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32 degrees of thermal sensation and 68% of humidity, welcomed the Chilean team made up of the pilot upon his arrival in the city of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia. Ignacio Casale and his navigator Alvaro Leon.
Both, after a long 35 hours of travel, are already locked in the hotel in preventive quarantine for 48 hours, for tomorrow Wednesday to take the first PCR and, if negative, enter the facilities of the Dakar Rally.
It is worth noting that Ignacio Casale surprised a few weeks ago, when he announced the news of his official signing in the team Tatra Buggyra Racing, with which the Red Bull athlete will experience what will be his 12th participation in the Dakar Rally aboard a powerful Tatra Phoenix truck.
“It was a very long, very tiring and exhausting journey, and where there is also the extra concern of not losing focus or doing anything unwise that could mean catching coronavirus, so that made it twice as exhausting. We are very expectant and with all the desire to be able to compete later “pointed out an enthusiastic Casale.
Regarding the 3 positive cases of COVID-19 that the Chilean team presented, the pilot acknowledged that “I heard the news when I was making a stopover in France, but the truth is that the 3 people who were positive did not even reach traveling or meeting with the rest of the team, therefore, there are no risks of contagion for us ”.
This Thursday 31 will be the final tests of Casale with his navigator Álvaro León and his mechanic David Hoffmann in the Tatra Phoenix truck, for Friday 1 and Saturday 2 January to carry out the technical and administrative checks and, thus, the same 2 give the We are going to the Prologue and Start Podium of the 43rd edition of the Dakar Rally, which for the second consecutive year will be held in Saudi Arabia.
The race itself will begin on Sunday January 3 with a total route of 8 thousand kilometers, of which 5 thousand will be special.
Tatra Buggyra Racing, the new team of the national, is an international team based in the Czech Republic that has the backing of Tatra Trucks, the second oldest truck manufacturer in the world and that has been characterized by its particular chassis with independent suspension.
In addition, they have participated since 2014 in the Dakar Rally, standing out in 2015 with two stages won in the Trucks category and a seventh place in the general table.
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