Dakar Rally 2011
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In For Service
The race is a test of the endurance capacity of the racers and their machines. Crews play a critical role in ensuring that the vehicles can maintain function, let alone speed. Here, mechanics work on a car after the end of stage 5 in Camp Iquique, Chile.
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