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The 31st edition of the Dakar was a true sporting event. During two weeks, teams from around the world toured local provinces and Chile in search of glory. The national pilot Patronelli finished in second place.
The Dakar Rally Argentina - Chile 2009 spent two weeks of competition history. Carried out for the first time in South America, the career of the world's largest rally was the scene Trasandinos various national and roads, a journey of over 9500 kilometers. , Surrounded by majestic mountains, plains, rivers, dunes, etc .-, pilots had to complete fourteen stages across ten argentina provinces and some Chilean cities, arriving at Buenos Aires, culminating point of the 31st edition of the Dakar Rally adventure .
The development of competition in Argentina was followed by a crowd of spectators, who was accompanied at all stages of the pilots in their journey. Besides the public outcry as it passed through each province integrating the journey, the competitors were welcomed in Buenos Aires and ovations by thousands of people who enjoyed the spectacular arrival and departure of vehicles to the city. At the time of closure, the public also attended the ceremony at La Rural, where the winning teams rose to the podium to receive the coveted trophy so.
The winners of the competition in four categories, were: Spanish Marc Coma on motorcycles, the South African Giniel De Villiers in autos, Czech Josef Machacek in quadricycles and Russian Firdaus Kabirov in trucks. For their part, several competitors Argentines met a remarkable performance, especially, including the work of Mark Patronelli in category quad. The pilot was born in Las Flores to complete a historic performance in the second position of the competition, triumphing in three of the fourteen stages and remain in positions of leadership in all of them. Another pilot who met Argentine was a great performance Eduardo Alan, who was able to overcome several problems during the race -as have been lost in the dunes of El Nihuil, in Mendoza-, and complete the test with his bike. It is also to highlight the work of Andres Junco, Andres Memi and Rube Miti, other motorcyclists Argentines managed to complete this demanding competition.
The Dakar Rally Argentina - Chile 2009 was transmitted on television in nearly 190 countries, with coverage of over 200 journalists from all over the world. Also, the 500 teams that started from Buenos Aires-starting the traditional rally-end managed competition 271 vehicles, 113 motorcycles, 91 cars, 54 trucks and 13 quads. The data highlights the need for the race, which meets every year to pilots rally in the world.
Finally, the success of the Dakar Rally Argentina - Chile 2009 point to that next year the country will again host the traditional competition.
