The final part of the race
The unforeseen battle started in the GOBI desert!
-The battle of PAJERO of Mitsubishi, RANDCRUISER of Toyota , TERRANO of Nissan -
ETAP-5 The top was No.105 Yokokawa & Takeshita PAJERO Mitsubishi (Team CAR GRAPHIC) The record was 41hrs. 51 min. 43 sec.
The second was No.100 Watanabe & Saito, RANDCRUISER of Toyota , (Team AES), The record was 42hrs. 38 min. 08 sec.
The third was No.102 Hasemi & Takama, TERRANO Nissan, (Team HASEMI MOTOR SPORT), The record was 43hrs. 13 min. 50 sec.
before Start
Hasemi & Takama team was running splendidly at the top. They seemed that they could leave others far behind. However, their supporting car, No. 103 Hayashi & Suzumura, TERRANO Nissan (Team HASEMI MOTOR SPORT), retired. Besides, Hasemi & Takama were penalized for three hours since they did not go through a check point.
Yokokawa & Takeshita reached the ETAP-5 goal with the delay of 1 hr. 19 min. 52 sec., but they were at the top for total.
Each team has some kind of lack or trouble, so now they are fighting to survive. To whom does the goddess of Victory smile?
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