Luck was not in favor of Eduard Pons and Jaume Betriu this Sunday, the eve of Epiphany. In fact, the duo from Lleida have been experiencing technical problems in the Taurus T3 Max of the Nasser Racing team since the start of their second Dakar adventure. After an outstanding first day in which they achieved 11th position in Challenger, in the 48-hour time trial they have encountered new setbacks that have tarnished their good performance. After passing kilometer 521, where the “B” rest area is located, he is in 15th place provisionally overall in his category and 21st in the stage.
In the initial section of the day, the Pons Rallysport has started with great pace and quickly positioned itself among the first of its category, and even came close to the Top 5. However, mechanical problems began to take their toll. An electric fan failure caused the engine to overheat, forcing the team to stop to repair the car and lose valuable time.
Despite this setback, the team did not give up and kept going, but soon faced another problem: the brakes started to fail and they had to slow down considerably until they reached the “B” rest area, the second of the six set up by the organization, where they will have to spend the night in the middle of the desert. In addition, the format of this stage makes things even more complicated for the team, as they have no assistance and will have to repair the Taurus with their own means.
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Source: Pons Rallysport / Mediagé Comunicación
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