03.01.2009: At 17.15 local time, 421 of the 500 crews to start the rally this morning - 212 bikes, 23 quads, 157 cars and 29 trucks - had made it through the first special stage of the 31st Dakar and were heading to, or had already arrived at, Santa Rosa de La Pampa,
DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km
At 17.15 local time, 421 of the 500 crews to start the rally this morning - 212 bikes, 23 quads, 157 cars and 29 trucks - had made it through the first special stage of the 31st Dakar and were heading to, or had already arrived at, Santa Rosa de La Pampa, the end point of this first stage, where a crowd of several thousand spectators had rushed to watch the caravan pass by.
Truck Stage 1 summary Pending validation of the results, Dutchman Marcel Van Vliet (Ginaf) won the first special stage and took the lead in the general standings, picking up his first triumph on the Dakar, 2 seconds ahead of his countryman Gérard De Rooy (Ginaf). Third place went to Russian Ilgizar Mardeev (Kamaz), 22 seconds behind the day’s winner. Car Stage 1 summary Pending validation of the results, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW) won the first special stage, taking charge of the general standings, 2.17 ahead of Spain’s Carlos Sainz (VW) and 2.40 in front of South African Giniel de Villiers (VW). In the Open category, the stage victory went to Robby Gordon (Hummer), who finished 17th overall. Lastly, in the Production category, Italian Massimo Biasion (Mitsubishi) was triumphant.
Bike Stage 1 summary Pending validation of the results, Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM) won the first special stage, 22.05 ahead of Poland’s Jacek Czachor (KTM). Third place, 24.42 behind, went to Slovenian Miran Stanovnik (KTM), first in the marathon category. Frenchman David Frétigné, 6th to finish the stage 28.14 the day’s winner, scored the best time of the 450cc. Quad Stage 1 summary Pending validation of the results, Frenchman Christophe Declerck (Yamaha) won the first special stage, 12.56 ahead of Czech Josef Machacek (Yamaha). Third place went to Uruguayan Luis Henderson (Suzuki), 15.50 the day’s winner.
DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km1 509 VAN VLIET (NLD) VAANHOLT (NLD) VAN VEENENDAAL (NLD) GINAF 03:15:07 00:00:00 2 505 DE ROOY (NLD) COLSOUL (BEL) VAN MELIS (NLD) GINAF 03:15:09 00:00:02 3 508 MARDEEV (RUS) MIZYUKAEV weiter >>
DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km Truck Stage 1 summaryPending validation of the results, Dutchman Marcel Van Vliet (Ginaf) won the first special stage and took the lead in the general standings, pick weiter >>
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DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km1 302 AL ATTIYAH (QAT) THORNER (SWE) BMW 02:36:15 00:00:00 2   weiter >>
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DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km
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NEWSFLASH: Rallye Dakar, 01. Etappe, 03. Januar 2009
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DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km17:43 - Quad 258 - Declerck wi weiter >>
DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km17:17 - Truck 500 Dutchman Hans Stacey (MAN), winner of the Dakar in 2007, kicked off proceedings for the first truck special at 12.45 local time as scheduled. He was followed a weiter >>
DAKAR 2009 Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 km16:27 - Quad 258 - Declerck drives his point home...When the first 5 quads passed CP3, Frenchman Christophe Declerck (Yamaha) was in the lead, 3.44 ahead of Czech Josef Machacek (Yamah weiter >>
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Stage 1 - Saturday 3 January 2009| Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa de la Pampa Connection 196 km- Special 371 km Connection 166 kmPos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty1 002 COMA (ESP) weiter >>
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With 217 bikers, 25 quad riders, 177 car crews and 81 others in trucks, 837 pioneers in total on board 500 vehicles will take starter’s orders tomorrow and get to grips with the route of the 31st Dakar, the first on the South Am weiter >>
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1 Tag bis zur Rallye Dakar 2009 in Argentinien und Chile
Das Volkswagen Team ist startklar für die Rallye Dakar: Vor der Südamerika-Premiere des Motorsport-Marathons erhielten die vier 280 PS starken Race Touareg vo weiter >>
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For his 20th Dakar, Stephane Peterhansel is once again a candidate to his own crown. Having won the Dakar 6 times on a bike and 3 times in a car (in 2004, 2005 and 2007), the lead driver of Team Mitsubishi will be starting the 2009 edition behind the wheel of the brand new Lancer Diesel….How are you feeling as the start of this Dakar draws near?
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The title holder has met with success at every turn in 2008, with notably a victory on the Central Europe Rally. His team is more structured than ever and he is defending his title full of confidence, the only worry being an injured left wrist.Hans Stacey, how long have you been here in South America?We arrived on 29th December after a long and weiter >>
Stage 1 - Saturday, January 3 Buenos Aires > Santa RosaConnection: 196 km Special: 371 km Connection: 166 km Total: 733 kmMany have heard of La Pampa, where men are reputed to b weiter >>
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The Christmas break is over for the new FIA World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller. The Frenchman will fly on Sunday to Argentina where he will take part in the Dakar rally.Muller will be at the wheel of a single-seater SMG buggy powered by a 250bhp 6-cylinder boxer Porsche engine, built by Philippe Gache and conceived together with Jean-Louis Schlesser. He was already expected to d weiter >>
DAKAR 2009
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