While Carlos Sainz retains the overall lead after 9 stages of the 2010 Dakar Rally, Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar won the ninth stage, cutting into Sainz’s advantage. Al-Attiyah won in one hour, 59 minutes and 28 seconds, 5:59 ahead of Sainz; with just five stages remaining, Sainz’s lead has been reduced to 8:36. The rally [...]
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Gordon Finishes 10th At Stage 8 Of 2010 Dakar Rally
Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz has stretched his overall lead in the Dakar Rally with a second-place finish behind Stephane Peterhansel in Sunday’s eighth stage from Antofagasta to Copiapo in the Atacama desert. Sainz of Spain leads Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar by 14 minutes, 35 seconds in the car category’s overall standings. [...]
Sainz Extends Lead, Gordon Drops Four Spots After Stage 7
Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres have extended their leads after the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally, a 600-kilometer (370-mile) leg through the Atacama Desert from Iquique to Antofagasta in northern Chile. Sainz in a VW finished third in Friday’s stage, 4 minutes, 21 seconds behind winning teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah. Sainz leads Al-Attiayah by 11:03 [...]
Gordon Drops To Sixth At Dakar Rally
Stephane Peterhansel took the sixth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally while Carlos Sainz finished second. Peterhansel finished 47 seconds ahead of Sainz and nearly 9 minutes ahead of Mark Miller. Meanwhile, Robby Gordon finished 17th, suffering two flat tires and finishing 49 minutes, 17 seconds off the pace; as a result, he dropped from [...]
Gordon Now Fourth In Dakar Rally
American Mark Miller has captured his first stage win in the Dakar Rally, winning the fifth leg to lead a Volkswagen sweep that gave Carlos Sainz the overall lead. NASCAR driver Robby Gordon finished fourth in a Hummer, 4 minutes, 48 seconds off Miller’s pace. Miller won Wednesday’s grueling 300-mile run across the Atacama Desert [...]
Tean Hummer News
Team HUMMER was off to an early start this morning getting the Chile and Vanguard HUMMERs finalized and ready for inspection, which is in less than 14 hours away. It was a hot and windy day in Buenos Aires with the team working together to cross off their checklists. With help from local authorities, Team [...]


January 11th, 2010
Stephen Rhodes
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