US EditionU.S. driver Guthrie leads Dakar after stage three sweep for Ford
Mitch Guthrie surged after the 167 km checkpoint to win stage three, leading a Ford sweep of the top five in a challenging 421 km Saudi desert loop.
- On Jan 6, Mitch Guthrie Jr won stage three, a 421-kilometer loop around AlUla, and took the overall lead as Ford Raptors swept the top five places.
- The four-hour stage three's difficult navigation and sandy canyons blew up the car rankings as punctures and crashes forced withdrawals, affecting Sebastien Loeb and others running out of spare tyres.
- After the 167-kilometer checkpoint, Mitch Guthrie Jr surged to lead after 300 kilometers, and he said, `'We started at the back and Kellon killed it with the navigation,' said Guthrie.`
- As a result of the stage, Mitch Guthrie Jr leads narrowly over Martin Prokop, Czech driver, with Mattias Ekström, Sweden close behind, while Nasser Al-Attiyah fell to 10th, nearly 12 minutes back.
- Entering the marathon stage, Tuesday's hardest stage reshuffled standings and sets up a decisive marathon test for competitors, with the fourth stage from Al Ula and an overnight bivouac.
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Rallying-U.S. driver Guthrie leads Dakar after stage three sweep for Ford
Jan 6 - Ford Raptors filled the top five places in the Dakar Rally as American Mitch Guthrie Jr won the third 421km stage in Saudi Arabia, his first victory in the top car category, and took the overall lead on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ford Raptors filled the top five places in the Dakar Rally as American Mitch Guthrie Jr won the third 421km stage in Saudi Arabia, his first victory in the top car category, and took the overall lead on Tuesday.
Ford Raptors Dominate as Mitch Guthrie Jr. Wins Stage Three in Dakar Rally | Sports-Games
Mitch Guthrie Jr. clinched victory in the Dakar Rally's third stage, leading a Ford Raptor sweep in Saudi Arabia. Despite challenges like punctures affecting top competitors, Guthrie excelled in navigation and performance, securing a narrow lead over Martin Prokop. In motorcycles, Tosha Schareina triumphed while Daniel Sanders maintained the overall lead.
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US driver Guthrie wins first major Dakar Rally stage and takes overall lead
Mitch Guthrie has won his first major Dakar Rally stage and leads overall for the first time after a stunning second half drive in the Saudi desert.
Mitch Guthrie has been the winner of Stage 3 of this Tuesday, January 6, of the Dakar and becomes the leader in the general standings. Mayos Kings did not bring the desired gifts to the Spaniards, but they did bring a good cut of minutes in the general standings. In this sense, Carlos Sainz is fourth and Nani Roma fifth. Guthrie has won, which has given a great exhibition with his Ford to his teammates. Martin Prokop follows 2:27, Guy Botterill …
After a third stage in which everything went perfect, Ford has lived a nefarious day on the Dakar: Mattias Ekström (26’), Carlos Sainz (27’), Nani Roma (29’), and above all, the winner and leader of Tuesday Mitch Guthrie (43’), have left a ‘sangria’ of minutes in a fourth stage that is also in marathon format, so tonight they will not have attendances. South African Henk Lategan, current runner-up of the rally, has given an important ‘zarpazo’ t…
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