Nissan Rally Raid Team Dakar 2005 Nissan Motors will participate in the Dakar Rally 2005, to start January 2005, as part of its motor sports activities. This will be Nissan's third appearance in the rally following its maiden entry in 2003. The Nissan race team, the backbone of Nissan's participation, is the Nissan Rally Raid Team, which is based in Oxfordshire, England