Dakar Rally 2009 Stage 8 results, photos and videos: Sainz extends lead to over 10 minutes
Image: ©willyweyens-rallyworld
Carlos Sainz extended his lead to over ten minutes on stage 8, from Valparaiso to La Serena in Chile, of the Dakar Rally 2009.
He finished the stage ahead of his VW team-mates, Dieter Depping and Mark Miller, to lead the event from Giniel de Villiers. Sainz was only 10s ahead of De Villiers after stage 7 but a dominant display on the eighth test saw him cement a clear advantage.
Sainz commented:
As long as the rally isn't over, then nothing is certain. Today was the first time we have driven on tracks. In fact, this stage was very much like a traditional rally stage.
Up until now, those are the first real tracks that I've seen. But it was very nice, very slippery and sometimes quite tricky. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and I hope that we'll carry on being as successful as we have been today.”
VW now hold a 1-2-3 in the event with Nani Roma a distant fourth for Mitsubishi, but there are still many challenging miles left to this year's Dakar.
Stage 8 Eurosport highlights
Argentina-Chile Dakar 2009 - Positions on SS8:
1. Carlos Sainz Volkswagen Touareg 3hrs 47m 19s
2. Dieter Depping Volkswagen Touareg +0hrs 04m 02s
3. Mark Miller Volkswagen Touareg +0hrs 04m 12s
4. Nani Roma Mitsubishi Racing Lancer +0hrs 04m 15s
5. Giniel de Villiers Volkswagen Touareg +0hrs 10m 48s
6. Guerlain Chicherit BMW X3 CC +0hrs 11m 32s
Argentina-Chile Dakar 2009 - Positions after SS8:
1. Carlos Sainz Volkswagen Touareg 27hrs 29m 59s
2. Giniel de Villiers Volkswagen Touareg +0hrs 10m 57s
3. Mark Miller Volkswagen Touareg +0hrs 18m 05s
4. Nani Roma Mitsubishi Racing Lancer +0hrs 33m 31s
5. Robby Gordon Hummer H3 +1hrs 32m 01s
6. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan Navara +2hrs 57m 05s
Source: crash.net
Photos of Vandeyne, Kuipers (also pictured above) and De Rooy
Images: ©willyweyens-rallyworld
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