Car Safety: January 2013

1/20/2013

Peterhansel Won The Dakar 2013. Ignacio Flores From Peru Finished 8Th. In Quads

The Dakar 2013 ended in Santiago and these are the final standings:
Stephane Peterhansel with his Mini won in cars.
Cyril Despres with his KTM won in Motorcycles.
Marcos Patronelli won in Quads.
Eduard Nikolaev with his Kamaz won in trucks.
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The best positioned Peruvian drivers were:
Pedro Gonzales-Orbegoso with his Volkswagen finished in the 35Th. Place in cars.
Felipe Rios with his KTM finished in the 28Th. Place in Motorcycles.
Ignacio Flores finished in the 8Th. Place in quads.
Congratulations to all the Peruvian drivers that finished the Dakar 2013.

1/14/2013

After 8 Stages Peterhansel (Mini) And Al-Attiyah (Qatar Red Bull) Are Fighting To Win The Dakar 2013

The Dakar 2013 is in its rest day after 8 stages. In cars it is a battle between Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar Red Bull Rally Team) and Stephane Peterhansel (Mini). They are only 3 minutes apart with 6 stages to go. These are the current standings for the car category:

302	PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA)	MINI	18:31:04	-	-
300	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) CRUZ (ESP)	BUGGY	18:34:18	00:03:14	-
301	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	TOYOTA	19:15:07	00:44:03	-
307	NOVISTKIY (RUS) ZHILTSOV (RUS)	MINI	19:19:58	00:48:54	-
309	CHICHERIT (FRA) GARCIN (FRA)	SMG	19:35:54	01:04:50	-

I was in Pisco to watch the stage 2 of the Rally (Peterhansel won this stage). These are some videos of that day:

Weber with his Toyota was the best Peruvian driver in Pisco. 25Th. Place

1/03/2013

The Dakar Village In Lima

The Dakar rally is going to begin this Saturday from Agua Dulce in Lima and you can see all vehicles at the Dakar Village in the Magdalena district. I think that the favorites to win the rally are The Qatar Red Bull Rally Team (Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah), Robby Gordon with his Hummer, and the Mini (Stephane Peterhansel and Nani Roma). This is a video of Stephane Peterhansel´s Mini: