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Lisbon, PORTUGAL: Volkswagen's drivers (from L) Finland's Ari Vatanen, US Mark Miller, South Africa's Giniel De Villiers and Spaniard Carlos Sainz pose 04 January 2007 in Lisbon during technical controls. The 29th edition of the Dakar rally will start next 06 January 2007 in Lisbon to end in Dakar on 21 January. AFP PHOTO DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images)

Lisbon, PORTUGAL: Volkswagen's drivers (from L) Finland's Ari Vatanen, US Mark Miller, South Africa's Giniel De Villiers and Spaniard Carlos Sainz pose 04 January 2007 in Lisbon during technical controls. The 29th edition of the Dakar rally will start next 06 January 2007 in Lisbon to end in Dakar on 21 January. AFP PHOTO DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images)
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