KTM like that Edgar Canet gain experience and learn what a Dakarthat there is no more pressure than that, to make number 1 for the future. And boy does he achieve it. The child from The Garriga He learns quickly, with incredible spirit for a youngster his age, and shows amazing speed with the world’s best, professional drivers with a lot of success behind them.
In the marathon stage, without engine assistance at the end of the first day (stage 4), Edgar had to add another experience to his short career. He needs to know how to fix his rear tire.
After a difficult phase, with a long and hard first part of the rockEdgar Canet arrived with a large cut on the right rear tirethe tires now in Dakar are not inflated, but with ‘mousse’, an anti-puncture paste, and that explains why Edgar could reach the end of stage 4 with that puncture in his rear tire .
He is not in his camp because it is not allowed. I have one hour to fix the damage and I’m out of tires. He had to fix the rear tire as best he could to tackle the 429 km of special and 64 of link with that damage to the rear tire, that is also rubber what is the traction when accelerating.
So, Edgar likes former KTM Toby Pricefix it with some zip ties. He pressed the cut part together with the rest of the tire to take its original shape, hoping the flanges would withstand the harshness of the terrain without breaking. In addition, the flange can add some tread to the tire to get more grip.
“On the rocks, it was difficult for me to adapt. He filmed with Van Beveren and Tobías. I had to adjust the bike a little. The rear tire seemed to have a good gash and I had to be careful if there were fast places . But overall, it’s going to be a long stage, 450 km.”argument. “I have time to fix. I have an hour and I use 40 minutes alone, a lot of time. “I tried to do as much as possible”added the young pilot.
In his Dakarian debut, as leader of Rally2 and at the doors of the Top-10 of the general classification, MacGyver Canet wants to continue at his best.
Source: La Verdad
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