"Operation Guillaumet"
The 6th Stage was canceled yesterday due to bad weather conditions, rain and heavy snow in the Andes. The organizers of Etienne Lavigne was there from the Chilean authorities allowed an organized convoy to start across the border for all "mere mortals" that was closed for safety reasons. Etienne Lavigne, the same project dubbed "Operation Guillaumet" in line with similar periods in previous years, the Dakar.
As the participants began to prepare for the road section to Chile, the Kamaz team led by Eduard Nikolaev to the things to pack for the trip home. The Kamazfahrer with the number 500 has been previously taken by the race from the race. He had his truck at the 5th Stage a private Toyota Land Cruiser rammed his crew as it was a tire change. It was, apart from the heavily battered Land Cruiser but no one harm, the stewards found this surprising but little action as grossly unsportsmanlike and disqualifying the Kamaz with the 500th
Meanwhile, there is more information about the task of racing Orlado Terranova. Apparently at odds Terra Nova and his co-driver Andy Grider, during their last stage so departed the Grider directly. For Terra Nova and Grider, it was the first joint rally, apparently knew each other at all until the first stage. Terra Nova was in an interview make quite diplomatically and said he appreciated grinder, but he does not have much, the Dakar is finished for the Toyota driver.
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