After three days with specials that covered 100 km, the competitors in the Mission 1000 category today completed a somewhat shorter route, 77 timed kilometers, which consisted of a first sector with sandy terrain and some dunes, and a faster second part, to finish in an area of more complicated dunes.
The Spanish trio, which was the fastest in its category and is, for the moment, the only one that has achieved an extra bonus for completing a special at a time that is 10% lower than the reference set by the organization, has been The few who have completed the stage, which has brought a route from Al Salamiya to Al-Hofuf in a total of 521 km.
In this way, the team confirms the good performance of its truck, powered by a mixture of Hydrogen and HVO (renewable diesel made from hydrotreated vegetable oil). “At first we found steep dunes, but in the final part they were really complicated, which is why it was a very beautiful time. Furthermore, we had to keep opening the track, practically without a hitch, but we maintained a very good rhythm throughout the special. Again, we are happy with the result, we only made a mistake in the final part, but we corrected it afterwards”, explained the pilot, Jordi Juvanteny.
Created, the copilot, has detailed the problem he suffered and why he couldn't stop the chronometer with an even better record: “At the end we missed a little because we had passed a waypoint and we had to go back, but We didn’t waste much time and we managed to cross the goal in a satisfactory way.”
This 10 million dollar period will take place on the fifth day of Dakar, while the Mission 1000 teams will not carry out any timed route, only the link between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah.
Automatic translation of the Spanish version available on www.todoterreno.pt
Source: KH-7 ECOVERGY Team
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