“The start was very interesting. After the first right turn – minus the left rear tyre. We changed. For the next left turn – minus the right rear tyre. Obviously the technicians sent us to the track with a pressure of the tires too low. Someone will have to give a damn”, joked the runner after the finish line.
The problem is not the stones, but the low pressure
In a press release, V. Žala notes that he himself needs to get used to using new tires with a larger diameter. According to the athlete, the most disappointing thing is that this time the tires were also removed after hitting the rocks.
“The grip was very good, similar to that of a classic rally track. And we didn’t really disturb anything, we just hear a “puff” and see that the pressure sensor shows zero. That’s how we trained in the prologue by changing the And the first change wasn’t very smooth: we had scheduled the training session after the prologue,” said the athlete, who was practicing next to the machine, about the challenges.
At the end of the speed section, the “Teltonika Racing” crew still had to race a buggy. According to V. Žala, the rival probably didn’t get a warning about the car approaching from behind, so for a while both drove side by side as in a “drift” race.
He will ask you to change your starting position
Athletes on the priority list have the option to change their starting position in the rally marathon. The Lithuanian team will have to exploit this forehand unexpectedly soon, because a long stretch of speed with sand and stones awaits on Sunday. However, the final decision rests with the organizers, who will not necessarily accept the request received.
“There will be no shortage of stones, it will be narrow, so overtaking slower participants will be problematic. We will definitely use the opportunity to adjust the starting position. And by the way, the first 11 kilometers of the marathon are bad, nothing terrible,” summed up V Žala.
The fastest on Saturday was exactly eight minutes with the hybrid”Audi RS Q e-tron E2″ Mattias Esktrom, who completed the full course. The Swede was just a second ahead of his first Dakar winner who is still chasing the title Sebastian Loebwho drives one of the four “Prodrive Soccer playerSUVs.
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