Category Archives: Rally
Dakar 2012 – Stage 8
Stage 8 Copiapo > Antofagasta Route After two days in the Copiapo region including the Rest Day, it is time for the rally to press on, Northwards! Today we leave the dunes and return to the mud and rocks for … Continue reading
Dakar 2012 – Stage 7
Stage 7 Copiapo > Copiapo Route Today’s stage is a 419km loop starting and finishing in Copiapo, running through the Atacama desert. It starts with a 154km road section before the competitors hit the soft sand of the desert, with … Continue reading
Dakar 2012 – Stage 6
Stage 6 (cancelled) Fiambala > Copiapo Route Today the rally was supposed to have left Argentina, crossed the Andes mountains by road and then contested a short 247km special just over the Chilean border. However, the weather got the better … Continue reading
Dakar 2012 – Stage 5
Stage 5 Chilecito > Fiambala Route The stage was split in two completely different challenges as the rally reaches the foothills of the Andes, with bikes and quads tackling 265km of sand dunes, dirt and a long section of rocky … Continue reading
Dakar 2012 – Stage 4
Stage 4 San Juan >Chilecito Route The first 100km of the special stage sees competitors climb from 1000m to over 3000m in altitude, before descending back down again on this 326km stage. And this coming after an equally long road … Continue reading
Dakar 2012 – Stage 3
Stage 3 San Rafael > San Juan Route Nearly 300km of road driving opened the day before the competitors tackled the timed special stage: cars and trucks raced 208km but the bikes and quads took a different route over 270km … Continue reading
