After outperforming his 63rd position start and running at 1th/12th for most of the race, problems have slowed BJ Baldwin at the end of the special and he finishes 28th.
They may be wearing shorts and shades but with cars to attend to, media interviews and strategies to plan, the teams haven't broken out the beach towels just yet.
Car issues again intervened with Team Opel Dakar, forcing them to turn around and return to the start before making the long trek into Senegal for tomorrow's finale in Dakar.