New names dominated the Dakar Rally from start off-to-finish this year – MINI getting the most apparent with a one-2, but also Iveco broke the EasternBlockstranglehold on the truck section. Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel won his tenth Dakar (six on motorcycles, 4 in automobiles) ahead of MINI teammate Nani Roma (a prior motorbike winner). MINI’s new proprietor BMW need to be delighted to add the world’s hardest race to its illustrious heritage, even if that MINI looks a tad even bigger than your common Countryman…
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