Volkswagen driver Sainz extends lead at "Dakar"

Wolfsburg (07 January 2010). Volkswagen continues leading the 2010 Dakar Rally after the sixth of 14 stages with three Race Touareg cars. Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz (E/E), who had taken the lead the day before, extended their advantage in the Race Touareg from 4m 37s to 15m 24s. Their team-mates Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo ... [ more ]

Stage 6 - Antofagasta to Iquique
Thursday, January 7

* Liaison : 180 km
* Speciale : 418 km
* Liaison : 0 km
* Total : 598 km

Breaking news per ASO Dakar website:
Times given in G.M.T. -3

22:04 - Car
Stage 6 summary

Pending validation by the race marshalls, Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel (BMW), who had started in ... [ more ]

Stage 6 - Antofagasta to Iquique
Thursday, January 7
Quotes of the stage

Bike:

Marc Coma: "I'm staying motivated"

It was a tough stage. On km 29 there was a hidden way point. A lot of riders took it on the right, but with the dust and having left after the others, I really had a hard time. I kept a good pace. It was a very hard day actually. ... [ more ]

mechanical problem steals 35 minutes to Marc Coma

The incredible comeback that the pilot AMV Marc Coma (KTM) held today has not helped. His meteoric pace, which led him to make a difference of six minutes over the overall leader Cyril Despres (KTM), was frozen. When we were only a few kilometers to finish especially its great performance has been sharply cut short ... [ more ]

Dakar South American Style

Today two of the leaders of the race have had to give up. Due to the length it was a tough stage, with the dust making it dangerous for the riders. The day started with fog, which combined with the dust sticked to everything including your glasses. Team Honda Europe has battled and won, with all six riders back in the bivouac. The track ... [ more ]

X-RAID'S PETERHANSEL LOSES CRUCIAL TIME ON THE ATACAMA STAGE INTO ANTOFAGASTA

* Chicherit seals sixth fastest time and climbs to eighth * Novitskiy takes 10th; Carlos Sainz inherits outright lead

ANTOFAGASTA (Chile): Team X-raid GmbH's Stephane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret endured a disappointing fifth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally between Copiapo ... [ more ]

THE JMB STRADALE OFF ROAD CREW MEMBERS ADVANCE IN THE RANKING

The temperature is supportable today with only 30 C and a slight wind which is also good for the cars. The competitors started the 5th stage in Copiapo and drove 670 km towards Antofagasta. 483 km of 670 total km were timed clocked. Orly Terranova and Pascal Maimon maintained the 7th best time ... [ more ]

Volkswagen trio in front: Miller with stage win, Sainz takes lead

Wolfsburg (06 January 2010). Volkswagen took the lead on the so far longest and toughest special stage of the Dakar Rally: As many as three Race Touareg vehicles are setting the pace at the front of the field after five days, both in the stage and overall classifications. Carlos Sainz/Lucas ... [ more ]

Stage win for Lopez and Aprilia in Antofagasta

PROPHET IN HIS HOMELAND, THE CHILEAN RIDER WINS THE STAGE AND GOES UP TO THE 2ND PLACE IN THE OVERALL STANDINGS, BEHIND DESPRES. CECI IS 16TH OF THE DAY AND KEEPS HIS 11TH GENERAL POSITION. THE FIRST STAGE VICTORY FOR APRILIA IN THE DAKAR!

ANTOFAGASTA - After the fuel problems in the early days, the first victory ... [ more ]

Disaster strikes on Cox's birthday

South Africa's Alfie Cox and German co-driver and Team owner of the PS Laser Racing Nissan Navara, Jurgen Schroder, was forced to retire from the 2010 Argentina Chile Dakar with a damaged engine. After moving up to fifth place overall in yesterday's stage, they are absolutely devestated on Cox's birthday. "One day things ... [ more ]