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People watch from the Santa Rosa river as South Africa's driver Giniel De Villiers steers his Volkswagen with German co-driver Dirk Von Zitzewitz, during the stage 1 Victoria-Cordoba of the Dakar 2011 Rally, on January 2, 2011. (DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images) Volkswagen's Nasser Al-Attiyah, from Qatar, and co-driver Timo Gottschalk, from Germany, compete in the 11th stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Chilecito and San Juan, Argentina, Thursday,Jan. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Followed by a TV helicopter, Volkswagen's Nasser Al-Attiyah, of Qatar, and co-driver Timo Gottschalk, from Germany, race in the eighth stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile, Monday Jan. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Qatar's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah steers his Volkswagen (bottom) with German co-driver Timo Gottschalk, followed by Spain's driver Carlos Sainz with co-driver Lucas Cruz on January 10, 2011 ...

Giofil Aprillia's Francisco "Chaleco" Lopez, from Chile, rides his motorcycle during the sixth stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica in Chile, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Czech Republic's Martin Plechaty rides his Yamaha quad during the first stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Victoria and Cordoba, Argentina on Sunday Jan. 2, 2011.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A biker races in the third stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between San Miguel de Tucuman and Jujuy, Argentina, Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Daniel Garcia) Congo's biker Frank Verhoestraete rides his Aprilia during the 11th stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between Chilecito and San Juan, Argentina, Thursday Jan. 13, 2011.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A competitor rides in the dunes during the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally 2011 from Iquique to Arica January 7, 2011. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard) P...