Showman Robby Gordon Is One Of The Favorites To Win The 2013 Dakar Rally

     Robby Gordon with his Hummer is back at the 2013 Dakar Rally and He always likes to drive very fast all the time.  He is one of the favorites to win the rally and always brings a good show (remember last year's Dakar in Peru).  This is a video of his 2013 Dakar Rally Hummer:

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It Is Dakar´s Time. Welcome To Lima

     The 2013 Dakar´s rally starts on January 5th. from Lima and It is going to be a hard fought race.  Watch this video of Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah new team (Qatar Red Bull Rally Team):

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     They are serious contenders to win the 2013 Dakar's Rally.

Sebastian Vettel Won The F1 Driver's World Championship For The Third Straight Time

     Sebastian Vettel is the 2012 F1 Driver´s World Champion.  These are the 2012 standings:

1. Sebastian Vettel          281 Points
2. Fernando Alonso        278 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen          207 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton           190 Points
5. Jenson Button             188 Points


     Red Bull-Renault is the 2012 F1 Constructor´s World Champion.  These are the 2012 standings:

1. Red Bull-Renault          460 Points
2. Ferrari                          400 Points
3. McLaren-Mercedes     378 Points
4. Lotus-Renault               303 Points
5. Mercedes GP               142 Points


     The Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos was won by Jenson Button, followed by Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.  Sebastian Vettel finished in the 6Th. place.  Congratulations to Sevastian Vettel who has won his third consecutive World Driver´s Title.  Kimmi Raikkonen and the Lotus-Renault team had a great year, and Fernando Alonso made a great effort.  Special thanks to Michael Schumacher for his comeback.

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Vettel Will Have To Wait For The Brazilian Grand Prix To See If He Can Win The F1 Driver´s Crown

     These are the current standings of the F1 Driver´s World Championship:

1. Sebastian Vettel                    273 Points
2. Fernando Alonso                  260 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen                    206 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton                     190 Points
5. Mark Webber                       167 Points


     These are the current standings of the F1 Constructor´s World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault                    440 Points
2. Ferrari                                    367 Points
3. McLaren-Mercedes               353 Points
4. Lotus-Renault                         302 Points
5. Mercedes GP                         136 Points

   
     The United States Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton followed by Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso.  The next Grand Prix will  be the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos on November 25Th.  Vettel needs to finish 4Th. to win the driver´s crown if Alonso wins at Brazil.

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Vettel Is Favorite To Win This F1 Season. Raikkonen Won At Abu Dhabi

     The current standings of the F1 Drivers World Championship are:

1. Sebastian Vettel                 255 Points
2. Fernando Alonso               245 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen                 198 Points
4. Mark Webber                   167 Points
5. Lewis Hamilton                  165 Points

     The current standings of the F1 Constructors World Championship are:

1. Red Bull-renault                  422 Points
2. Ferrari                                 340 Points
3. McLaren-Mercedes            318 Points
4. Lotus-Renault                      288 Points
5. Mercedes GP                      136 Points


The Indian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel followed by Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber.  The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Kimi Raikkonen followed by Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.  The next race will be the United States Grand Prix at Austin on November 18Th.  Kimi Raikkonen is driving  great and the Lotus-Renault team is also doing geat.

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Sebastian Vettel Is The New F1 Driver´s World Championship Leader

     These are the current standings of F1 Driver´s World Championship:

1. Sebastian Vettel          215 Points
2. Fernando Alonso        209 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen          167 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton           153 Points
5. Mark Webber            152 Points


     These are the current standings of the F1 Constructor´s World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault          367 Points
2. Ferrari                          290 Points
3. McLaren-Mercedes     284 Points
4. Lotus-Renault               255 Points
5. Mercedes GP               136 Points


     The Korean Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel followed by Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso.  It looks like Sebastian Vettel is going to win this year´s F1 title.  The next race will be The Indian Grand Prix at New Delhi on October 28Th.

A happy Sebastian Vettel with Korean rapper Psy doing The Gangnam Style Dance

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Sebastian Vettel Can Win The F1 Driver´s World Championship Again

These are the current standings of the F1 Driver´s World Championship:

1. Fernando Alonso          194 Points
2. Sebastian Vettel            190 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen            157 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton             152 Points
5. Mark Webber               134 Points


These are the current standings of the F1 Constructor´s World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault          324 Points
2. McLaren-Mercedes     283 Points
3. Ferrari                          263 Points
4. Lotus-Renault               239 Points
5. Mercedes GP               136 Points


The Singapore Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel followed by Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso;  The Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka was won by Sebastian Vettel followed by Felipe Massa and Kamui Kobayashi.

Sebastian Vettel from team Red Bull-Renault has won the last 2 races and is just 4 points away from Fernando Alonso from team Ferrari.  He is doing great.  Lewis Hamilton is going to drive for team Mercedes GP next year and Sergio Perez will join team McLaren-Mercedes from Sauber to replace Hamilton.  The great Michael Schumacher will retire this year from team Mercedes GP.

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Fernando Alonso With His Ferrari Is The Current Number One

     These are the current standings of the F1 Driver´s World Championship:

1. Fernando Alonso          179 Points
2. Lewis Hamilton             142 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen            141 Points
4. Sebastian Vettel            140 Points
5. Mark Webber               132 Points

     These are the current standings of the F1 Constructor´s World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault          272 Points
2. McLaren-Mercedes     243 Points
3. Ferrari                          226 Points
4. Lotus-Renault               217 Points
5. Mercedes GP               126 Points

     The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps was won by Jenson Button followed by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen;  The Italian Grand Prix at Monza was won by Lewis Hamilton followed by Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso.

     Fernando Alonso is doing a great job with his Ferrari.

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Fernando Alonso Is Driving Great In This F1 Season

     These are the current standings in the F1 Driver´s World Championship:

1. Fernando Alonso     164 Points
2. Mark Webber         124 Points
3- Sebastian Vettel      122 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton        117 Points
5. Kimi Raikkonen       116 Points


     These are the current standings in the F1 Constructor´s World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault          246 Points
2. McLaren-Mercedes     193 Points
3. Lotus-Renault               192 Points
4. Ferrari                          189 Points
5. Mercedes GP               106 Points

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone was won by Mark Webber followed by Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel;  The German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was won by Fernando Alonso followed by Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen;  And the Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring was won by Lewis Hamilton followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

     Kimi  Raikkonen is doing an excellent job in the Lotus-Renault team.  He has finished in the top 3 in the last two races, and the Lotus-Renault team is only 1 point behind McLaren-Mercedes (currently in second place).  The next race will the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on September 2nd.

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Argentinian F1 Grand Prix 1998

In April 1998 I went to Buenos Aires to watch the Argentinian F1 Grand Prix.  I went with my brother and I remember the sounds of those big F1 engines.  It was impressive and you could listen them from several blocks away.  I wanted Jacques Villeneuve (Williams team) or Mika Hakkinen (McLaren Mercedes team) to win, but the great Michael Schumacher won the race.  The Argentinian driver Esteban Tuero (Argetinian´s favorite) made a pit stop during the race that took too much time.

Enjoy this video of the race and the video of Tuero´s pit stop.

Alonso Won The European Grand Prix. Schumacher Came In 3rd.

     Fernando Alonso won at Valencia, followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher.  It is the best result for Schumacher this season.

     The F1 Driver´s World Championship is as follows:

1. Fernando Alonso     111 Points
2. Mark Webber            91 Points
3. Lewis Hamilton        88 Points
4. Sebastian Vettel        85 Points
5. Nico Rosberg            75 Points


     The F1 Constructor´s World Championship is as follows:

1. Red Bull-Renault     176 Points
2. McLaren.Mercedes  137 Points
3. Lotus-Renault          126 Points
4. Ferrari                      122 Points
5. Mercedes GP             92 Points

The next race will be the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 8.

Lewis Hamilton Won At Canada. The Top Five Drivers Can Win the Championship

Lewis Hamilton won at Canada followed by Romain Grosjean and Sergio Perez.  The current standings of the F1 Driver´s World Championship are:

1. Lewis Hamilton     88 Points
2. Fernando Alonso   86 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel     85 Points
4. Mark Webber        79 Points
5. Nico Rosberg         67 Points

The current standings for the F1 Constructor´s World Championship are:

1. Red Bull-Renault     164 Points
2. McLaren-Mercedes  133 Points
3. Lotus-Renault          108 Points
4. Ferrari                        97 Points
5. Mercedes GP             69 Points

This is a very interesting championship because the top 5 drivers can win it.  The next Grand Prix will be at Valencia on June 24Th.

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Webber Won At Monaco

It was a great victory for Mark Webber at the Monaco Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg came in second, and Fernando Alonso came in third.  The current standings for the F1 Drivers' World Championship are:

1. Fernando Alonso     76 Points
2. Sebastian Vettel       73 Points
3. Mark Webber           73 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton       63 Points
5. Nico Rosberg           59 Points

The current standings for the F1 Constructors' world Championship are:

1. Red Bull-Renault          146 Points
2. Mc Laren-Mercedes      108 Points
3. Ferrari                            86 Points
4. Lotus-Renault                86 Points
5. Mercedes GP                 61 Points

As you can see it is a close race between Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault).  The next race will be the Canadian Grand Prix on June 10th.

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Surprising Victory By Pastor Maldonado in Barcelona

     Pastor Maldonado won in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona followed by Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen.  It was a surprising victory.  These are the current standings of the F1 Drivers World Championship:

1. Sebastian Vettel     61 Points

2. Fernando Alonso   61 Points

3. Lewis Hamilton      53 Points

4. Kimi Raikkonen     49 Points

5. Mark Webber        48 Points

These are the current standings of the F1 Constructors World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault          109 Points

2. McLaren-Mercedes       98 Points

3. Lotus-Renault                 84 Points

4. Ferrari                            63 Points

5. Mercedes GP                 43 Points

The next Grand Prix will be the Monaco Grand Prix in Montecarlo on May 27th.

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It was a surprising victory by the Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado with his Williams-Renault.  He became the 5th. different winner this season, as you can see it is a very open race  for the F1 Drivers World Championship.

  

A Closer Look At The 2013 Dakar Rally

     Take a closer look at the 2013 edition of the Dakar rally.  This is a more specific map:

Map courtesy of www.dakar.com

The rally starts in Lima and goes through the following Peruvian cities:  Pisco, Nazca, and Arequipa.  Then it goes through the following Chilean cities:  Arica, and Calama.  Then it goes through Argentina (Salta, San Miguel De Tucumán, Córdoba, La Rioja, and Fiambalá);  Then it returns to Chile going through the following cities:  Copiapó, La Serena, and Santiago.  It starts in Lima on January 5th. and arrives to Santiago on January 20th.  The route has more than 8,000 kilometers.  Enjoy the Dakar!

The Peruvian Police And Judges Have To Work Better To Catch Delinquents In Lima

Lima is becoming an insecure city.  The other day My Family and Me were assaulted by armed delinquents in a street near the beach.  Four armed robbers attacked everybody in my car, and then  attacked everybody in a restaurant.  Fortunately nobody was hurt, but everybody was very scared.  The robbers took money and cell phones.  The Peruvian Police and the Peruvian Judges have to work better to catch these delinquents.

Vettel Won In Bahrain. The Lotus Team Did Great

The Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel, followed by Kimi Raikkonen, and Romain Grosjean.  The Lotus-Renault Cars came in second and third place.

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The next race is the Spanish Grand Prix at Montmelo (11-13 May).  These are the current standings:

F1 Drivers World Championship

1. Sebastian Vettel     53 Points.
2. Lewis Hamilton      49 Points.
3. Mark Webber       48 Points.
4. Jenson Button        43 Points.
5. Fernando Alonso   43 Points.


F1 Constructors World Championship

1. Red Bull-Renault          101 Points.
2. McLaren-Mercedes       92 Points.
3. Lotus-Renault                57 Points.
4. Ferrari                           45 Points.
5. Mercedes GP                37 Points.

The Lotus team are improving a lot with Kimi Raikkonen.

Rosberg Won The Chinese Grand Prix In Shanghai. Mercedes GP Is Improving

    After the Chinese Grand Prix which was won by Nico Rosberg followed by Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, the F1 Drivers World Championship became a closer competition with the McLaren-Mercedes drivers taking the top two places.  These are the current standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton     45 Points.
2. Jenson Button       43 Points
3. Fernando Alonso  37 Points
4. Mark Webber      36 Points
5. Sebastian Vettel    28 Points

These are the current standings of the F1 Constructors World Championship:

1. McLaren-Mercedes     88 Points
2. Red Bull-Renault          64 Points
3. Ferrari                         37 Points
4. Sauber                         31 Points
5. Mercedes GP              26 Points

     Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button continue to be the favorites to win this year's F1 Championship, and the Mercedes GP team is improving a lot.

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The Dakar 2013 Will Start In Lima And It Will Have 5 Stages In Peru

Excellent news for Peru, The Dakar rally 2013 will start in Lima and It will have 5 stages.  This is the description of the route:

Peru, Episode II (Grand start + 5 stages)
The discovery of Peru thrilled everybody who reached this stage of the rally in 2012. This time, all the riders, drivers and crews will be able to test their mettle on the largest chains of dunes crossed on the continent since 2009. The Dakar has never before started in the middle of the desert in its history. Whilst the dosage of difficulties will decide just how and when the pressure rises, there will be no room for improvisation in 2013.


Argentina And Its many Facets (5 stages + rest day)
Once it crosses the Andes Mountains, after a first visit to Chile, the rally will encounter a different face of South America: one that guarantees a broad range of terrains which smile primarily upon flexibility. In Argentina, the capacity to adapt will be vital to switch from one type of riding and driving to another and between different methods of managing the race. Although the ration of sand will be less dense, the visit to Gaucho country will nevertheless finish with a major test in which only genuine experts in desert riding and driving will be at ease.


Chile:A double and capital dose (4 stages + finish)
Two distinct sequences will be played out in Chile and each of them will be decisive. The return to the Atacama corresponds with the phase of the Dakar where competitors navigate in the domain of extreme endurance. As a challenge of ultimate resistance, the sessions in the dunes will continue up to the day before the finish. Before reaching Santiago, the competitors will have to tame difficulties of the highest order right up to the end.

Courtesy of http://www.dakar.com

     The rally will start in Lima on January 5th. and arrive to Santiago on January 20th.  Enjoy the Dakar!

McLaren Is Looking Strong After Two F1 Races

After two races in the F1 Championship these are the current standings:

Alonso (Ferrari) 35 points
Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 30 points
Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 25 points
Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 24 points
Perez (Sauber) 22 points

McLaren-Mercedes 55 points
Red Bull-Renault 42 points
Ferrari 35 points
Sauber 30 points
Lotus-Renault 16 points

Top 3 in the Australian Grand Prix:

Button (McLaren-Mercedes)
Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)
Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)

Top 3 in the Malaysian Grand Prix:

Alonso (Ferrari)
Perez (Sauber)
Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)

The next race is the Chinese Gran Prix in Shangai on April 15th.

It looks like it is going to be a fun F1 championship, Button and Hamilton are the favourites to win it.

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Lotus Is Back With Kimi

Kimi Raikkonen got the fastest time with his Lotus in the F1 pre-season testing in Spain.

These are the fastest times from Barcelona:

1 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Lotus-Renault 1:22.030

2 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:22.250

3 Bruno Senna (Brz) Williams-Renault 1:22.296

4 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India-Mercedes 1:22.312

5 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.386

6 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.430

7 Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Caterham-Renault 1:22.795

8 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes 1:22.939

9 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams-Renault 1:23.347

10 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:23.393

11 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault 1:23.608

Courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk

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New F1 Season. These Are The Fastest Times So Far

The new F1 season is going to begin in Melbourne Australia on March 18, and the teams are getting ready in Barcelona.  These are the fastest times of today's morning sessions (March 2):

ean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:23.126 31 laps

Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:23.447 35

Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:23.528 34

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:23.53638

Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:23.828 34

Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:23.893 33

Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:24.111 30

Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:24.663 19

Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:25.801 20

Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:26.111 35

Courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk

These are the fastest times of yesterday's sessions (March 1):

Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:23.252 73 laps

Jenson Button McLaren 1:23.510 64

Sergio Perez Sauber 1:23.820 118

Mark Webber Red Bull 1:23.830 102

Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.992 128

Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:24.216 113

Paul di Resta Force India 1:24.305 98

Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.318 105

Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:24.876 123

Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:25.587 58

Courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk

You can follow the 2012 F1 season here.  We will keep you informed.

New Red Bull 2012 car

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Excellent Driving Maneuver In Cuzco

We were in Cuzco (Peru) and We took a taxi to visit the Urubamba Valley, and when We were arriving to Maras, the taxi driver found traffic from behind and in front of Us.  It is a narrow dirt road at a very high altitude in the Urubamba valley.  Our taxi driver did an excellent maneuver, watch this video:

In the following video you can see the road and our great taxi driver:

This Is What Happens After The Dakar's Rally

When the rally finished in Lima, there was a big party for all the competitors and organisers.  After that probably all the competitors took a big rest in the best hotels in Lima.
     Yesterday when I was walking in Asia which is the newest seaside resort 100 Km. south of Lima, I saw the car (Volkswagen Amarok) that was driven by the Peruvian drivers Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta which finished in the 46th.place (best place in cars for Peruvian drivers) in the Dakar 2012.  Volkswagen was promoting the Amarok by showing Ferrand's car to potential buyers.  I think It was selling for around US$. 36,000 dollars.

Dakar's 2012 was a huge success in Peru, I hope that next year's Dakar starts in Lima.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 14 (Pisco-Lima). Big Party In Lima!

This is a video of the cars arriving to Pisco.  You can see Roma's Mini who finished 2nd. in this Dakar 2012.

The Dakar's 2012 ended in Lima with a big party.  These are the results:

Depress is the winner with his  KTM in motorcycles (19:28:11), followed by Coma (53:20 minutes behind), and Rodrigues came in third place (1:11:17 hours behind).  Patronelli won with his Yamaha in quads (5:01:51), followed by Patronelli (1:20:17 hours behind) and Maffei (2:14:21 hours behind).  Peterhansel with his Mini won in cars (14:54:46) followed by Roma (41:56 minutes behind) and De Villiers (1:13:25 hours behind).  De Rooy with his Iveco won in trucks (21:20:47), followed by Stacy (51:19 minutes behind), and Ardavichus (1:47:45 hours behind).

These are the results for the best Peruvian drivers:

Rios finished in 49th. place with his Ktm in motorcycles (14:27:43 hours behind Depress).
Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta finished in the 46th. place with their Volkswagen in cars (11:16:32 hours behind Peterhansel).

Peruvian President Humala with Peterhansel

Picture courtesy of El Peruano.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 13. Follow The Peruvian Drivers. We Were There!

This is the video of the rally's stage 13 (Nazca-Pisco):

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in the 49th. place driving his KTM in motorcycles.
Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta are in the 46th. place driving their Volkswagen in cars.

Ferrand Del Busto/Ferrand Malatesta-Volkswagen Amarok/Team Peru Dakar Amarok

Picture courtesy of www.dakar.com

This is the video of the first two cars that arrived to Pozo Santo (Pisco):

These are some pictures taken at the stage's arrival at Pozo Santo (Pisco):

Robby Gordon with his Hummer H3.

Leal Dos Santos with his Mini.

Stacey's Truck

Dakar's 2012 Stage 12. Follow The Peruvian Drivers. Enjoy Peru!

This is the video of Dakar's 2012 stage 12 (Arequipa-Nazca):

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in the 51st. place driving his KTM in motorcycles.
Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta are in the 46th. place driving their Volkswagen in cars.

Roma Joan/Périn Michel-Mini All 4 Racing/Monster Energy X-Raid Team. (Arequipa-Nazca)

Picture Courtesy of www.dakar.com

Dakar's 2012 Stage 11. Follow The Peruvian Drivers. Welcome To Peru!

This is the rally's stage 11 video (Arica - Arequipa):

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in the 51st. place driving his KTM in motorcycles.
Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta are in the 40th. place driving a Volkswagen in cars.

This is the video of the image of the day (Gordon's Hummer):

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

Leonid Novitskiy and Shulz Andreas (All 4 Racing Mini/Monster Energy X-Raid Team) (Arica-Arequipa)

Picture courtesy of www.dakar.com

Dakar's 2012 Stage 10. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

This is the rally's stage 10 video:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in the 51st. place driving his KTM in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 14th. place driving his Yamaha in quads.
Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta are in the 50th. place driving their Volkswagen in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 9. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

This is the video of the rally's stage 9:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta are in the 54th. place driving a Volkswagen in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 8. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

This is the video of the rally's stage 8:

Courtesy of www.dakar.com


These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:


Rios is in the 55th. place with his KTM in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 15th. place with his Yamaha in quads.
Lopez Palomino, Leon Munar, and Hiraoka Nakamura are in the 50th. place driving a Mitsubishi in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 7. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

This is the video of Dakar's 2012 stage 7:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

Stage 6 was suspended due to difficult weather conditions on the Andes mountains.  These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in  the 48th. place with his KTM in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 16th. place with his Yamaha in quads.
Weber and Carrillo are in the 47th. place driving a Toyota in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 5. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

This is the video of  stage 5:

Courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in the 54th. place with his KTM in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is the 17th. place with his Yamaha in quads.
Lopez Palomino, Leon Munar, and Hirahoka Nakamura are in the 62nd. place driving a Mitsubishi in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 4. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

     This is the video of the rally's stage 4:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Rios is in the 64th. place with his KTM in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 17th. place with his Yamaha in quads.
Lopez Palomino, Leon Munar, and Hirahoca Nakamura are in the 71st. place driving a Mitsubishi in cars.

    

Dakar's 2012 Stage 3. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

This is the video of Dakar's stage 3:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall:

Heinrich Del Valle is in the 60th. place in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 20th. place in quads.
Dibos and Medina are in the 52nd. place driving a Toyota in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 2. Follow The Peruvian Drivers

     This is the video of Dakar's stage 2:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers overall after stage3:

Rios is in the 59th. place in motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 19th. place in quads.
Dibos and Medina are in the 52nd. place driving a Toyota in cars.

Dakar's 2012 Stage 1. Follow the Peruvian Drivers

This is the video of Dakar's stage 1:

Video courtesy of www.dakar.com

These are the best ranked Peruvian drivers:

Heinrich Del Valle is in the 78th. place in Motorcycles.
Flores Seminario is in the 22 ND. place in Quads.
Ferrand Del Busto and Ferrand Malatesta are in the 59th. place driving a Volkswagen in Cars.

The bad news of this rally is that Argentinian Motorcycle  rider Jorge Boero was the victim of a fall.  We offer our condolences to his family and loved ones.