McRae makes second mark on Dakar

COLIN McRAE followed up his first-ever stage win on the Dakar Rally by taking second place yesterday.

The Scotsman, who achieved the impressive feat of winning a stage on his Dakar debut on Wednesday, continued his good form since nearly retiring from the event with transmission problems on his Nissan.

He was twice stuck in sand dunes last week and just managed to stay with the event into its final week.