Archive for the ‘Dakar Rally Argentina Chile’ Category
Friday, January 7th, 2011
Carlos Sainz consolidated his lead in the car section of the Dakar Rally with a win Friday in the sixth stage, while fellow Spaniard Marc Coma struggled but continued to lead the motorcycle division.
Titleholder Sainz managed to gain a few seconds against Volkswagen team-mate Nasser al-Attiyah and now holds a ...
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Calama – Iquique: 423km
After crossing the Andes yesterday today’s run to Iquique took the 2011 Dakar almost to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Today saw almost the exact opposite of yesterday’s stage – a short connection before a much longer stage, and dunes made their first real appearance of ...
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Volkswagen maintains one-two lead on the "roof of the Dakar"
Volkswagen continues to lead the Dakar Rally after clinching its fourth stage win in a row with two Race Touareg 3 cars. The fourth leg featured the extremely demanding crossing of the Andes at an altitude of more than 4,400 ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Al-Attiyah wins stage 3, Sainz holds overall lead
Volkswagen Motorsports driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the third stage of the 2011 Dakar Rally in Argentina on Tuesday, but teammate Carlos Sainz continues to hold the overall lead.
Al-Attiyah was third overall in the standings at the start of Tuesday’s stage, and is 3 ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
STAGE 1
In 2010, he left the Dakar with a feeling of full accomplishment after helping Cyril Despres win the race and winning the very last special stage on the road to Buenos Aires. A little less than a year later, Ruben Faria is still racing with the same wingman mission ...
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Friday, December 17th, 2010
Injury inspires brave Dakar debut
The Dakar race is the Everest in my Life”. So says Durban boy Iain Stevenson who will be tackling the 32nd edition of the Dakar Rally, which kicks off on New Year’s Day and ends on January 16. It will be the first time the 41 ...
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
Dakar Rally attracts 430 competitors
The 2011 Dakar Rally will have 430 assorted two-and four-wheel vehicles at the start line in Buenos Aires on New Year's Day, organizers of the event billed as the biggest of its kind in the world announced.
Some 146 cars, 183 motorcycles, 68 trucks and 33 quads ...
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Organisers of the Argentina Chile Dakar Rally have announced details of the 2011 event, the third in South America, which will be run from 1-16 January.
This year the route takes competitors to the extreme northern regions of Argentina and Chile, to the Bolivian and Peru borders, until the rest day ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
As a country, I'm sure Argentina has a lot to offer. But this isn't a travel guide.
Formula 1 last visited the South American country in 1998, racing at Buenos Aires' Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez. The race was a popular one, despite driver complaints of a bumpy track surface, but ...
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
After two editions in South America, the Dakar continues its exploration in 2011 of a continent which has impressive potential for new discovery. Heading towards the north of Argentina and Chile, the route skims the frontiers of neighbouring countries and takes competitors through ever more varied country. It's a cascade ...
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