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MINI Wins 2013 Dakar, Race2Recovery Disability Team Makes it to the Finish [w/Video]
After 8,570 km (5,437 miles) of grueling roads, Stephane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret crossed the finish line of the 2013 Dakar rally at Santiago de Chile first. It was the second consecutive win for the MINI ALL4 Racing and the record 11th Dakar victory for Peterhansel (his fifth with a car, the other six being with motorcycles), who took the lead after the second stage and remained there until the end. A second MINI, with Leonid Novitskiy and Konstandin Zhiltsov, finished the race third behind the Toyota HiLux of Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz, while a third MINI, driven by Nanni Roma and Michel Perin, followed in fourth place just 8 minutes behind them.
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Stephane Peterhansel Drives Peugeot 308 Gti In Official Video
If you’re a Dakar rally fan than the name Stephane Peterhansel will instantly ring a bell. He was recently asked to drive a new 308 GTi for an official promo video put together by Peugeot. Read more »...
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Mini Countryman Wins The Dakar 2012, Peterhansel Records 10th Victory [video]
Despite not taking place in Africa anymore but in South America, the Dakar Rally remains a very tough race. To finish is in itself a unique experience but to win is a truly great achievement. Imagine now how Stephane Peterhansel must have felt on January...
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Argentina And Chile To Co-host 2010 Dakar Rally
Following the 2009 Dakar Rally, it was announced today that Argentina and Chile will once again co-host the next Dakar that will start in Buenos Aires on Friday 1st of January 2010 and return to the Argentine capital for the finish on Sunday 17th January,...
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Mitsubishi Racing Lancer: First Official Photos
Following the release of a teaser sketch in July, Mitsubishi revealed the first official photos of its latest cross-country rally car, the turbo-diesel “Racing Lancer†that has been developed for the 2009 Dakar Rally that will take place in...
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Video: 2007 Dakar Rally Winner Mitsubishi Pajero Evo
Formerly known as the Paris-Dakar Rally, the Dakar Rally is considered to be the toughest, the most dangerous but also the most famous off-road rally course in the world. However, that doesn’t seem to be a problem for Mitsubishi, which managed...
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