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NAMED MODELSpecial · MotorsportUnited Kingdom

Nemesis in the Dakar (2009)

The four Nemeses that started the 2009 Dakar, the first held in South America.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLENemesis (2007–12)BUILT BYBowlerIN SERVICE2009OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, Argentina, ChilePRODUCTION4 entriesLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The Nemesis was built for the 2008 Dakar, which was cancelled. Four started the 2009 event through Argentina and Chile on 275/65 R18 Kumho tyres developed for the car: two Dutch entries — Dakarsport with Bob ten Harkel and Roland Rijpma, and Tom and Tim Coronel — and entries from Belgium and Spain. Dakarsport's were the best placed part-way through.

Specification

MANUFACTURERBowler ↗
Belper
MANUFACTURED2009
ENGINE4.4 L Jaguar AJ-V8 petrolJaguar AJ-V8
PRODUCTION RUN4 entries
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain
STATUScompetition history
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINENemesis
FAMILYNemesis
WHEELS4
BODY STYLErally-raid
CATEGORYSpecial · Motorsport

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Kumho battles with the best in the Dakar Rally (20 January 2009) ↗OneShift · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Bowler Nemesis (30 June 2009) ↗evo · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Bowler Nemesis ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched