Dakar 2020: In the face of adversity, SRT teams are still as determined

Everything schuss in the dunes! Today there is no need to properly clean the windshields before departure, neither the CR6 nor the SRT buggy had them. So both two crews fitted masks like bikers, covered themselves well and set off to attack the 379 km of special. On the program for the day, dunes and sand.

If Mathieu Serradori and Fabian Lurquin had no major mechanical problems to repair last night at the Parc Fermé, Jean-Rémy Bergounhe and Jean Brucy had to use the D system a bit to restore their car.

But whatever, the goal is to rally Haradh at all costs. A few grains of sand were not going to stop them

“Today we did not take any risks. We managed the stage well, the main thing was to reach the bivouac. This Dakar was rich in twists and turns, we went through all the states. Of course, without yesterday's rollover, we could have imposed another pace. But without the windshield, 10th place on this 11th stage remains a very good performance. A race with a mask, I found the sensations of a biker, ” said Mathieu Serradori at the finish

This is a real feat for the 2nd crew of the SRT. With a well-taped buggy and both masked, Jean-Rémy and Jean managed to finish 17th of the day and thus came back 19th overall. 

“We have done our part of the job, now we make way for the mechanics who are going to have a lot to do. These good results are the work of the entire SRT team. A long night ahead, but the last of a great adventure."

Source SRT