Volkswagen did use the Syncro in this race - not sure what years though.
They also used the Volkswagen LT as support trucks for the Porsche team for
a few years as well.

At 12:29 19/04/1999 -0700, Brent Christensen wrote:
>I used to ride BMW motorcycles, and the Paris/Dakar race was always a
>subject of discussion due to the P/D edition of the R100GS motorcycle.
>Since the P/D race seems to be a bigger deal in Europe than here in the
>states, I'm curious if anyone knows anything about a Syncro ever competing
>in the race...?  It seems like a perfect venue (except that the WB motor
>isn't exactly bred for racing...)
>
>Brent Christensen
>'89 GL Syncro Westy
>
>

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