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Stage 13 show is up and ready to rock. Today we cover stage 13 from the 2023 Dakar Rally and, unbelievably, the race is actually closer, again. After a big day in the dunes, the leaders of the overall classification are separated by a mere 12 seconds. Third place is a minute-and-a-half back from the lead. We've never seen a Dakar Rally so close. And tomorrow's final stage will be a ripper with racers starting in reverse order and absolutely sending it for 130km into the final podium. It's a heated race between KTM teammates Toby Price (leading) and Kevin Benavides. Benavides took the stage win today, his first of the rally, and Toby has been in absolute control the entire two weeks of the race. Third place is American Skyler Howes, who lost a little time today but is still within striking distance.

We also saw a new racer on the stage podium today with Michael Docherty taking second. A great ride!

Today we hear directly from Toby Price, Skyler Howes, Michael Docherty, Adrian VanBeveren, Pablo Quintanilla, Jacob Argubright, and Miriam Pol.

Available time to make up isn't a lot tomorrow, but anything can happen! It's going to be intense and, somewhat scary.

Thanks for listening!

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Today's KLIM Dakar Rally Daily show from Stage 12 is here and we are blown away by how close the front of the race continues to be. 

Amazing rides at the front of the race today shook the results up and turned predictability on its head. But, the front three contenders are still in control and the time gaps are someone staying unbelievably tight. We're talking less than three minutes separating the top three, 28-second gap between the top two!

That's right, 28 seconds is the gap at the top of this Dakar Rally.

We hear directly from stage bosses Daniel Sanders and Toby Price as they represent Australia with big pride at the front of the race today, delivering crazy strong performances in the dunes. Skyler Howes steals some internet access and sends us an update from the last few stages, as well. Great to hear from you, Skyler!

Finally, our on-the-ground man with the microphone, Ashley House brings us two quick interviews today. First up is Technical Director at the KTM group for Rally Stefan Huber, who we've talked to before, but never during a Dakar quite like this. Then, House takes us to the Original by Motul class and gets the two front runners, who are separated by less than three minutes for the win, in a dual-interview full of drama! Ok, not really, but it is entertaining to hear directly from the gladiators of Dakar.

More fun and great race insight on today's show. Enjoy!

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Stage 10 wrapped up today with top contenders using the relatively short distance to strategically place them in ideal starting order for the next stages. Front runners keep a close gap on the overall rankings with the top three seperated by only two minutes!

Hero Motorsports' Ross Branch took his second stage win of the rally today, with Honda's Adrien VanBeveren and Rally2 competitor Michael Docherty rounding out the podium. Tomorrow, they'll be on the defense as they head into the dunes with a lot of time to lose on the table.

Hear from overall leader Kevin Benavides today in the show as well as Skyler Howes, Toby Price, Luciano Benavides, and Romain Dumontier (Rally2 class leader).

Plus, we check in with Original by Motul race leader Charan Moore as he swaps an engine! And, we check in with Kirsten Landman as she gets her bike ready for the days ahead. The true gladiators of the sport here!

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Dakar Rally Daily is produced and edited by Jesse Ziegler, and hosted by Quinn Cody and Jesse Ziegler.

Toby Price needs little introduction to die-hard Dakar Rally fans. He's a two-time winner on the Red Bull Factory KTM Rally Team and is probably the only dude to win a Dakar Rally with a broken wrist. He's also just generally an absolute beast on a motorcycle with almost ten Dakar Rally events under his belt. He's had a few injury DNF's but otherwise he's only missed the podium one year when getting to the end. That year was 2022, so he's looking for redemption in 2023.

We infiltrated the Factory KTM California training and testing program and cornered Price in a Barstow, California hotel in-between 200-mile road book training days. We have a great chat with the Australian and cover his rally racing career, upcoming strategy for new Dakar rules, the Kurt Caselli factor in becoming the champion he is, and get down-and-dirty inside the KTM 450 Factory Rally bike development.

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Dakar Rally Daily is produced and edited by Jesse Ziegler, and hosted by Quinn Cody and Jesse Ziegler.