Dakar : Press Release of the organisation
Senegal`s Motorsports Federation and the rally organisation have been informed by the local police of KAFFRINE that an accident occurred on road RN1 late this morning.

After the fourteenth leg
fter 15 days pounding across the desert, the Volkswagen works team met journalists, sponsors and several family members who were waiting for the team at the finish of the stage.
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Dakar 2006: Volkswagen Motors - Leg 14
Volkswagen has second place in at the Dakar Rally in its sights after Giniel de Villiers again reduced the gap to the leader on the penultimate stage from Tambacounda to Dakar.

Dakar : Mitsubishi Motors - Leg 14
Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team driver Luc Alphand and co-driver Gilles Picard will take a 17m 53s overall advantage into the final 31 kms special stage of the 28th Dakar Rally

Dakar : Leg 14 - News on finish line
Title holder and current second overall, Cyril Despres has finally made it to the finish line. The Frenchman was 42`46" slower then the day`s winner David Frétigné. Despres

Rally Dakar 2006: Leg 14 - 634 km
Before the traditional Lake Rose stage, Marc Coma made good use of navigational errors made by Cyril Despres to sufficiently extend his lead with the overall victory now in sight.

Before the final sprint
Kris Nissen makes positive assessment

How would you assess Volkswagen`s results before the last two “Dakar” stages?
Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen : « Two stages before

Dakar 2006: Team Gauloises Sperrer - Leg 14
It was the end of a dream as engine problems with the Buggy put a sudden end to Raphael Sperrer and Ola Floene`s dream of finishing the Dakar rally, just one day before

Dakar 2006: Leg 14 - First News
Title holder Cyril Despres who was lost after CP1 has made it to the second check point (km 207) losing 43`38" on overall leader Marc Coma.
Alphand and De Villiers lost
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Dakar : Leg 14 - News from CP 1
The journey through Senegal from east to west is both a Dakar classic and a difficult exercise, especially for the co-drivers. Team spirit will be important in the crews. The numerous

Dakar 2006 - Leg 13
Problems today for Benoît Rousselot, who has still not reached the Tambacounda bivouac in Senegal. Having lost a wheel seven kilometres from the end of the timed sector, the Nissan Pathfinder

Dakar : Team Gauloises Sperrer - Leg 13
Two days to go for the Gauloises Team Raphael Sperrer but the 13th stage of the rally on Friday 13th almost turn into a complete nightmare for Sperrer and Floene and put a

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: Team Gauloises Racing - Leg 13
In the bike race, Giovanni Sala comforted his third place overall by winning the day`s stage.
With three days to go until the shores of the Lac Rose in the

Rally Dakar 2006: Team Galp Energia - Leg 13
Today saw the transition between Guinea and Senegal, with a mountain stage. Amazing but true : a maximum altitude of 1000m, with a few passes to get over. Just like

Dakar : A child was hit by a car and died
A sad day on the Dakar! During stage 13 of the rally between Labé in Guinea and Tambacounda in Senegal, a child was hit by a car and died during his transfer by medical

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: Mitsubishi Motors - Leg 13
Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team driver Luc Alphand and co-driver Gilles Picard extended their overall lead in the 28th Dakar Rally to 22m 13s, after winning their

Dakar : Volkswagen Motorsport - Leg 13
Nail biting sprint for Dakar Rally finish line: Before the remaining 744 kilometres, Volkswagen maintains second position at the Dakar Rally with duo Giniel de Villiers/Tina

Dakar : KTM Motorsport - Leg 13
“A first navigated part, as today was, then many trial sections for about 150 kilometres, and some more rivers to be crossed. The rest is more or less like the previous stage”. This

Dakar : 13ème étape - News from CP 1
With three bikes having reached CP1 (km 209), Marc Coma has the best time so far. Cyril Despres is 1`30" adrift. USA`s Chris Blais is at 9`25".
Puy quits
Bad luck for Ludivine

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: Leg 13 - News from cars
At the first CP of the car race (km 209), Luc Alphand (Mitsubishi) who took off first this morning has the fastest time so far. The overall leader has a 2`29" advantage