Rally OiLibya du Maroc stage 4
The rally made its second stop in the Chegaga for an original crossing and spectacular in two loops of 160km with neutralized assistance of 30’ for all competitors. It starts without further delay in off-track through a small erg of little tricky dunes with some crossings to reach a fast and technical track. Ideal to make sure everything is in order to attack the main dish of the Rally OiLibya du Maroc 2010! Km 56, it is hard at work against the big dunes of Erg which must be climbed and sometimes jumped, as the ridges are broken. Welcome to the roller coaster! The pilots must be talented to overcome the mountains of more or less soft sand, the co-pilots will have to be the best during 20km to hope validating the WPM. The GPS will be activated down to less than 400 meters from the Waypoint often hidden by the dunes. The CP1 will act as a magistrate, after bad little dunes and multiple traps.
Time for a visa in the time card and the rally goes towards the great oued, always tricky to navigate as the sand is soft and the heat warm. After leaving the long river of sand, return to the west is more peaceful, despite some small dunes and sand spits that mask the track and slow the pace.
The second round will certainly be easier in terms of navigation, but probably more difficult to cross after the passage of the caravan rally! You will understand, this step is the most difficult of the rally, demanding in terms of drving and terribly distressing for co-pilots.
Interviews
- Stéphane Peterhansel (Fra/BMW X3 #300) : “We decided on giving it a blast today, All went accordingly and on the second loop we tested some of the equipment”
- Guerlain Chicherit (Fra/BMW X3 #302) : “Another Turbo issue today, Luckily we managed to fix between the loops, so the second time around was much better”
- Krzysztof Holowzcyc (Pol/BMW X3 #304) : ” A few rear suspension problems , nothing to stop a great stage, the battle with Leonid Novitsky was as intense as ever all through the day …”
- Léonid Novitsky (Rus/BMW X3 #301) : “Apart from getting stuck in the first loop all went seemingly well, Very satisfied with a second place”
- Patrick Sireyjol (Fra/Bowler Wildcat Cummins #313) : “We were fast on this portion but Pelichet is too fast for us…”
- Jérôme Pélichet (Fra/Springbok MD Rallye Sport #311) : ” The car suddenly stopped seven kms from the finish line in the first loop Pascal Thomasse helped us out and brought us back to the assistance, luckily the second loop went better … “
- Jean-Luc Blanchemain (Fra/Buggy MD Rallye Sport #305) : ” Fisrt private car behind the BMWs is quite a feat, We resolved our puncture problems by changing the tyres that we can easily deflate in the dunes … “
- Eric Bernard (Fra/Proto BMW X3 Trio II #312) : ” Pascal and me alternate on the wheel, as i prefer dunes , our car is doing really well, it’s a treat”
TRUCKS
- Elisabete Jacinto (Por/ MAN Oleoban #400) : ” Great day, I managed a second loop faster than the first I think the worst is over, but I would like to improve my overall position “
- Alain Coquelle (Fra/Renault Truck #402) : “We’ve been unlucky from the start, a chain of mechanical problems; today we finished the first loop, nevertheless”
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