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Miller and Pitchford Third in Dakar

Three Volkswagen Race Touaregs continue to lead the Dakar Rally after Thursday’s 418-km sixth stage from Antofagasta to Iquique in Chile. Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz extended their lead over team-mates Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and Timo Gottschalk of Germany to 15min 24sec. American Mark Miller and South African Ralph Pitchford, winners of Wednesday’s [...]

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2010 Dakar Rally Stage 4 – Giniel Recovers to 20th

The top four positions in the Dakar Rally remain unchanged after Tuesday’s 163-km special stage four between Fiambala and Copiapo in Chile, with Volkswagen maintaining its strong showing among the leading cars. For the second day in a row Volkswagen Race Touaregs occupy three of the top four places. Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz [...]

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VW Race Touaregs Second, Third and Fourth Overall

While France’s Stephane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret took the overall lead in their BMW X3 after winning the third special stage of the Dakar Rally in Argentina on Monday, Volkswagens filled the next three places at the end of Stage 3 of the 2010 Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile. Spain’s Carlos Sainz and Frenchman [...]

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Pitchford fourth overall, De Villiers sixth

Defending champions Volkswagen hit the front of the 2010 Dakar Rally in Argentina on Sunday with Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Germany’s Timo Gottschalk winning the team’s first stage and assuming the overall lead after the first two days in his factory Race Touareg. Spain’s Carlos Sainz and France’s Michel Perin, fourth today, are second overall, [...]

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