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Dakar Argentina-Chile 2009 Day 3: Al-Attiyah wins his second stage as Sainz continues to lead

Nasser Al-Attiyah was second fastest on the Day 3 stage, from Puerto Madryn to Jacobacci, of Dakar 2009 to move up to second overall behind leader Carlos Sainz.

Al-Attiyah had been 3 minutes ahead of Sainz at one point in the stage but the BMW X3CC driver lost time towards the end to finish 35s up. Sainz in the VW Race Touareg now leads the… Continue reading

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Van Merksteijn Motorsport Press Release Dakar Day 2: Time loss for both Dutch BMW drivers

During the second leg of the Dakar Rally from Santa Rosa to Puerto Madryn, both Peter van Merksteijn and René Kuipers driving a BMW X3CC lost valuable time but managed to keep the damage within

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Dakar 2009 Stage 2 Results: Carlos Sainz takes the lead in the Volkswagen Race Touareg

Carlos Sainz won today’s second stage, between Santa Rosa and Puerto Madryn in Argentina, to take the lead of the 2009 Dakar driving the VW Touareg.

Sianz’ team-mate Giniel De Villiers moved up to second place in the overall standings to cap off a good day for VW. Stephane Peterhansel climbed to 3rd after a better performance today in the Mitsubishi Pajero.

Yesterday’s… Continue reading

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Dakar 2009 Stage 1 results, photos and video: Nasser Al-Attiyah leads in the BMW X3CC

Nasser Al-Attiyah driving his BMW X3CC was fastest by over two minutes on the first stage, Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa, of the Dakar 2009.

Carlos Sainz was second in the Touareg ahead of his South African team-mate Giniel De Villiers as VW try to win their first Dakar on their final attempt. Luc Alphand leads the Mitsubishi challenge in 5th place despite an… Continue reading

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Dakar 2009 Stage Previews

Ahead of the Dakar Rally 2009 that starts on 3rd January 2009, Rallybuzz gives you the details of the 14 stages over the two weeks.

 
Stage 1 – Saturday, January 3: Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa, 733 km
Link: 196 km
Special: 371 km
Link: 166 km
Many have heard of La Pampa, where men are reputed to be “rough, but always courteous.” This first stage will provide the opportunity… Continue reading

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Dakar Argentina - Chile 2009 Preview: Event starts in Buenos Aires and finishes in Cordoba

ARGENTINA - CHILE 2009: 100% DAKAR

Starting on January 3rd 2009 the Argentina – Chile Dakar rally runs for two weeks starting in Santa Rosa - Buenos Aires and ending 9578 Km later in Cordoba - Buenos Aires. The Dakar consists of 14 stages containing 5656Km Competitive parts with connecting parts consisting of  3922 Km.

The course will take stages with a variety of conditions such as… Continue reading

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