A race vehicle is seen in the Base Naval Mar del Plata during scrutineering for the 2012 Dakar Rally on December 30, 2011 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The rally was started in Mar Del Plata in Argentina before heading through Chile to finish in Lima, Peru on January 15. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

The burning car of Alfie Cox of South Africa and co-driver Jurgen Schroder sits in the sand dunes during stage one of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Mar Del Plata to Santa Rosa de la Pampa on January 1, 2012 in Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Robbie Gordon of the USA drives his Hummer through the sand dunes on stage one of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Mar Del Plata to Santa Rosa de la Pampa on January 1, 2012 in Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Pieter Versluis of The Netherlands drives his MAN truck through a stream during stage one of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Mar Del Plata to Santa Rosa de la Pampa on January 1, 2012 in Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Franz Echter of Germany drives around the burning car of Jose Antonio Blangion of Argentina during stage one of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Mar Del Plata to Santa Rosa de la Pampa on January 1, 2012 in Santa Rosa de la Pampa, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar jumps over a sand dune in his Hummer on stage two of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Santa Rosa to San Rafael on January 2, 2012 in San Rafael, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Nani Roma of Spain drives his Mini over a sand dune on stage two of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Santa Rosa to San Rafael on January 2, 2012 in San Rafael, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Ronan Chabot of France drives his SMG over a sand dune on stage two of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Santa Rosa to San Rafael on January 2, 2012 in San Rafael, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Erik Wevers of The Netherlands drives his Mitsubishsi over a sand dune during stage two of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Santa Rosa to San Rafael on January 2, 2012 in San Rafael, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Mark Corbett of South Africa drives over a sand dune during stage two of the 2012 Dakar Rally from Santa Rosa to San Rafael on January 2, 2012 in San Rafael, Argentina. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)