Video Highlights of MINI’s Epic Dakar Rally Win

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  1. Nathan

    Nathan Founder

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_tNMdR-gc0&hd=1[/ame]

    Last January MINI pulled off perhaps the biggest win in it’s Motorsports resume since the 60′s with the a first place at the epic Dakar. Sure MINI did it in a dedicated off-road race car (the only real way to win Dakar for many years) but the effort and results speak for themselves. A race like Dakar is not easily finished much less won. And for experienced X-raid Motorsports it could just be the start of a long run of successful MINI Dakar campaigns.

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    Please!

    How much of a victory can it be when you get your main rival disqualified?
     
  3. Steve

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    I wonder when Gordon's appeal will be heard. Maybe it already has been and I haven't seen the result? If he wins the appeal and the disqualification is overturned then he'll get to keep the 5th place overall finish he earned on outright pace.

    As to the video, nicely done. I'd love to see a much longer one of the same quality featuring all the competitors.....but without the quotes and narration.
     

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