The Spanish pilot Lawrence Santolino (Sherco) finished this Wednesday second in the fourth stage of the Rally Morocco Desert Challengecontested at 373 kilometers and resolved by victory for his colleague, the Portuguese Rui Gonçalveswho was in charge of the general.
After his victory yesterday and the previous one, the man from Salamanca led the test until kilometer 88, but there were some navigational errors that caused him to lose some time before reaching the finish line in Foum Zguid, although he has in the last three episodes. to recover the 3.27 minutes that the Portuguese had an advantage.
“In the dune areas I tried to push hard, there were 40 kilometers of dunes and I got close. 40 kilometers from the end I got confused, there was a fork on the right and I made a mistake. We were going to go many kilometers deep, I concentrated on the dangers , but Rui did a good job and it took me two or three minutes again and I had to attack hard again in the last 30 kilometers. We were almost equal”, said the man from Salamanca.
This Thursday, the fifth stage will be held, over 335 kilometers and on a terrain where the old Paris-Dakar routes are located, where Rui Gonçalves will start as the leader, followed by Lorenzo Santolino and the Spanish Pol Tarrés (Yamaha) , who distanced himself. in 37.54 minutes.
Source: La Verdad
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