| The Dakar Rally has been a successful
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| | outstanding days when we claimed stage
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| event for Volkswagen with a 1-2 finish on
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| | victories, five good days when we
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| the final stage of the arduous event.
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| | finished the stages in second and third
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| Giniel de Villiers' stage wins-his fourth
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| | places, and one black day when both of
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| and Volkswagen's 10th from the 14
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| | our best placed cars suffered problems."
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| stages-underlined the speed and dominance
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| | The highest-placed finishers for
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| of the TDI powered Race Touareg 2. It was
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| | Volkswagen were American Mark Miller and
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| Volkswagen's team that led the first
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| | his South African co-driver Ralph
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| eight days of the Dakar Rally but was cut
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| | Pitchford, their Race Touareg 2 finished
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| short when the team encountered engine
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| | fourth place and just over two hours
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| problems. Volkswagen's team did not
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| | behind the victorious Mitsubishi with
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| elaborate on the problem, so it's not
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| | Stephane Peterhansel as its driver.
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| really clear what goes wrong with the
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| | Carlos Sousa, Volkswagen's Portuguese
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| engine. It should be noted that the
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| | privateer finished seventh the event
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| German automaker is famous for creating
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| | erstwhile leaders Carlos Sainz and de
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| the best quality auto parts in the world
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| | Villiers finished ninth and eleventh
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| like its Volkswagen fuel injectors. The
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| | respectively. "It was a great rally for
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| untoward engine incident during the Rally
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| | myself and the entire team. Volkswagen
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| is something that is expected especially
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| | has claimed 10 of the 14 stage
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| in such a grueling race fortunately
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| | victories-when it comes to strengths of
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| Europe's largest automaker was prepared
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| | this vehicle that says it all. I feel
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| for it. And so at the end the Volkswagen
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| | more disappointed for the team than for
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| team still ends up triumphant although
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| | myself that in the end we had no chance
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| not in first place.
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| | of winning."
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| According to Volkswagen Motorsports
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| | The Volkswagen team's official partners
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| Director Kris Nissen, "We're looking back
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| | are Red Bull, Castrol, BP Ultimate, BT
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| on a Dakar Rally which has given us many
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| | infonet, BFGoodrich, ZF Sachs, Bosch and
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| great moments as well as a bitter
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| | BBS.
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| disappointment. Volkswagen had 10
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