Dakar 2021: Bahrain Raid Xtreme gets its first taste do Dakar Dakar Rally 2021

Dakar 2021: Bahrain Raid Xtreme gets its first taste do Dakar Dakar Rally 2021

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Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) made its debut in the Dakar Rally2021, taking on stage one of the iconic race, that would see Sebastien Loeb andNani Roma drive the 623km from Jeddah to Bisha.

Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena, in the #305 Hunter,started the stage 10th on the road, but suffered a series ofpunctures early on due to the rocky conditions. The delays contributed to 24 minutesbeing conceded to the stage winner, completing the route to Bisha in 03h 30’10,putting Loeb in 22nd place going into the second day.

In contrast, Spaniard Nani Roma, and French co-driver Alex Winocq,in car number 311, set out from Jeddah 15th on the road butcompleted the stage in 03h 15’35; consistently climbing up the rankings at eachwaypoint, finishing in sixth.

Commenting after the first stage of the Dakar Rally 2021, SebastienLoeb said: “

Today was one of the hardest stages I have had in the Dakar. We hadour first puncture in a fast section of the stage, then shortly afterwards asecond and a third puncture, so had to slow slightly, but thankfully I knewNani was not far behind, in case we had another one. The car itself was greatand no problems, so to lose just 24 minutes is a positive, given thedifficulties we had. We will continue to push for the rest of the Dakar andanything is possible.”

Nani Roma said: “It was a difficult day, and a challengingstage, but we are happy. We are feeling more confident each day, with Alex andI improving. The Hunter performed well on its first Dakar stage, so the signsare positive. For the next stage, we have open desert, which I am lookingforward to; I really enjoy this type of driving, so it is going to be excitingto see how the car responds and performs.”

The second stage of the Dakar Rally 2021 will see Loeb andRoma leave Bisha for Wadi Ad-Dawasir for the first dunes of the race. Thedrivers will face 685km of driving (228km road and 457 special stage), on astage that will test the cars and drivers with long stretches of open desertand sandy tracks.

Source Bahrain Raid Xtreme

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