He had just finished second in a weekend rally race, two seconds behind first place.

他在刚刚结束的周末汽车拉力赛中名列第二，仅落后第一名2秒钟。

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The rough, part-gravel road to the top of Pikes Peak is the route of the annual International Hill Climb rally, an annual auto and motorcycle race.

通往派克峰顶逢粗糙、部分砾石路面就是是一年一度的国际山道竞赛路线——一年一度的汽车和摩托车竞赛。

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Listen to a commentary on a horse race or a car rally and you will find that the commentator can hardly keep up with himself as he tries to keep pace with the events he is witnessing.

听一场赛马或汽车比赛的评论，你会发现评论员几乎都跟不上自己的速度，因为他要努力跟上他所看到的项目的进行速度。

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Since the first race in 1978, 48 people have been killed during the rally and last May race organisers announced new measures to better protect competitors and spectators.

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The confusion arose because the rally organisers initially said the race would be run under the old rules - and only announced the switch after entries had been accepted.

BBC: 1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt

He had realised his passion since 2009 when he took part in the Morocco Rally, followed by a 4th place in the 2011 Africa Race and a 7th place finish in the Tunisia Rally.

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