Terranova in the BMW X3 CC comes second on 8th stage

Freak weather makes an impact on the stage result. Stéphane Peterhansel finishes fourth to defend his overall lead.

Edited: Jan 13, 2013, 7:24 AM

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#313 BMW: Orlando Terranova and Paulo Fiuza

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As early as yesterday evening, the race control decided for cancelling the first 288 kilometres of today’s special stage. In this section, the competitors were supposed to cross dried up riverbeds - but following heavy rain, these riverbeds weren’t dried up any longer and couldn’t be crossed. Consequently, the field drove right to kilometre 288 that was used as new starting point of the special stage.

But things also proved to be difficult during the remaining 183 kilometres. The first cars could complete the special stage without encountering major problems but then, as a result of torrential rain, another riverbed was filled by water. “Stéphane and we just made it across the riverbed,” said Paulo Fiúza. While Nani Roma succeeded in working his way across the river that just had come into existence. “I used the rocks as orientation. There you will find solid ground,” said the Spaniard. “Many others, however, got stuck in the mud.” “

For the other competitors, the river was just impassable and consequently, the Dakar Rally organisers, ASO, opted for cancelling the special stage at CP2 (kilometre 86). Some of the cars, however, had already made it to the finish, at this point in time. Following several discussions on if and how to score the special stage, the ASO decided that the cars that already had made it to the finish at the point in time of the cancellation should keep their times. All the others, who made it to the finish later or not at all, were ranked with the time of the last driver who crossed the finish line prior to the cancellation.

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