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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:54:25 +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[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 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[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[Argentina: Stage 12 - Fiambala to Copiapo marks return to Chile]]></title>
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On a 12th special stage marked by the joint strategy of general standings leader Cyril Despres and his provisional runner-up and team-mate, Ruben Faria, Dutchman Frans Verhoeven picked up his 4th stage victory on the Dakar and his first since 2011. In the general standings, Despres and Faria are solidly installed in the first two places ahead of “Chaleco” Lopez. The situation is ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/argentina-stage-12-fiambala-to-copiapo-marks-return-to-chile/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers forced to settle for fifth in stage 11 flood conditions]]></title>
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#301 Toyota: Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von ZitzewitzPhoto by: Red Bull Content Pool
It was a case of rain stopped play on day 12 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-forced-to-settle-for-fifth-in-stage-11-flood-conditions/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and Von Zitzewitz finish 10th stage in third]]></title>
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A safe fourth place on Tuesday’s difficult 353-kilometre special stage 10 between Cordoba and Rioja in Argentina saw the Toyota Imperial South Africa Team’s Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz consolidate their second place in the general classification of the Dakar Rally.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-finish-10th-stage-in-third/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and von Zitzewitz move up to 2nd overall on stage 9]]></title>
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The Toyota Imperial South Africa Team’s Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz made a dream start to the second week of the Dakar Rally when they led the first half of the two-part 593-kilometre special stage nine between San Miguel de Tucuman and Cordoba in Argentina on Monday.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-move-up-to-2nd-overall-on-stage-9/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and von Zitzewitz well placed and prepared for week two]]></title>
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The Dakar Rally resumes in the Argentine city of San Miguel de Tucuman today after a
welcome rest day on Sunday brought an end to the first week of the world’s longest and
toughest motor race.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-well-placed-and-prepared-for-week-two/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rest day: It's still too close to call in Tucumán!]]></title>
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139 motorcycles, 26 quads, 106 cars and 64 trucks made it through the first eight stages to the rest day in Tucumán, representing 74.61% of the vehicles which started in Lima. As expected, the Peruvian sequence was as splendid as it was tough, with its fair share of twists and turns. David Casteu, Marcos Patronelli, Stéphane Peterhansel and Gerard de Rooy lead their respective ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/rest-day-it-s-still-too-close-to-call-in-tucum-n/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A sucessfull first Dakar week for Imperial Toyota drivers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Torrential rain and flooded rivers turned the final stage of the first week of the Dakar Rally into something of a lottery, but this did not stop the South African/German duo of Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz from successfully defending the third place overall they established in their Imperial Toyota Hilux on the fourth day of the race.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/a-sucessfull-first-dakar-week-for-imperial-toyota-drivers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trouble-free run for De Villiers and Von Zitzewitz on 7th stage]]></title>
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Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz and their Imperial Toyota Hilux enjoyed a trouble-free run in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Calama in Chile and Salta in Argentina on Friday, completing the relatively short 218-kilometre timed section in fifth place and strengthening their third place in the general classification after the first week of the 8 500-kilometre ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/trouble-free-run-for-de-villiers-and-von-zitzewitz-on-7th-stage/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota's De Villiers still in third after marathon stage 6]]></title>
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The longest special stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally so far and the first in Chile after
five days in Peru was expected to see a shake-up among the front runners.  A total of
767 kilometres including 454 of special stage racing presented the sternest test of the
151 bikes, 122 cars, 68 trucks and 31 quads still in the race (183 bikes, 153 cars, 75
trucks and 38 quads set out from the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/toyota-s-de-villiers-still-in-third-after-marathon-stage-6/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers consolidates third place after day five ]]></title>
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It was another good day for Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz (Imperial Toyota Hilux) in the Dakar Rally in South America, with the 2009 champions finishing Wednesday’s relatively short 172-kilometre special stage between Arequipa and Arica in fourth place and maintaining their third position in the overall car classification.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-consolidates-third-place-after-day-five/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[De Villiers and Toyota team fights back on stage 4]]></title>
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Giniel de Villiers showed why he is one of the world’s top endurance off road drivers in Tuesday’s special stage four of the Dakar Rally between Nazca and Arequipa in Peru.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/de-villiers-and-toyota-team-fights-back-on-stage-4/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toytoa driver de Villiers has setback in stage 3  ]]></title>
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The Dakar Rally is not regarded as the world’s toughest motor racing challenge for
nothing.  When you think you’ve got things under control, the Dakar bites back!  The
first three days of the 2013 edition, which started in Lima, Peru, on January 5, have
seen even the most experienced competitors rise and fall on the leader board.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/toytoa-driver-de-villiers-has-setback-in-stage-3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Al-Attiyah, Lopez ride dunes to stage three victories]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For some the dunes of Dakar are a blessing. For most, they are a curse. Nasser Al-Attiyah is one of the few that sees them as the former, and thus used the high ridges of today’s Pisco-Nazca route to take his 15th career Dakar stage win. Meanwhile, Francisco Lopez took his second win in three days in the Bikes category in similar dune-bashing fashion.

&quot;The sand was very soft ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/al-attiyah-lopez-ride-dunes-to-stage-three-victories-430496/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota driver de Villiers pleased with performance in stage 2]]></title>
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On a day that saw the Dakar Rally start to show its teeth and several of the top contenders lose time with navigating problems Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz made an early move with a trouble-free drive to second place on stage two in their Imperial Toyota Hilux.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/toyota-driver-de-villiers-pleased-with-performance-in-stage-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team Toyota completes an easy stage 1 in Peru]]></title>
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Toyota Motorsport’s Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz (Imperial Toyota Hilux #301) and Duncan Vos and Rob Howie (Imperial Toyota Hilux #312) successfully negotiated the first day of the 15-day 2013 Dakar Rally in South America on Saturday, finishing ninth and 13th overall respectively in the car category.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/team-toyota-completes-an-easy-stage-1-in-peru/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peru: Opening ceremony in Lima with stage 1 ending in Pisco - video]]></title>
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It's hot in Pisco. Yet the results of the first special were a burst of freshness, with Ignacio Flores and his quad seizing Peru's maiden win. Meanwhile, Chile took control of the motorcycle category as Chaleco won the stage and two other Chileans got into the Top 4. In the car category it wasn't a question of nationality, but of seeing winner Carlos Sainz's car breathe new life into ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/peru-opening-ceremony-in-lima-with-stage-1-ending-in-pisco-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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