DAKAR RALLY 2013

France's Christian Lavieille and co-pilot Jean-Michel Polato compete with their Proto Dessoude during the first stage of the Dakar Rally 2013 from Lima to Pisco January 5, 2013. (Photo by Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)

Husqvarna rider Joan Barreda Bort of Spain competes during the 1st stage. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

 Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-pilot Spain's Lucas Cruz compete with their Buggy during the 4th stage of the Dakar Rally 2013 from Nazca to Arequipa, January 8, 2013. (Photo by Franck Fife/Reuters)

A tent is blown away by strong gusts of wind as spectators watch the 1st stage near Pisco, Peru. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Totoya's Lucio Alvarez and co-driver Bernardo Graue of Argentina, left, and Yamaha's Todor Hristov of Bulgaria compete in the 1st stage. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

A helicopter casts a shadow on the ground as Yamaha rider David Casteu of France competes in the 2nd stage in Pisco, Peru. (Photo by Franck Fife/Associated Press)

Martin Van Den Brink, Peter Willemsen and Arjan Veenvliet from The Netherlands compete in the 2nd stage in Pisco. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Husqvarna rider Alessandro Botturi of Italy falls from his motorcycle as Honda rider Gerard Farres Guell of Spain races past him in the 3nd stage of the race. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

KTM rider Ferdinand Kreidl of Austria kicks up dust on his way up a mountain during the 4th stage. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Medics, helped by fans, evacuate Leonardo Martinez of Bolivia, who was injured after crashing with his quad during the 3nd stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Driver Robby Gordon of the U.S. looks at his overturned Hummer during the 4th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally. (Photo by Franck Fife/Associated Press)

Eduard Nikolaev, Sergey Savostin and Vladimir Rybakov of Russia race their Kamaz truck on a beach in the 4th stage. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Yamaha Paolo Sabbatucci of Italy, right, tries to get his motorcycle out of the sand as Yamaha teammate rider John Mckendrick of Chile waits for him during the 6th stage. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Argentine co-driver Bernardo Graue, left, and driver Lucio Alvarez, inside the vehicle, try to free their pick-up stuck on a dune during the 6th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-driver Timo Gottschalk of Germany compete during the 6th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Arica to Calama, Chile, Thursday, January 10, 2013. Sainz and Gottschalk abandoned the race due to an engine problem. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/AP Photo)

Ales Loprais of team Tatra competes in the special stage during day one of the of the 2013 Dakar Rally on January 5, 2013 in Pisco, Peru. (Photo by Shaun Botterill)

Robby Gordon's vehicle displays a personalized license plate on the back of his Hummer, parked at the Dakar Rally encampment in Salta, Argentina, at the end of the 7th stage on Friday, January 11. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)