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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[X-raid is going to race again with Peterhansel ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/x-raid-is-going-to-race-again-with-peterhansel/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some two months after the 2013 Dakar Rally ended in Santiago de Chile with the second consecutive win of the Monster Energy X-raid Team, ASO announced the first facts for the 2014 Dakar. While the entire Dakar baggage will race in the well-known host countries Argentina and Chile, the motorbikes will make a side-trip to Bolivia. The Dakar represents the season highlight for the Monster ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/x-raid-is-going-to-race-again-with-peterhansel/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Red Bull celebrates Dakar 2013 victories - video]]></title>
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Cyril Despres battled his way through the early stages of the 2013 event, in which buggy, bike, quad and lorry drivers took on 8,500 kilometres of harsh terrain in South America, and managed to claim his fifth Dakar victory.

Riding a KTM, the Frenchman gained his second consecutive win in the rally, despite suffering a penalty after he was forced to change engines mid-way through ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/red-bull-celebrates-dakar-2013-victories-video-431206/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain finishes an excellent Dakar 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Dakar 2013 has officially ended today with a spectacular victory and closing ceremony. Taking part were all teams who successfully finished the 35th edition of the Mother of all Rallies. 
#5 Husqvarna: Joan Barreda ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/the-husqvarna-rallye-team-by-speedbrain-finishes-an-excellent-dakar-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Monster Energy X-raid: a strong team with unique drivers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/monster-energy-x-raid-a-strong-team-with-unique-drivers/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Monster Energy X-raid Team may look back on an extremely successful 2013 Dakar Rally. The MINI ALL4 Racing ran perfectly throughout the event.

First of all Stéphane Peterhansel: the Frenchman won ‘only’ two stages but while his rivals made mistakes, Peterhansel pursued his proven strategy: keep your cool, avoid making mistakes and push only where you can make perfect use of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/monster-energy-x-raid-a-strong-team-with-unique-drivers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar Rally 2013: MINI congratulates the victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-rally-2013-mini-congratulates-the-victory/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Munich/Santiago de Chile. It seems nothing can stand in their way. The French duo of Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret have won the Dakar Rally 2013 in a MINI ALL4 Racing in a repeat of last year’s success. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-rally-2013-mini-congratulates-the-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Despres and Peterhansel: the Lima-Santiago connection]]></title>
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124 motorcycle riders, 26 quad drivers, 89 car crews and 60 car crews paraded on the podium set up opposite Santiago's Palacio de la Moneda to celebrate their arrival in the Chilean capital, as the President of the Republic emerged from the palace to congratulate the winners of the 2013 Dakar. With 14% days of racing and over 8,000 kilometres under their belts, 67% (299/449) of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/despres-and-peterhansel-the-lima-santiago-connection/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and Von Zitzewitz join the Dakar elite]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz have secured their place in the history books of the world’s longest and toughest motor race, the Dakar Rally. 
Car second place Giniel de Villiers ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-join-the-dakar-elite/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and Von Zitzewitz finish second in Dakar Rally]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz, driving a South African-built Toyota Hilux 4x4 for the Toyota Imperial Team, were second overall in the Dakar Rally which ended in Santiago, Chile on Saturday afternoon.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-finish-second-in-dakar-rally/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gordon ends Dakar 2013 with high hopes for next year's challenge]]></title>
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#315 Hummer: Robby Gordon, Kellon WalchPhoto by: A.S.O.
Santiago, Chile (January 19, 2013) – On the final day of the 2013 Dakar Rally, Robby Gordon and Kellon Walch ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/gordon-ends-dakar-2013-with-high-hopes-for-next-year-s-challenge/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret: 2013 Dakar winners]]></title>
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Reliability, consistency and perfection: features that don’t sound spectacular – but represented the basis for a spectacular triumph! After all, these were the features that enabled the Monster Energy X-raid Team to successfully defend its Dakar Rally title! In the green MINI All4 Racing, the two Frenchmen Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret celebrated their second consecutive ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/st-phane-peterhansel-and-jean-paul-cottret-2013-dakar-winners/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain leaves Dakar satisfied with their performance]]></title>
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The final fourteenth stage of the thirty-fifth edition of the Dakar wound up today in Santiago. Frenchman Cyril Despres became overall winner for the fifth time in a race that had been wide open right up until the end of the last special test.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/husqvarna-rallye-team-by-speedbrain-leaves-dakar-satisfied-with-their-performance/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victors in Dakar 2013: Despres, Peterhansel, Patronelli and Nikolaev]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despres and Peterhansel shift into fifth gear!

Frenchman Cyril Despres took his fifth Dakar after finishing 17th in the 14th and last stage of the 2013 edition, won by Chilean Francisco &quot;Chaleco&quot; López, which puts him on par with Cyril Neveu in the race's palmarès and just one win away from Stéphane Peterhansel's record. He can also pride himself on the fact that he helped ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/victors-in-dakar-2013-despres-peterhansel-patronelli-and-nikolaev/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and Von Zitzewitz sit second overall at the end of stage 13]]></title>
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The Toyota Imperial South Africa Team’s Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz (Imperial Toyota Hilux #301) are just one stage away from a second successive podium finish in the Dakar Rally in South America.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-sit-second-overall-at-the-end-of-stage-13/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gordon notches back-to-back wins on the penultimate stage]]></title>
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#315 Hummer: Robby Gordon, Kellon WalchPhoto by: willyweyens.com
La Serena, Chile (January 18, 2013) – After dominating the stage and then battling near the last wa ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/gordon-notches-back-to-back-wins-on-the-penultimate-stage/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Terranova takes his BMW X3 CC to third position in stage 13]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/terranova-takes-his-bmw-x3-cc-to-third-position-in-stage-13/</link>
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Every racing driver wants to win but there are moments when the team enjoys the top priority. A fact Nani Roma also is aware of and therefore, he and his French navigator Michel Périn opted for deliberately dropping behind Stéphane Peterhansel, in the 13th stage, from Copiapo to La Serena. So, the overall leader would have had the chance of relying on fast and professional help if it ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/terranova-takes-his-bmw-x3-cc-to-third-position-in-stage-13/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goncalves moved into the top-10 overall on the 13th stage]]></title>
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#20 Husqvarna: Paulo GoncalvesPhoto by: Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain
Local hero Chilean Chaleco Lopez won today’s stage of the Dakar, and in doing so equals Joan &quot;Bang B ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/goncalves-moved-into-the-top-10-overall-on-the-13th-stage/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 08:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lopez puts on stunning performance on home soil for stage 13 win]]></title>
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The day before the finish in Santiago, &quot;Chaleco&quot; Lopez put in a first-class performance between Copiapo and La Serena to pick up his 4th stage victory in 2013 and more importantly to move into 2nd place in the general standings at the expense of Ruben Faria. It was also show-time in the car category thanks to Robby Gordon, who won his 2nd stage in 2013, just in front of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/lopez-puts-on-stunning-performance-on-home-soil-for-stage-13-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[G-Force drivers enjoyed the challenging Stage 12]]></title>
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#331 G-Force Proto: Vladimir Vasiliev, Vitaly YevtyekhovPhoto by: G-Force
Both G-Force crews loved Stage 12 but unfortunately it wa ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/g-force-drivers-enjoyed-the-challenging-stage-12/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and Von Zitzewitz third on special stage 12, second overall]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 
It was a good day in hot Chile for the five South African-built Toyota Hilux 4x4s on the Dakar Rally on Thursday.  After a second crossing of the Andes Mountains and the heat of the Atacama Desert, all safely reached the overnight bivouac.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-third-on-special-stage-12-second-overall/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stage 12 went extremely well Gordon and Walch]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Copiapo, Chile (January 17, 2013) – Today's stage went extremely well for the SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires / MAPEI HUMMER until the last checkpoint where Robby Gordon and navigator Kellon Walch would find themselves stuck, losing precious minutes from their lead.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/stage-12-went-extremely-well-gordon-and-walch/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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