Een goede dag voor Volkswagen: 1, 3, 4, 7 en 9. Mitsubishi: 5, 6, 11 en 12. Dit zegt natuurlijk niks aangezien het echte werk in Afrika begint.
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14:21 - Volkswagen impress
For the first special of this 28th dakar, Volkswagen impressed with their 5 vehicles entering the leading ten. The man of the day was of course Carlos Sainz with a first special success for his first few kilometres in the event. Meanwhile Bruno Saby had to settle for a good third spot (at 1’51”) just ahead of Jutta Kelinschmidt (at 2’24”). The two other VW drivers, Giniel De Villiers and Mark Miller were 7th and 9th. It wasn’t the best of day’s for the Mitsubishi team. Title holder Stephane Peterhansel stopped to change a punctured tire and finished 3’46 (in 11th spot). The same problem hit Hiroshi Masuoka who however decided to carry on driving despite a puncture (12th at 4’34). The best Pajero driver was Nani Roma, 5th (at 3’12”) ahead of Luc Alphand 6th (at 3’20”).
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