Dakar 2010
The 2010 Dakar is on the territories of Argentina and Chile and promises to each kind of driver a sequence adapted to their qualities. The long stay in the Atacama Desert will be the exciting point of a 9000 kilometres loop through the continent. But the global balance of the course with varied difficulties force all to be consistent and careful to the end. The days will be long and not only in road section. The most skillful competitors will find an opportunity to build on a position from which they will be able to capitalize.
The road is as one of the most beautiful in the world will serve as a break before jumping on a detailed exploration of the Atacama Desert. The driest part of the world that the competitors will this time discover all the way to the city of Iquique, is the kingdom of dune crossings. During five stages, cut by a rest day at Antofagasta, the riders and crews will head to the north of Chile where off-road mileage will be considerable. It will be without doubt the toughest part of the rally, with reduced road sections: the stop watch will never stop.
The riders and drivers of the Dakar will experienced a rich diversity of landscapes. From Argentina where the competitors got a first taste of their passion, to Cordoba, where the aficionados of the traditional round of the WRC turned out in force, the rally’s popularity remained constant. Argentinian flag is carried by Orlando Terranova, at the wheel of a BMW X3. Long and thin, Chile is the next with its Pacific Ocean coast and the Andes chain of mountains. Over such a huge length all types of climate are present, as well as many different types of relief.
From the first to the last, staying focused is the key. There are always withdrawals just a few lengths away from the finish. The last 206 kilometres covered on very fast tracks have to be taken extremely carefully. At the finish, the heroes of this 32nd edition will at first be celebrated in the village of San Carlos de Bolivar. The aficionados, aware that the most intense moments of joy occur on the line, will certainly have come in numbers. After the finish, the competitors will drive to Buenos Aires where a huge crowd will be expecting them for more glorious moments. Photos by: Natacha Pisarenko.
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