Here is a short audio report directly to Dirk from Cordoba, Argentina.
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Even near the end can still mistakes happen. Especially when it is not about fighting but about the cars to bring calm to the finish. The risk is there to lose concentration, perhaps as early "to think too far." Dirk did not announce today a lot. Dirk has amazed how focused and calm Giniel is gone. Dirk hopes that it works so well tomorrow. Only then the goal is reached.
The "Dakar" debut in South America ends where it began: in the legendary Pampa. After two weeks of varied terrain, participants will find at the last, 792-kilometer-long stretch before the rally in front of goal again familiar terrain. Once again, long and fast straight sections are on the agenda - similar to those at the start of the rally.
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1 Karmen / / Jan 17, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Can not be clean, cook, wait ... especially not Giniel / Dirk at PC2 in the lead, take a wild pace ... only a couple km to the finish .... man o man!
2 Olli Oltmann / / Jan 17, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Uppps. D and G seem to have done. http://www.eurosport.de
15:15 VW has secured the first victory on the Dakar! Giniel de Villiers from South Africa is the lucky one, can the first triumph for Wolfsburg in the toughest marathon rally enter the world. The VW-Pilot wins 14th Stage before Leonid Nowitzki (BMW) and Holowczyc Krzysztof (Nissan).
OUR congratulations from Hamburgo
Olli
3 Jutta / / Jan 17, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Young, the top is now much more than close together!! For two seconds seem Giniel and Dirk to have won the stage! BRAVO!! Knotless performance !!!!!
4 Karmen / / Jan 17, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Yess! Yess! Yess! So do the winners! Get the stage and the title! Suuuuuuuper!
I knew it all the time, but now it skin me for that! Great!
5 Steffen / / Jan 17, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Congratulations to Giniel, Dirk and the entire Volkswagen team!
It was a great Dakar - so far the best - even € sport has inspired me and I hope that next year in South America goes back to the start. And the fact that Volkswagen herschenden contrary opinion will be back at the start.
Once again, my congratulations to the winners and all who have seen the checkered flag!
Steffen
6 Horst & Ute / / Jan 17, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Hello Dirk & Giniel
We congratulate you, you have many North German motor racing fans to tears, driven into the eyes.
Greetings from the northern state
Horst & Ute
7 Siegfried / / Jan 17, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Congratulations from Vancouver. A job well done and to squeeze in that last stage win just puts the icing on the cake. Again Congratulations.
8 Jutta / / Jan 17, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Toll, Toll, Toll !!!!! Congratulations to Dirk, to Giniel and the whole team!!
Longtime fans will as always in front and Iritrack crouching and shivering makes it fun when the fingers crossed pays such great way to ""
Still a shame we have to wait again for the next 12 months "Dakar" ....
9 William / / Jan 17, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Congratulations Dirk and Giniel! Just Super and your work is finally been rewarded. If you now in the Guinness book?
Celebrating beautiful in BA.
10 Jutta / / Jan 17, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Incidentally, this year the "Henri Magne Prize awarded to the outstanding co-drivers (Henri Magne was the Co of Nani Roma and was killed in the Morocco Rally 2006 - he has his stage win yesterday Nani also dedicated).
However, the award went to Dirk not (even if he certainly deserves it), but eye to Eric Medina, the passenger of the querschittsgelähmten Isidre Esteve Pujol - a good choice, I think.
For the two have had, especially in the first week of a real Altered: Electrical problems, from a truck rammed u stuck permanently in the dunes (the trucks have so drawn deep furrows that the late launched cars are stuck in it), they are often only late in the morning early came to the bivouac. But they have not left loose and Eric has always bravely dug up the car alone again, or afloat.
One of many Dakar stories that happen away from the main action
- Wanted to get rid of this time as it will see no mention of media reports well - hope it does not bother anyone.
Again, congratulations to "our" South African-North German Dream Team! Celebrate properly, you have it you deserve!
11 Karmen / / Jan 17, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Jutta, you are right, also must be mentioned. I think anyone who dares ever anzutretten in the Dakar, is already a hero. come to Ans goal is already a small miracle in such efforts, and each participant has certain experiences behind him, on the "normal" people can not even dream of. Since borders are moved, the project beyond the human.
But the closely matches among these supermen but Giniel and Dirk, that must be mentioned again today!
A PROST everyone, I hope tonight you have the VW team does not ban alcohol ...
Proud Greetings from Slovenia!
ps: Our Miran Stanovnik is 13 become! Today there are many reasons to smile!
12 Ralf Schaardt / / Jan 17, 2009 at 5:55 pm
'Man man man man!!
Congratulations from Oberfranken
What we are glad it has worked this year. Greetings from Kerstin.
I know even celebrate as you can, then so nice party!
(If I in 2010 then again in the plane must increase to ne tour in Argentina make ==> No issue is ever promised)
Greetings, and no later than March.
Ralf
13 Andi W. / / Jan 17, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Congratulations on your success and Dirk Giniel. Celebrating properly.
gruß Andi
14 Helge Siems / / Jan 17, 2009 at 6:53 pm
The coolness even today to win the stage is on the whole but the Crown.
There is news directly from Dirk today in the course of the evening. Right now they are still on the liaison stage to Buenos Aires.
15 Weber, Horst / / Jan 17, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Hi Dirk and Giniel, congratulations on your well-deserved victory, finally hats worked, we look forward with you. Horst and Heidi Weber
16 F650GS Monika / / Jan 17, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Wow, you've done it!!
'm Happy for you.
Congratulations to Dirk and De Villiers from Hamburg!
17 Andreas (raceworks.de) / / Jan 17, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Since you can only draw the hat, celebrate, congratulations to victory in the Dakar and have fun.
18 Chairman MC Hansühn / / Jan 17, 2009 at 8:06 pm
For the MC Hansühn heartfelt congratulations on your victory.
We wish more vielErfolg, and do celebrate!
19 Ralf Kohn / / Jan 17, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Hello lobe,
Congratulations on your deserved victory and hopefully properly Paadie.
20 Winfried Witte / / Jan 17, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Hi Dirk and Giniel! "Congratulations" with drawn cap, you and your wonderful driver Dirk Giniel to your Dakar victory. It's nice that for such a large rally finally have a German standing on the podium. I wish you a wonderful celebration.
Greetings from Neubrandenburg
21 Mario Radegast / / Jan 18, 2009 at 10:27 am
Congratulations on your victory!
With excitement we have been following the race and congratulate you for the absolutely deserved first Space. Big time!
Greetings from the snowy Bavaria.
See you there ....!
22 Jochen / / Jan 18, 2009 at 10:40 am
Dirk and Geniel
Congratulations, great performance and deserved to win!
Greetings from Natal, South Africa
23 Gisa / / Jan 18, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Just great you two! Congratulations! Now the biltong tastes again ... ..
Our only Namibian Rally participants, Ingo Waldschmidt
have held great, great performance!
Greetings from Namibia!
24 Axel / / Jan 18, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Dirk and Giniel,
Super easy!
Am already looking forward to the Dakar-Party!
Axel
25 Wiebke / / Jan 19, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Congratulations also from Stralsund!
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