Rest day - Saturday 13 January 2007 | Atâr
Press Releases
Situation in the bikes category: Everyone behind Coma
The battle in the bikes category may have been stolen from all top pilots and might very well become a mini Catalonia Grand Prix with top pilots Marc Coma and Isidre Esteve, two blood brothers however representing two competing teams of the KTM company.
Situation in the car category : has the time come for VW?*
Could 2007 mean the end of an era in the hierarchy of car racing and of the uninterrupted domination of Mitsubishi since 2001? The question deserves being raised looking at the performances of the Volkswagen drivers and cars, apparently more reliable and sharper than last year in racing for final victory.
Portraits of the day
Eric Bernard (FRA - KTM Gauloises - Team manager)
Now at mid-race, I think our track record is rather positive, even if we would have loved to be in front. Our four...
Sven Quandt (team manager - BMW X-Raid)
We had pretty good hopes in the beginning of the rally. Unfortunately, we had a lot of problems. Jutta...
Charly Gotlib (BEL - Man - Team manager)
We got to the rest day with 3 trucks in good positions. The 501 of Hans Stacey is in the lead; the 508 of Philippe...
Portraits of the day
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Team Campa Motors: "Even tougher the third time!"
For Dakar rookies the learning curve is so steep that whether they succeed or fail many return a second time just...
Standings
Standings
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