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这是今天的Dakar 网上现场报导： 18:43 Sainz arrives! The Spaniard clocks 8:36:04 to end a disastrous day. He has lost over an hour to Giniel de Villiers, and finds himself languishing in fourth overall!
18:40 Ludivine Puy shows how tough you have to be to do the Dakar. The Frenchwoman fell off her KTM earlier today and dislocated a finger, but has popped it back in and is on her way. Ouch...
18:31 Good news for Krzystof Holowczyc fans! The Pole has had his broken axle fixed and is back en route. He has got a long, long way to go this evening!
18:27 You can see the drivers clocking up their final stage times on the left side of the screen. Still no Carlos Sainz, whose power steering woes have cost him dear today.
18:19 Further back, the privateers are helping each other out - Koenraad Verbrugh is another man who ran out of fuel, but his fellow riders donated enough of their reserves to get him to CP3.
18:08 This stage clearly represents a massive a huge swing towards race leader Giniel de Villiers. The South African leads by over half an hour overall from Stephane Peterhansel, and Carlos Sainz is still out on the course.
17:42 Carlos Sousa has lost an hour and a half, but he seems to have stemmed the flow of time and is on his way to the finish.
17:37 Stop the clock! Giniel de Villiers is the first car to reach Tichit, and he does so in 7:31:52. Tremendous effort - and the same can be said of all the competitors who have made it to this stage.
17:35 Plenty of Poles (and others) are asking the whereabouts of Krzysztof Holowczyc - he broke his rear axle earlier. No movement, I'm afraid, and he is stopped so early on the stage it could be tough to get back into the race.
17:32 Jennifer Diaz-Infante has an interesting (and highly plausible) theory relating to the speed-limit chat we were having earlier: "Jonah Street's team hasn't heard from him yet since he had to leave the race (stage 4), but they think that the lifting of the speed limit is what caused his engine to blow - his bike had been designed for the 160 kph limit and he was still finishing in 4th-5th-6th place, so they think he was pushing the bike to keep up."
17:31 Christian Lavieille's Nissan broke down before he had even started today's monster test, and now his race is over. The Frenchman is on his way home.
17:27 The CP3 for the trucks, and Stacey has made his move! The Dutch MAN driver has pulled out 25 minutes on Mardeev, and is looking good to extend his overall lead - already more than two hours - still further. Full standings available on your left.
17:12 The bikers continue to file in. The evening liaison is mercifully short. Despres has leapfrogged both Esteve Pujol and David Casteu to go second at the close of play this evening.
16:52 Isidre Esteve Pujol continues to limp along with his faulty gearbox. He must be absolutely gutted, knowing his chances of overall victory are all but gone.
16:51 There he is! Carlos Sousa arrived at CP2 a couple of minutes ago. He is nearly 90 minutes adrift of De Villiers - clearly something amiss with his vehicle. At least he is still in the race and continuing to fight.
16:48 The truck procession goes on at 357km - Mardeev, Stacey, Brouwer.
16:44 Apologies to the Carlos Sousa fans asking about the Portuguese VW driver. As you will almost certainly have noticed, the car standings are not updating, so I'm afraid we are as much in the dark as you are.
16:42 Privateer Patrice Carillon (KTM) shows what the Dakar is all about. He ran out of fuel near CP3, ran to the refueling zone, picked up some petrol, then legged it back to his bike and was on his way...
16:30 COMA WINS!! The Spaniard manages to hold off Despres! The pair finish nearly in tandem but Coma takes the stage win by ten minutes courtesy of his later start time. 7:46:13 his time. What an effort.
16:18 The finish is in sight and it appears that Marc Coma has paid the price for those damaged wheels! He appears to have been overtaken by Cyril Despres, who could be set for an epic stage win.
16:05 Esteve Pujol has a broken gearbox, and his Dakar bid is fading away. He was nearly and hour and a half back at CP3 - the this could be the day the Spaniard dropped out of contention.
15:58 The big three of Mardeev, Stacey and Brouwer continue to set the pace at the 306km mark. There is nearly 20 minutes between them and the rest of the chasing pack.
15:54 A big hello to the Latvian Dakar fans out there. Your driver Andris Dambis went into CP1 about 20 minutes ago in a time of 4:23:52, placing him 37th. Janis Azis arrived just three minutes ago in a time of 5:15:26. He is currently 56th on the stage.
15:41 Well, what do I know? It turns out Carlos Sainz DOES have a problem! His power steering is not working properly, thereby explaining his loss of time.
15:29 A few eagle-eyed Carlos Sousa fans are wondering what has happened to their man, who appears to be marooned between CP1 and CP2. We'll get on the case and try to find out what is going on.
15:27 Bill from Athens wonders why Carlos Sainz is so far back (+25:08 at CP2). I think it is simply the result of 357km across tough terrain and difficult navigation. The Spaniard is still a relative newcomer by Dakar standards, and it is not surprising to see him lose time. This week really steps up the intensity of the race so it is normal for the time differences to become elongated.
15:10 Another fan favourite appears to be labouring in the shape of Robby Gordon. The American took his Hummer through CP1 in ninth place but looks to have slowed over the second section. Bear in mind, however, that he started the stage 27 minutes after the leadoff man Giniel de Villiers, so the deficit may not be as bad as it first appears.
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发表于 2007-1-15 04:41
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