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<\/p>\nValkyrie Racing’s 1956 Porsche 356<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The epic Antarctic drive will mark the seventh and final continent on which Brinkerhoff and her Porsche have traversed, an endurance-racing milestone for any rally car, much less a 65-year-old 356 sports coupe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are on the precipice of completing our four-year journey to race one car on all seven continents,\u201d a Valkyrie Racing announcement says. \u201cWhen Valkyrie set out to do Project 356: World Rally Tour in 2017, we didn\u2019t quite know what we were getting ourselves into. But when you say you\u2019re going to do something \u2013 you better go do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Project 356 World Rally Tour includes a humanitarian component, named Valkyrie Gives, that provides education and funding to combat the international crisis of child trafficking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe impending 356-mile ice trek\u2026 will mark the conclusion of a near 20,000-mile commitment to pursue the ultimate endeavor by one woman, one car and one global mission to end child trafficking,\u201d according to a Valkyrie Racing news release.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nRenee Brinkerhoff (center) with her daughter and other members of the Valkyrie racing team |<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Porsche 356, which has survived brutal conditions on some of the world\u2019s most-treacherous roads, has been rebuilt<\/a> and reconfigured for the solo run, with a set of skis replacing the front wheels and wide tractor treads taking the place of the rear wheels, among the many changes. Also added is a stout \u201ccrevasse bar\u201d on the front end to help traverse deep fissures encountered on the ice. Solar panels will be deployed to take advantage of the 24-hour sunshine during the polar summer.<\/p>\n The Porsche was re-engineered for its polar drive by senior chassis-design engineer Kieron Bradley, a UK-based extreme explorer, who spent more than 18 months transforming the diminutive sports car into a purpose-built vehicle prepared for the challenges of the rugged, frozen terrain.<\/p>\n The repurposed Porsche 356 undergoes testing during a snowfall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe team departs for Chile on November 26th and from there we fly into Union Glacier, Antarctica on December 5th,\u201d the announcement says. \u201cOur aim is to drive 356 miles in the interior of the continent, this symbolic mileage will begin toward the South Pole and then will return back to base at approximately the half way point. The journey is extreme \u2013 understatement.\u201d<\/p>\n Valkyrie Racing was created by Brinkerhoff originally to support her initial driving challenge of competing in the La Carrera Americana rally across Mexico, an open-road rally race regarded as one of the world\u2019s most difficult competitive events. After winning her class the first time out in La Carrera, she was encouraged to enter and compete in similar extreme rally events around the globe.<\/p>\n The Valkyrie Racing team\u2019s main sponsor is PXG, the golfing research and development company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information about Valkyrie Racing and Valkyrie Gives, visit the team website<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/the-repurposed-porsche-356-undergoes-testing-during-a-snowfall_100813122_l.jpg\" "\\"The")
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