The race moved back to Djerba with picturesque stage
The penultimate leg of Fenix Rally 2024 sent back the competitors to Djerba. The track started in the east direction of Ksar Ghilane and offered mainly fast gravel tracks, some parts of dry chott terrains and a little bit sand in the end. In the menu there were 296 kilometers, 202 of which are competitive, split on two timed sections.
This time we start with the SSV class, because there were the changes. Even Severn Paul (№438, Polaris) was the fastest on the stage, it was Alexander Parpottas (№430, Polaris) who, finished on second place, is the new overall leader after the penultimate day of Fenix Rally 2024. The pilot from UK has more than 7 minutes advance to Herve Guillaume (№429, Can-Am) from France and everything will be decided in the last kilometers of the marathon. Marc Bonnafoix (№415, Can-Am) is also in the mix, laying 10 minutes after the leader.
The stage win in the bike class went to Jurgis Rietmus (№10, KTM) from Latvia, but Sebastian Tocaben (№1, KTM) is on the way to the victory among the bikes, with strong advance to him rivals. Identical situation among the ATVs, where his compatriot Gerome Pla (№23, Polaris) set the fastest time and has no less than huge advance a day before the finish.
Jerome Pelichet (№215) and his 2WD desert bolide Optimus were once again the fastest on the way to Djerba, leaving the competition far behind. The daily triumph was for the Romanian driver Cristi Movila (№221) and his Hummer H3 Evo. And absolutely no changes in the truck class where Paolo Calabria and his rally truck MAN were once again the fastest.
The very last stage of Fenix Rally 2024 will offer short stage, with all types of ground, sandy, chott, gravel, some small “camel grass” fields and scenic gravel rocky part just before the finish by the seaside… There are 136 kilometers of timed section, after which will know (or confirm) who are the new kings of the desert.
Source RBI / Fenix Rally
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