Orlando Terranova progressed from two-wheeled rallying to four after being offered a test with the Argentina X-Raid Personal team, driving the BMW X3.

As if the rigours of the international rally raid scene were not enough, Terranova also heads up the Sarmiento Outdoor Advertising Company, the biggest of its kind in Argentina. The Mendoza-born entrepreneur took the helm of the family company aged only 24. Beyond his professional driving and business commitments, he was also chosen as an International Argentinean Sports Ambassador by the Argentinean Secretary of Tourism and Sport and will help to promote the work of UNICEF in the region.

“The Dakar is one of the most extreme, competitive and complex sport activities in the world, a challenge to the many who are on the starting line and a dream for the few who finish. With Wyler I feel strengthened to achieve my goals,” says Terranova.