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Variawa defies Dakar odds
South Africa's Dakar Rally rookie heroes Shameer Variawa and Zaheer Bodhanya are still in the race in spite of a chaotic second half of the marathon stage on Friday.
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What | Dakar 2019 Day 5 Report |
Where | Arequipa, Peru |
When | Friday 11 January 2019 |
Community | International |
Shameer, Zaheer ready to race to finish
South Africa’s Dakar Rally rookie heroes Shameer Variawa and Zaheer Bodhanya are still in the race in spite of a chaotic second half of the marathon stage on Friday. The SVR Red Lined Nissan Navara duo was one of several to be caught out in the desert when fog set in Friday afternoon, but they made it to the Arequipa bivouac delighted to have finished their first week in what is essentially a brand new car.