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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Nissan Dessoude stage one report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-nissan-dessoude-stage-one-report/</link>
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ANDRE DESSOUDE'S JOURNAL
Portimao -- 31st December 2005


André Dessoude, the " boss ", in charge of ten cars, gave his comments after this first day of
competition, during which his team shone particularly brightly.


A colourful start from the Portuguese capital city, where the crowds gathered this morning around
the Belem Cultural Centre. Plenty of enthusiasm, which will accompany ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-nissan-dessoude-stage-one-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: 2006 entry list]]></title>
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@>Motorcycles:


No.  Rider/Drivers                 Nat  Vehicle                  Team
---- ----------------------------- ---- ------------------------ ---------------------------------------
1    Cyril Despres                 F    KTM 660 Rallye           Gauloises KTM France
2    Marc Coma                     E    KTM 660 Rallye           KTM Repsol - Red Bull
3    Isidre Esteve ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-2006-entry-list/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: KTM preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-ktm-preview-2005-12-29/</link>
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Dakar, the ultimate test of man and machine against the forces of nature
offers new challenges each year and preparations at KTM - a company that
sees rally sport and the “Big Adventure” as an integral part of what
it stands for - are now in full swing for the 2006 event.


In 2006, four factory teams will been on the starting line for the Austrian
company that has registered five ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-ktm-preview-2005-12-29/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Roma, Coma analyze 2006 route]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-roma-coma-analyze-2006-route/</link>
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2006 LISBON DAKAR RALLY ROUTE ANALYZED BY NANI ROMA AND MARC COMA
The Repsol riders comment stage by stage the entire rally route


PORTUGAL - SPAIN


31 December. Stage 1: Lisbon - Portimao
Liaison: 186 kms - Special: 83 kms - Liaison: 101 kms


Unlike previous years, where prologue stages were just tours in front of
fans, this year the prologue stage includes already a large number ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-roma-coma-analyze-2006-route/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Portuguese champions preview]]></title>
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           Portuguese Champions seek new challenge in Lisbon Dakar
       Miguel Barbosa and Miguel Ramalho want to reach the finish line


Miguel Barbosa, as twice Portuguese Off-Road Champion, will be  one  of  the
drivers receiving the most attention amongst  the  Portuguese  entrants.  At
just 27 years old he has already won an honourable roster  of  results.  The
motivation to <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-portuguese-champions-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Robby Gordon Team USA preview]]></title>
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Dakar: The World's Most Grueling Race





            On New Year's Eve, while most of NASCAR's elite prepare to
celebrate the arrival of 2006 in comfort, and for the two weeks following
rest, take a cruise, hunt or play golf, one NASCAR driver will take on a
racing challenge perhaps as physically and mentally challenging as the
entire 36-race NASCAR season rolled together.


 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-robby-gordon-team-usa-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Mercedes-Benz preview]]></title>
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Ready to go for the Dakar Rally: Ellen Lohr and the Mercedes-Benz service
fleet


Stuttgart -- Just eleven more days to go to the start of the 'Kwikpower
Mercedes-Benz' team's debut appearance in the most prestigious desert
rally of the planet -- and the excitement is increasing. In the morning
of New Year's Eve, Lisbon will be the venue of Ellen Lohr's and Detlef
Ruf's (her co-pilot) ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-mercedes-benz-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Repsol KTM teams pre-race test notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-repsol-ktm-teams-pre-race-test-notes/</link>
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Last navigation and orientation tests of the Repsol KTM Team


Two test days set the full stop to more than four months preparation for
the 2006 Lisbon Dakar Rally



The Repsol KTM team set the full stop to its preparation with the last
joint test before the start of the 2006 Lisbon Dakar. Marc Coma, Giovanni
Sala and Jordi Viladoms, under the direction of Team Manager ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-repsol-ktm-teams-pre-race-test-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dakar: Portugal rally winners return to Lisbon]]></title>
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Lisboa will be the Motor Sports Capital at the end of the year
Drivers who won eight Portugal Rallies return to Portugal



Lisboa, 19th of December 2005 -- Lisboa is going to be the "Motor Sports
Capital" from the 26th to the 31st of December 2005, with the Glamour
of the famous who will attend the scrutineering mixing in with the
adrenaline of the high performance machines in their ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/dakar-portugal-rally-winners-return-to-lisbon/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hiroshi Masuoka - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
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Repsol drivers in Dakar 2006: Hiroshi Masuoka


What made you want to take part in the Dakar Rally?


I first participated in the Dakar Rally 18 years ago. Racing cars was my
interest and I was lucky to get a breakthrough. My first race was in
1987. Since then I have taken part every year. It is a very difficult
race and every day is so different. Each race is around 10,000 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/hiroshi-masuoka-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Luc Alphand - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
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REPSOL DRIVERS IN DAKAR 2006: LUC ALPHAND


What made you decide to take up motorsport?


I think, at first, I was addicted to speed through skiing. I had my daily
dose adrenalin through skiing. My roots are from the mountains. I had an
opportunity to start car racing, because of the name I had made through
skiing. People heard that I loved car racing. I did no training, but had
lots ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/luc-alphand-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stephane Peterhanslel - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
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Repsol drivers in Dakar 2006: Stephane Peterhansel


What is your favourite memory of the Dakar?


It has to be my first win on a motorbike. The Dakar for me was a dream
and to go out there and win my first title was a very special feeling. I
used to watch the event on the television and it was my dream then just
to take part in the race, never mind to win it. After just a few years ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/stephane-peterhanslel-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jordi Viladoms - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/jordi-viladoms-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/</link>
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Repsol riders in Dakar 2006: Jordi Viladoms



Your discipline has always been motocross, what motivated you to take
part in the Dakar?


"They first offered me to do some raid tests in Tunisia. The experience
was very different to what I expected and I liked it a lot, so when they
asked me to race the Dakar I didn't even think about it. I had always
thought about taking part, but it ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/jordi-viladoms-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carlo de Gavardo - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
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Repsol riders in Dakar 2006: Carlo de Gavardo



What does the Dakar mean to you?


"It is the hardest competition on two-wheels of the world. A unique
experience."


Which is the best memory you keep of the 10 times you've taken part in
the mythic race?


"Having finished my first Paris-Dakar. It seemed to be something almost
impossible, but I did it, it was a great ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/carlo-de-gavardo-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giovanni Sala - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/giovanni-sala-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/</link>
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REPSOL RIDERS IN DAKAR 2006: GIOVANNI SALA


What does the Dakar mean to you?


"The Dakar is a place to enjoy. It is a beautiful experience, in a
fascinating place, where you experience the motorbike in a very special
way. It's a real pleasure to visit all those countries and enjoy them in
a way we couldn't if it weren't for the race. As regards the sporting
aspect, it is a race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/giovanni-sala-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jordi Duran - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/jordi-duran-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/</link>
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REPSOL RIDERS IN DAKAR 2006: JORDI DURAN


What does the Dakar mean to you?


"It was my dream since I was a little kid. It's always been a race I've
been well aware of; I really looked forward to be able to participate,
compete and finish some day. It still is, but after last year's accident
I respect it even more."


With a little more than a month to go, what are your feelings ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/jordi-duran-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ronn Bailey Motorsports enters Dakar 2006]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/ronn-bailey-motorsports-enters-dakar-2006/</link>
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Ronn Bailey Motorsports Tackles Dakar 2006 with Multi-National Car and
Motorcycle Team


LAS VEGAS, Dec. 7 - Ronn Bailey, CEO of Vanguard Integrity
Professionals and owner/driver of Ronn Bailey Motorsports, will lead an
unusual combination of two cars and a rally motorcycle with Dakar veteran
Philippe Gache and Kevin Heath, a South African amateur motorcyclist, in the
Dakar 2006, the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/ronn-bailey-motorsports-enters-dakar-2006/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nani Roma - Repsol pre-Dakar interview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/nani-roma-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/</link>
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NANI ROMA, READY FOR HIS SECOND ASSAULT ON THE DAKAR IN THE CAR CLASS


With one year of experience at the wheel of the Mitsubishi Montero
Evolution, faces the 2006 Lisbon Dakar with higher ambitions


Machines, team personnel and drivers of the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart
Team are ready for the 2006 Lisbon Dakar Rally. One of its spearheads,
Nani Roma, is already immersed in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/nani-roma-repsol-pre-dakar-interview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marc Coma - Repsol pre-Dakar interivew]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/marc-coma-repsol-pre-dakar-interivew/</link>
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Repsol riders in Dakar 2006: Marc Coma


What does the Dakar mean to you?


"It's the par excellence race in the world of off-road racing. Its volume
and the repercussion, the people it moves, the route, the countries...all
of it makes it a unique and admired race, where all riders hope to
participate some day."


What makes it so special?


"Africa and the desert have a special ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/marc-coma-repsol-pre-dakar-interivew/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Repsol's Dakar drivers, riders presented in Lisbon]]></title>
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REPSOL DRIVERS AND RIDERS PRESENTED TODAY IN LISBON, VENUE OF THE START
OF THE 2006 DAKAR RALLY


Repsol Portugal presented to the media the Repsol teams, drivers and
riders, that will take part in the 2006 Lisbon Dakar,


After the presentation yesterday in Madrid, of the teams, drivers and
riders for the coming 28th edition of the Dakar, which will this time
have its start in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/repsol-s-dakar-drivers-riders-presented-in-lisbon/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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