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Arras-Madrid-Dakar: Stage 11 news update

Tuesday 8 January 2002 Stage 11 - Atar to Tidjikja 17:10 'Shino' loses the lead @Cars - Shinozuka (No. 210) was the victim of a flat tyre at the 420 kms point (47 kms from the end of the stage). Masuoka, the outright leader of the rally, now ...

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Tuesday 8 January 2002
Stage 11 - Atar to Tidjikja

17:10 'Shino' loses the lead @Cars - Shinozuka (No. 210) was the victim of a flat tyre at the 420 kms point (47 kms from the end of the stage). Masuoka, the outright leader of the rally, now finds himself at the front in the special stage.

16:07 Bikes: four competitors at the finish
Bikes - Four riders have crossed the finish line of the special stage. De Gavardo (No. 3) in 6h 33m 17s; Roma (No 9 - 1m 55s behind); Meoni (No. 1 - 3m 50s behind); Cox (No. 5 - 6m 03s behind).

Unofficially, in the overall classification, the leading bikes are as follows: 1. Meoni; 2. Roma (1m 26s behind); 3. De Gavardo (1m 48s); 4. Cox (13m 10s behind).

15:40 News from 'Peter' and Johnny
Cars - 74th from the start this morning, Stephane Peterhansel (Nissan No. 208) has passed PC1 in 2h 30m 33s, which puts him in 33rd place through the section. Johnny Hallyday and Rene Metge (Nissan No. 245), for their part, are stopped at the 69 kms point with transmission problems. They are repairing.

15:22 Engine lubrication problems for Tiainen
Bikes - Kari Tiainen (No. 8) has arrived at PC3. He is stuck with engine oil problems.

15:13 Tiainen sets off again
Bikes - It was ultimately the destruction of his 'bib-mousse' which caused Tiainen (No. 8) to stop at the 330 kms point. He has returned to the stage.

14:53 Tiainen stopped
Bikes - Kari Tiainen (No. 8) is reported stopped at the side of the stage, around the 300 kms point, and is in the process of inspecting his engine.

14:27 Puncture for Kleinschmidt
Cars - Jutta Kleinschmidt (No. 200) has punctured at the 200 kms point. She has been passed by Masuoka (No. 201) and Shinozuka (No. 210).

13:43 Cars: the leaders are cruising
Cars - At PC1, the leaders are cruising. The four Mitsubishis are running close together (35 seconds between first and fourth), behind, there is a drop: Gregoire de Mevius (Nissan No. 208), fifth at the moment, is 14m 03s behind Shinozuka.

13:17 Bikes/Cars trade for overall lead
Cars/Bikes - For the moment, on the stage between Atar and Tidjikja, all the categories are confused. At PC1, a bike was fastest overall: Kari Tiainen (No. 8) has passed in 1h 32m 33s, 1m 26s faster than the best car of Shinozuka (No. 210). All the other bikes were slower than 'Shino'.

13:16 PC1 shows Shinozuka first
Cars - The positions after the passage of the first cars through PC1 is as follows: 1. Shinozuka in 1h 33m 59s; 2. Kleinschmidt (one second behind), 3. Masuoka (26s behind) and 4. Fontenay (34s behind).

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