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    mardi 7 janvier 2014

    Dakar,Leg 3: Roma takes the lead / étape 3 : Roma, nouveau leader


    The third day of the 2014 Dakar has produced a third leader, namely Nani Roma (Mini/Michelin) who won today’s stage to go ahead of team-mates Terranova and Al-Attiyah in the overall standings. Peterhansel dropped almost half-an-hour.
    Troisième étape, et troisième leader différent sur ce Dakar 2014. L’Espagnol Nani Roma (Mini/Michelin) a remporté la spéciale du jour et prend les commandes du rallye devant ses équipiers Terranova et Al-Attiyah. Peterhansel a perdu près d’une demi-heure.
    San Juan is protected from the cool Pacific winds by the lofty Andes Mountains and is consequently one of Argentina’s most arid and hottest cities. As competitors started to arrive at tonight’s camp there, the temperature exceeded a cool 40°C!
    Today’s stage was initially shortened by a few kilometres because of road-damage caused by recent heavy rain. The organisers eventually changed their minds, however, and the full 301km course was run along the rocky Andean slopes in the shadow of the snow-capped Mount Aconcagua.
    In a repeat of the 2012 rally when Nani Roma won the stage and Peterhansel fell from the top of the order, the Spaniard was fastest once again in his Mini ALL4 Racing/Michelin, beating team-mate Krzysztof Holowczyc by a margin of 1m7s.
    “We did a great job today”, he reported at the finish. “You really had to stay focused because of all the stones, river beds and off-road portions. Bravo, Michel [Périn, Nani’s co-driver]!”
    The two Mini/Michelin drivers were chased over the line by De Villiers’s team-mate Leeroy Poulter who was third in his Toyota Hilux. After suffering vapour lock since the start, Guerlain Chicherit (5th) and Robby Gordon (6th) managed to squeeze their powerful American prototypes between the Mini’s of Terranova (4th) and Al-Attiyah (7th).
    Erik Wervers claimed a merit worthy eighth place ahead of former WRC driver Federico Villagra (Mini ALL4 Racing) and fellow Dutch Ford-HRX prototype driver Erik Van Loon. De Villiers (13th) and Carlos Sainz (18th) both lost around a quarter-of-an-hour.
    Just as he did here two years ago, Peterhansel fell back to fifth overall after dropping a big chunk of time (almost 30 minutes) because of a number of punctures, both on the stony section and on the off-road portion which took competitors through bushes bristling with sharp thorns that succeeded in piercing his tyres’ extremely strong casings.
    Michelin-equipped Minis still monopolise the provisional podium thanks to Roma, Terranova and Al-Attiyah. Sainz is not far behind in fourth spot, ahead of Peterhansel, De Villiers, Lavieille and Holowczyc who are covered by 10 minutes.
    Wednesday’s action will take crews to the small yet bustling town of Chilecito after a stage that has been split into two parts for the car competitors. The first is 217km long and the second, after a 156km asphalt road section, is 284km in length, including a portion which climbs to an altitude of more than 3,500 metres.
    Protégée des vents frais océaniques par la Cordillère des Andes, San Juan est l’une des villes les plus arides et plus chaudes d’Argentine. Cette année encore, le thermomètre dépassait allègrement les 40°C lorsque les 1ers concurrents sont entrés au bivouac situé sur les hauteurs de la ville surchauffée.
    Avant le départ de la 1ère auto, on avait annoncé une spéciale raccourcie de quelques kilomètres en raison de pistes ravinées par les pluies tombées récemment. Finalement, l’organisateur a maintenu la spéciale originelle de 301 km chronométrés tracée sur les pistes caillouteuses des flancs andins, sous le regard neigeux de l’Aconcagua.
    L’histoire semble se répéter, parfois. A San Juan, en 2012, Nani Roma avait remporté la spéciale et Stéphane Peterhansel avait perdu le commandement du rallye. Et bien aujourd’hui, l’Espagnol a récidivé au volant de sa Mini ALL4 Racing/Michelin. Il s’est imposé avec 1min07s d’avance sur son équipier Krzysztof Holowczyc,
    « On a fait un super boulot aujourd’hui », racontait Nani Roma à l’arrivée, nouveau leader du rallye. « Il fallait être très concentré car il y avait plein de cailloux, des rios à traverser, du hors-piste, bravo à Michel. »
    Derrière ce doublé Mini/Michelin, l’équipier de De Villiers, Leeroy Poulter, a pris la 3e place sur son Toyota Hilux. Victimes de « vapor-lock » depuis le départ, Guerlain Chicherit (5e) et Robby Gordon (6e) ont réussi à intercaler les puissants protos américains entre les Mini de Terranova (4e) et d’Al-Attiyah (7e).
    Erik Wervers a pris une belle 8e place sur son Ford-HRX devant la Mini ALL4 Racing du pilote WRC Federico Villagra et l’autre proto Ford-HRX du Néerlandais Erik Van Loon. De Villiers (13e) et Carlos Sainz (18e) ont perdu environ un quart d’heure.
    Comme en 2012, le leader Stéphane Peterhansel a concédé beaucoup de temps, près d’une demi-heure, et chuté à la 5e place du classement général…comme il y a deux ans ! Le Français a connu de multiples crevaisons, sur des pierres, mais surtout dans une partie en hors-piste truffée d’épineux dont les pointes ont perforé les enveloppes pourtant robustes.
    Au classement général, trois Mini/Michelin occupent le tiercé de tête provisoire avec Roma, Terranova et Al-Attiyah. Carlos Sainz est en embuscade au 4e rang, devant Peterhansel, De Villiers, Lavieille et Holowczyc, groupés en 10 minutes.
    Demain, le Dakar fera halte dans la petite ville toujours très animée de Chilecito après une spéciale coupée en deux parties pour les autos : 217 km, puis 156 de liaison sur asphalte, et 284 km chronométrés avec un passage à près de 3500 mètres d’altitude.
    Classement étape 3
    1. Roma/Périn (Mini/Michelin), 2h58min52 – 2. Holowczyc/Zhiltsov (Mini/Michelin), +1min07s – 3. Poulter/Howie (Toyota/Michelin), +3min19s – 4. Terranova/Fiuza (Mini/Michelin), +4min54s – 5. Chicherit/Winocq (Jefferies DB), +6min52s…
    Classement général
    1. Roma/Périn (Mini/Michelin), 9h20min13s – 2. Terranova/Fiuza (Mini/Michelin), +9min06s – 3. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Mini/Michelin), +10min00s – 4. Sainz/Gottschalk (Buggy SMG), +12min02s – 5. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini/Michelin), +24min08s…
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    Dakar, Leg 3: Barreda (Honda-Michelin) makes his mark / Etape 3 : Barreda (Honda-Michelin) en patron

    Joan Barreda collected his second stage victory in three days to consolidate his overall lead in South America. Cyril Despres (Yamaha Factory Racing) was a reassuring second fastest today which promotes him to second place on the leaderboard, ahead of Marc Coma (KTM-Michelin) who was third on SS3.
    Joan Barreda a remporté sa deuxième victoire d’étape en trois jours et conforte ainsi sa position de leader au classement général. Deuxième aujourd’hui, Cyril Despres (Yamaha Factory Racing) se rassure et remonte à la deuxième place au général devant Marc Coma (KTM-Michelin) troisième du jour.
    Today’s Dakar action provided riders with the first typically taxing test of this year’s Dakar. It was slightly shortened because of road damage caused by recent heavy rain, but the first half of the marathon stage still turned out to be a gruelling ride for many competitors.
    Joan Barreda overcame the difficulties, however, to produce an assertive performance that was rewarded with the Spaniard’s second stage success since Monday’s start. He was second on the road this morning but spent most of the day running at the front of the field.
    Cyril Despres was also in impressive form following the fall he suffered on Tuesday. He was second fastest on the stage (+4m41s), and that has taken last year’s winner to second overall this evening (+13m04s). “It was a nice stage and I thoroughly enjoyed myself,” he said afterwards. “I had a bit of a scare yesterday when I fell; it’s not the sort of thing that happens to me often. Today went much better, but there’s still a long way to go…”
    Marc Coma posted the third quickest time (+6m56s) and is also third overall (+13m56), while Alain Duclos (Sherco-Michelin) went well again to bag the fourth best effort (+10m51s) and defend fourth place. Both the stage’s timesheet and the provisional top four feature four different bike manufacturers, namely Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Sherco.
    David Casteu (+11m17s) was fifth, ahead of fellow KTM-Michelin runner Chaleco Lopez who fell back to sixth overall after dropping 16m36s on today’s competitive section.
    The rally’s third stage eliminated a number of top names from the battle for victory, including Paulo Goncalves (Honda-Michelin) who was reported stopped 30km from the end and who has yet to reach the finish line. Sam Sunderland (Honda) was also in trouble, while Ruben Faria (KTM-Michelin) and Frans Verhoeven (Yamaha-Michelin) have both retired following falls.
    No servicing is permitted tonight ahead of the second half of the marathon stage (352km), so competitors will need to look after their tyres and bikes tomorrow if they want to make it to Chilecito after a total distance for the day of 563km.  

    Les concurrents du Dakar 2014 sont véritablement rentrés dans le vif du sujet aujourd’hui ave
    c la première vraie étape test. Légèrement écourtée en raison des fortes pluies qui se sont abattues dans la région les jours précédents, la première partie de l’étape marathon a été éprouvante pour beaucoup d’entre eux.
    Impressionnant, Joan Barreda s’impose  pour la deuxième fois en trois jours. S’élançant de la deuxième place ce matin, l’Espagnol, en position d’ouvreur sur la majorité du parcours, a été le premier à atteindre les 4 300 mètres de l’Aconcagua.
    Cyril Despres, en mode maxi attaque, s’est rassuré après sa chute d’hier. Le tenant du titre s’adjuge la deuxième place à 4min41 de Barreda et remonte sur la deuxième marche du  podium provisoire avec 13min56 de retard. « Belle étape où j’ai pris énormément de plaisir » racontait Cyril à l’arrivée.  « Hier, je me suis fait une petite frayeur en chutant, ce qui ne m’arrive pas souvent. Aujourd’hui, j’ai passé une meilleure journée mais la route est encore longue. »
    Troisième de l’étape à 6min56, Marc Coma occupe la même place au général (+13min56). Alain Duclos (Sherco-Michelin) poursuit sur sa belle lancée en terminant quatrième à 10min51. Le Français conserve sa quatrième place au général. Honda, Yamaha, KTM et Sherco se partagent les quatre premières places de l’étape et du général.
    Derrière, David Casteu (KTM-Michelin) termine cinquième (+11min17) devant Chaleco Lopez (KTM-Michelin), sixième, concède 16min36s et rétrograde à la cinquième place au général.
    Cette troisième étape a éliminé des candidats à la victoire. Paulo Goncalves (Honda-Michelin), arrêté à 30 km de la fin de la spéciale, n’avait pas encore franchi la ligne d’arrivée à l’heure où nous écrivons cet article. Sam Sunderland (Honda) faisait également parti des absents. Ruben Faria (KTM-Michelin) et Frans Verhoeven (Yamaha-Michelin) ont été contraints à l’abandon sur chute.
    Ce soir, aucune assistance n’est autorisée. Demain, les rescapés parcourront les 563 km (352 km de spéciale) de la seconde partie de l’étape marathon en prenant soin de leurs pneumatiques et machines pour rallier Chilecito.   
    Classement Etape 3 :
    Barreda (Honda-Michelin) – 2. Despres (Yamaha-Michelin) +4min41 – 3. Coma (KTM-Michelin) +6min56 – 4. Duclos (Sherco-Michelin) +10min41 – 5. Casteu (KTM-Michelin) +11min17,…
    Classement général :
    Barreda (Honda-Michelin) – 2. Despres (Yamaha-Michelin) +13min04 – 3. Coma (KTM-Michelin) +13min56 – 4. Duclos (Sherco-Michelin) +16min38 – 5. Lopez (KTM-Michelin) +18min39,…
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    7 cars for 7 experts: The ones to watch in 2014


    Lamborghini Countach
    Last year was a memorable year for the classic car world. We've asked seven leading experts for their opinions on the 'cars to watch for 2014'...
    Lamborghini Miura
    Max Girardo brought down the gavel on numerous record-breaking Ferraris in 2013 as RM's lead auctioneer. "I'll take all the Ferraris out of the equation and stick my neck out a little by going for something different. I think the Lamborghini Miura represents great value for money at current prices. It's from that era of cars that everyone understands and loves, it's from a great brand, it's got a 12-cylinder engine, and it looks great – I think it's got a long way to go. For an entry-level P400, you're currently looking at between £450,000 and 500,000."

    Aston Martin DB6

    Jonathan Kaiser of Hexagon Classics believes there could be continued upward movement in Aston Martin DB6 prices in 2014. "Quite simply, DB6s are too inexpensive at the moment. They're selling for around half the price of a DB5, but they're not half the car. We've sold a lot of DB6s during 2013 because people don't want to spend half a million pounds plus on a concours DB5. Obviously, a DB5 will always be an iconic purchase, but I think the gap between the DB5s and DB6s will become narrower as DB6s become more difficult to obtain."

    Ferrari 512 BB

    James Cottingham of Ferrari specialist DK Engineering sees a potential rise in interest in the Berlinetta Boxer Ferraris, in particular the 512 BB. "I think they've been tremendously underrated for a long time, and they're a true classic, produced in the mid-70s and early 80s. They're relatively rare compared with what other manufacturers were producing at the same time, and in the Ferrari world they look like tremendous value for money in comparison to what Daytonas, 330 GTCs, Lussos and 275 GTBs are making today. Currently, you'll pay between £150,000 and £200,000 for a decent example, with top-of-the-line models fetching £250,000. I could see these going for circa £300,000 later this year."

    Porsche 911 (996) GT3

    Wilfried Hallier, owner of Hallier Classic Cars, sees real potential in the 911 GT3 road/race car, particularly the much-overlooked 996 series. "The 996 GT3 goes back to the original philosophy of Porsche. This civilian racing car allows private owners to test their abilities, and I'd recommend a 996 GT3 or GT3 RS to those with little racing experience. If you find a good example, you'll be rewarded with not only driving pleasure, but also a solid investment."

    Bugatti EB110 Super Sport

    Dylan Miles of Fiskens will be monitoring the success of the Veyron's predecessor in 2014. "Should any of the 30-or-so EB110 Super Sports come up for sale this year, I can see them doing well. Just think – a quad-turbo, quad-cam V12, 600bhp, four-wheel drive and one of the most illustrious badges in the business, all for one-eighth of the price of a McLaren F1. Does it come any better?"

    Lamborghini Countach

    Simon Kidston believes that alongside the Miura, Lamborghini's show-stopping Countach will also enjoy success in 2014. "I would say a Countach is one of the 'cars to watch' in 2014, particularly the early examples. It seems there's a generational change underway, and cars from the 70s, 80s and 90s are beginning to enjoy their period in the limelight, as the people that remember them from when they were younger are now able to afford them. The Countach is one of the most dramatic cars ever produced, and it's just now starting to be considered as a collector's item rather than a second-hand supercar."

    Aston Martin V8

    Karl-Helmut Larkamp of E. Thiesen Berlin singles out the post-DB6 Astons for their potential, in particular the DBS and AM V8. "These high-quality vehicles are completely undervalued and now that DB6s are barely affordable, the later cars look like they might enjoy an enormous increase in demand in the near future. These vehicles are great to drive, very comfortable, and the bigger cars offer a lot for the money."
    Photos: Tim Scott for RM Auctions, Aston Martin, DK Engineering, Hallier Classic Cars, Kidston SA, Bugatti
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