He Polish Erik Goczal (Energylandia Rally Team) and his co-pilot, the Catalan Oriol Menawas disqualified this Saturday from Dakar Challenger category for the introduction of the carbon clutch, one element is not permitted.
Goczal and Mena lead the general classification with 1 hour, 2 minutes and 18 seconds in second place, the American. Mitchell Guthrie (Taurus)new quiz leader, who will face his second week of competition this Sunday.
This event benefits the Spanish Cristina Gutiérrez (Red Bull Off Road)which went from being third, one hour and 26 minutes behind the leader, to being second, 24 minutes and 16 seconds behind the new leader.
Goczal, 19 years old, became one of the big surprises in the first week of Dakar 2024, a fact he confirmed after the sixth stage, the queen stage of the rally, where he not only reached his lead in the general . light prototypes classification, but finished fifth in the car category.
The very young Polish driver is in fact ninth in the overall ranking of all four-wheeled vehicles, after his fifth position on Friday.
However, he will not be able to leave this Sunday for Al Duwadimi, in the south of Saudi Arabia, nor will his uncle. Michal Goczal (Energylandia Rally Team)from the same team and disqualified for the same reason, when he was sixth overall.
Source: La Verdad
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