Henk Knuiman uit het HSF Logistics Henstek Rally Team is tijdens de zevende etappe van de Dakar Rally in de top twintig geëindigd. De etappe liep van Copiapo naar Copiapo en was 573 kilometer lang met een special van 419 kilometer.

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The Bavarian-Italian Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain is lying solidly at the halfway point of the Dakar 2012. Paulo Goncalves recorded another podium finish ahead of tomorrow´s rest day. The Portuguese used today´s stage seven to improve to fourth in the standings.

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KTM’s Marc Coma and Cyril Despres, both 3 x Dakar winners, set out in Mar Del Plata on New Year’s Day each in pursuit of a fourth victory in the Dakar 2012, the world’s toughest rally. After Stage 7 and on the eve of the only rest day in the 15-day, 9,000 km competition, the rivalry is as fierce as ever. Coma took Stage 7 and Despres stays in charge of the overall standings

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Vanwege sneeuwval werd de zesde etappe van de Dakar Rally afgelast. Deze etappe liep van Fiambala naar Copiapo. Wel moest Henk Knuiman uit het HSF Logistics Henstek Rally Team een verbindingsroute afleggen van 660 kilometer om in het volgende bivak aan te komen. In de route bereikten de rijders op het Andes gebergte een hoogte van 4721 meter.

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Due to the bad weather continuing over the Andes Cordillera (rain and snow), the Chilean authorities were forced to close, for the night, the border at Paso de San Francisco, situated at 4700m.For the 7th time, the Dakar is about to cross over the Andes, and because of very unfavourable conditions, added to the fact that the course has been hit by rain and snow, in order to guarantee the security of the competitors and those following the rally, the organisers have decided to organise a convoy for all vehicles tomorrow. The itinerary has been changed after the border (follow the main road on the right which goes to Diego de Almagro).