.

The german participant are already practicing crossing rivers in russia. Dr. Eric Brandenburg and Stefan Preuss with their Porsche 911.

The transsyberia rally participant Hans Bauer is offering transport capacities including garage employment on his service truck for other rally participators and teams. In case of interest on this option you can contact Mr. Bauer directly: info@orc.de.