Rallye du Maroc 2022: Good feeling for Erik van Loon in fourth stage in Morocco, Anja van Loon happy at the finish line

After more than 110 kilometers in the fourth stage of the Rallye du Maroc there is a mandatory break for all competitors. During this break, Erik van Loon and Sébastien Delaunay notice oil leaking from the Toyota Hilux. They decide not to take any risks with the car and drive back to the bivouac via the road. At that point they are 5th in the test which makes for a good feeling.

"It went top again today," says Erik. "At the end of the test yesterday we already heard some strange noises and in the bivouac it turned out that some oil was leaking. That had gotten worse at the break, so we decided it would be smarter to drive back via the road. After all, next week is the Andalucia Rally, so we can't take the risk. Again we rode very well, had a flat tire, but then we are still just fifth. Yesterday we changed the suspension and it made a big difference. The car feels top notch, so I am satisfied with that."

Erik van Loon does still start in the fifth and final stage. "In the bivouac we are going to see how the car is and what we can fix. We prefer to drive as much as possible so we will definitely try tomorrow. We've shown this rally that we can keep up with the top, so I'm definitely looking forward to it!"

The penultimate stage starts for Anja van Loon and Lisette Bakker with the search for a waypoint. "It was immediately difficult, we looked for the waypoint for a long time. Of course we could drive on and take a penalty, but you don't really want that. So we decided to search anyway and eventually we found it. Then we took another puncture. But actually it went pretty well, we got to the finish line again. Tomorrow the last stage, we are looking forward to it!"

The final stage of the Rallye du Maroc brings the participants back from Tan Tan in Agadir. The test is 290 kilometers long.

Automatic translation from the original Dutch version
Source Van Loon Racing