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The finish line of Dakar

18/01/2011 1 commentaires

On Saturday, the 2011 Dakar Rally came to a close after a long two weeks of weathering the elements and the unforgiving desert and mountainous terrain of the South American course.

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Tenth stage, eleventh place, back in Argentina

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A long and boring 686 kilometer connection route wore the team down before the start of the 176 kilometer special stage. Even with the long connection route, the very extreme conditions during the special and difficulties in navigating the team finished eleventh of the day.

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Van den Brink team begins second week of Dakar near the top 10

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Saturday was a rest day for the Van den Brink team team and a service day for the Valvoline-sponsored truck as the Dakar Rally closed out its first week of action. The day also gave the team an opportunity to take a moment to connect with family and friends at home, enjoy a relaxing dinner and get some (well-needed) extra hours of sleep.

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Day of technical problems

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The longest stage of the Dakar yesterday has not passed without problems for the Valvoline sponsored Dakar truck from van den Brink. The first 150 kilometers passed without any problems, but then the back spring cylinder broke and forced them to stop.

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Back on all four wheels and back in the Rally

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A day after the Van der Brink team were faced with the unfortunate event of the truck flipping over on its side, the team made up for lost time yesterday in a shortened stage for day 10 of the Dakar Rally.

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