Al Attiyah cut from Dakar Rally.1/9/2009 3:45:07 PM Dakar Rally For information about the 2007 Dakar Rally, see 2007 Dakar Rally. The Dakar Rally (or simply "The Dakar"; formerly known as "The Paris Dakar Rally" and now as "The Lisbon Dakar Rally") is an annual off-road race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. leader Nasser Al Attiyah has been disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. for skipping part of the sixth stage which he had won on the previous day. Giniel De Villiers de Villiers may refer to:
Rally officials said Al Attiyah missed more than three hidden check points during a difficult route through the Andes foothills between San Rafael San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. and Mendoza. The Qatar driver, winner of the first and third stages, was leading the sixth stage by more than 20 minutes until his BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. engine overheated o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. . He decided to avoid a swath of hot dunes to reduce the risk of more mechanical problems. He won the stage but race stewards decided to review his course. With Al Attiyah out, De Villiers was declared the winner of his second successive stage in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 33 seconds. Route cut A flooded river ford meant the route was cut in half from 395 kilometres to 178. "It was quite tricky in the beginning in the dunes,'' the South African said. "A few times we had to turn around because we couldn't make it up some dunes. In some places it was very soft. If it hadn't rained last night, it would have been really, really tricky.'' He led a Volkswagen sweep of the podium. Mark Miller of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. was second, 20 seconds behind, and Carlos Sainz of Spain was third, 3:20 back. The Volkswagens also dominated the overall standings. De Villiers led Sainz by 7:39, and Miller was 17:51 behind in third. The challenge by Mitsubishi, which has dominated the Dakar since 2001, was reduced when 2006 champion Luc Alphand withdrew when his co-pilot Gilles Picard reported a health problem and had to be evacuated to Mendoza during the stage. However, officials said doctors reported nothing serious. Nani Roma and defending champion Stephane Peterhansel were fourth and fifth, just over 30 minutes behind De Villiers. Coma leads motorbike class Marc Coma of Spain continued to lead the motorbike class in his KTM KTM Kauppa- ja Teollisuusministeriö (Finnish: Ministry of Trade and Industry) KTM Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway, Malaysia) KTM Kauppatieteiden maisteri , widening his lead over American Jonah Street to 40:29. Defending champ Cyril Depres of France won the stage in 2:03:20, two minutes ahead of Coma, after a successful start through the dunes. It was his 17th Dakar stage win. "It's a memory to cherish, because it hasn't always been the case for me this year,'' said Depres. Spaniard Jordi Viladoms was third, more than three minutes behind Coma. Friday's seventh stage is 419 kilometres crossing the towering Andes Mountain Range to Valparaiso, Chile. The rally finishes on January 18 in Buenos Aires. [c] Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2008 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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