"Hurricane Marc Coma? Arras to 3,000 meters

Pilot Insurance Company AMV Marc Coma (KTM), left this morning Fiambalá broken heart, after the difficult day yesterday, but the guts and determination, characteristic of a born winner, completely shielded his great performance. Coma leads from the early stages of the grueling stage today that linked the towns of Fiambala and Copiapo, at no point did not leave anything or anyone, could take away, which for him meant a direct response to adversity yesterday clouded his natural shine. In the CP1 located 38 km off the stage, Marc crossed over in the first position and a difference of 5 seconds before his true rival, and leader in the general standings, Frenchman Cyril Despres (KTM). The pilot AMV, do not let his guard down at any time, indeed, its meteoric rate was rising and progressive, so that at CP2 located at km 111, had already taken 2 minutes to their French rivals. The stage, winding its rapid onset and later became the turning point that the pilot AMV deserved craved. His great pilot, a bombproof concentration, and a wild desire to shine have aimed directly at its eighth victory in a stage of the Dakar.

The bravery of the pilot froze the organization's time trial in 1 hour 46 minutes and 58 seconds. The runner-up David Casteu (YAMAHA), a pilot who yesterday got off his own bike to help the pilot AMV, crossed the finish line with a gap of 2 minutes and 4 seconds. Despres (KTM) was third with a difference of 5 minutes and 18 seconds over the recent winner of today's test, the pilot AMV Marc Coma. His teammate, the great promise of the Dakar and pilot AMV, Jordi Viladoms, who after the dramatic fall yesterday said goodbye to all his hopes for the ordeal, partly cautiously asked the doctors of the organization even had time to celebrate, with great affection, now deserved victory won by his teammate Marc Coma. Today's stage, between the towns of Fiambala and Copiapo, was characterized as one of the longest stages of this 2010 edition. Even so, the organization was forced to cut, about 40 km, the journey. The pilots, who had to circumvent a vertical drop of 2,000 meters, have completed the stage exhausted after so much effort.

Tomorrow, I expect another marathon session with a special of 483 km.

The AMV teammate Henk Kniuman 1, was able to maintain a good pace throughout the day, a fact that allowed him to make a big comeback, started from the 35th position. In the end, came eighteenth in the town of Copiapo with a time of 2 hours 0 minutes and 46 seconds. Technical problems prevented yesterday AMV pilots could show all his worth, have fallen behind. Tomorrow the tour will take a lot of reliability at all engine mounts members of the world's toughest rally. MARC COMA Pilot AMV: "Today has been a very hard stage and difficult but I came out strong from the start with a single obsession: to win. The team has done a great job, especially the mechanics, who were, until late at night, looking for solutions to problems that prevented us from being out yesterday. Despite the adversity we have risked and the rally has gone well. Has finally reached the tipping point we wanted and now begins another career, that of the comeback. I am very motivated and eager to go again tomorrow. We have managed to maintain progression and should be very happy because today's stage was really complicated.

Tomorrow we will be more conservative and basically we will just keep the mechanics, because the stage is very similar to yesterday. I want to dedicate this victory to my friend and team mate Jordi Viladoms..? KNIUMAN HENK Pilot AMV: "It seems that things are put in place. I must be happy because today started from the 35th position and after a nice comeback I've been able to recover many positions in general. Now my main focus lies in being as close as possible to Marc Coma, Jordi Viladoms and unfortunately can not. On one hand I'm happy to acquire this responsibility even though I feel bad for George. I hope to keep up. I feel very comfortable with the bike and the team so hopefully tomorrow we can repeat a performance like today?. Jordi Arcarons Team Manager: "What we have done Marc is awesome. We must bear in mind that we are talking about a complicated stage in which drivers make a difference with the front is almost impossible and Marc, has not only overcome the stage, but it has done over a difference of 5 minutes with a pilot the likes of Cyril Despres.

In these stages so complicated and difficult to negotiate is when you really a great driver makes the difference. Marc drove like a hurricane, it is surprising that with the adverse conditions he has grown pointing this way. I do not wonder because I am aware that it is capable of this and more, but sometimes, are details that may go unnoticed to most people. It was a show of pure talent. And if the organization had not trimmed the stage, taking into account the pace was, I think the difference would have folded. Henk has also done a great job today and sure to be a great support for Marc in the coming days?