Bikes
At the 12th Stage was the eternal battle depression Coma go into a new round. However, this time with slightly different conditions. Barreda Bort was ever his machine on the 11th Stage on the third Place to bring the finish, thus it is the start of the 12th Stage between the two rivals of the KTM factory team. This is an advantage for the starting third in Coma, as we know, have the vehicle in a small disadvantage because they must take the main navigation work. Afterwards propelled participants can benefit from the one they can retrace the footsteps of the front driver and shorten the other by anticipatory driving even uu. At first it looks as if this tactic does not rise to coma since depression runs very aggressive. But eventually the tide turned again, Coma is successful in today to drive out nearly four minutes ahead of depression. Depression even lands only in fourth place, so he has at the 13th Stage the advantage again on his side if he can not be stopped by Barreda and Viladoms Bort. Helder Rodrigues has now problems with the cooling, cooling water will be scarce, so he must conserve his machine something to his third place in the standings, but defend it.
Quads
When the quads again a good day for the Patronelli clan is reported. Marcos wins today, thereby solidifying his second place overall. The previous worst competitor of the "family business", Tomas Maffei, loses an hour today. When not occur even greater difficulties, should change in the overall standings nothing more, Alejandro Patronelli leads with a comfortable lead over Marcos and this in turn well before Maffei. At the times will surely change something, but the rankings will change anything to the finish line.
Cars
The leading small groups to make this day a faux pas in the dunes of Peru. Dig at almost the same spot to this day some of the vehicles in the soft desert sand. Peterhansel loses about 20 minutes, also got stuck in the sand is also Roma and Giniel de Villiers. But Peterhansel lost the most time. Novitzskiy with his German navigator Andy Schulz succeeds the perilous passage to drive and even Robby Gordon creates the stage with no major problems, he can make up a lot of time, but in the overall standings too far away. Gordon wins today's stage before Novitzskiy and Gilles de Villiers. in the overall standings but still Peterhansel before Roma, Gordon and Villiers.
Trucks
Especially close it again to go on the trucks. De Roy leaves and initially fixed though, but can make amends and win a lot of time just before John and Stacy Biasion. The way Stacy and Biasion create the feat with exactly the same time to roll to the finish.
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