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Rallye du Maroc 2024: Day 2 - Koen Wauters advances in Morocco
Koen Wauters and Kurt Keysers (Toyota Hilux) got through the second stage of the Rally of Morocco came through well. The duo finished 66th out of all four-wheelers (cars, SSVs, trucks) and 30th car. In the standings, that translates into 69th place overall and 30th car.
The second stage began and ended as on Monday in Zagora, with the difference that Tuesday's stage on Tuesday was 267 km long with a total of 158 km of liaison ride to be covered. At 10.44am local time, Koen and Kurt left the bivouac towards the start where they started their stage at 12:24 p.m. local time. As on Monday, they were treated to a varied stage with a course that suffered greatly from the heavy rainfall of the past few days. rainfall of the past few days. “It showed,” said Koen Wauters. “Tracks washed out by the water and then plowed through by all our predecessors. We also ate a lot of dust today. The conclusion of the day is that we are still suffering the consequences of Sunday's flat tire are still with us. From the 109th starting place tomorrow it will go to place 66th. Not only does that save over 40 cars, it also saves itself some time so that you can get an earlier start and it's not so hot at that time either.”
The sun was out again, although the general feeling was that it was less warm than Monday and there was a little more wind. “Compared to yesterday we started a little more conservatively today started the stage so I could start the dunes fresher. That was the right choice. In the dunes we lost some time looking for a waypoint, but in the end we found them all. Again, the navigation was very good! We got stuck once on a crest of a dune because I didn't attack enough on the ascent of that dune. We just barely got there and so we had to shovel, the sand plates came out of the trunk and then about five minutes later to continue our ride. After the dunes, we were able to ride through and felt more comfortable as well. After two rides, the dust is off again for me and we are ready for the rest of the rally. We are almost where we belong. After tomorrow that should be good,” says Koen Wauters.
On Wednesday a 328 km stage and no less than 360 km liaison ride. The Zagora bivouac will be exchanged for that of Mengoub-Bouârfa.
Automatic translation of the Dutch version
Source: Feryn Dakar Sport
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