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Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. is supporting an eight-strong team in its attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean commencing Feb. 15th, includes Aberdeen's own Toby Wallace, based in Philadelphia. (PRNewsFoto/Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.) 3 Feb 2012 14:05 Africa/Lagos Aberdeen's Wallace Attempts World Record by Rowing Across the Atlantic PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("Aberdeen") is supporting an eight-strong team in its attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean commencing Feb. 15th, weather permitting. The eight comprise one of the most experienced ocean rowing crews ever assembled and includes Aberdeen's own Toby Wallace, based in Philadelphia. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120203/PH47073) Toby is a senior relationship manager and has worked for Aberdeen for almost 12 years. When his 6'7'' frame isn't towering over his desk or coaching the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta Corporate Challenge T...

Volkswagen Touareg TDI® Clean Diesel SUV Powers Rainer Zietlow and Team to New Record on World's Longest Highway TDI-Panamericana Endurance Challenge drivers Marius Biela, Rainer Zietlow and Carlos Fernandez celebrate their record-setting trip which covered 16,000 miles in 11 days 17 hours TDI-Panamericana Endurance Challenge Team Conquers 16,000 Miles in Record Time Demonstrating the Power and Durability of Clean Diesel Technology Deadhorse, Alaska/Herndon, Va. — July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On July 13, after 11 days, 17 hours and 22 minutes of non-stop driving, renowned adventurer and off-road driver Rainer Zietlow and his team set a new world record certified by Tüv Nord Mobility for driving the length of the Pan-American Highway as they crossed the road’s end in Deadhorse, Alaska. The TDI-Panamericana Endurance Challenge team covered 14 countries and nearly 16,000 miles in a 2011 Volkswagen Touareg TDI® Clean Diesel SUV. Their journey to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of t...