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The capacity of the new car has not yet been used.
B. Vanagas said after the finale that all the contestants are showing tremendous rhythm this year. He also didn’t use it, but tried not to take chances, according to the team’s report.
“The car rediscovered its possibilities, as if it had been opened to me. Such an experience is optimistic, but the limits of its possibilities have not yet been explored. We had a lot of fun but we did our best to stay on the road, we behaved very safely, “commented the driver.
B. Vanagas was satisfied with the result obtained. According to him, the 20th position is a comfortable starting position. Although the full capacity of the new Toyota Hilux has not yet been used, it admitted to hitting the accelerator at 85 percent. yourself at the usual pace.
“I didn’t really try to get to 100%, because I still don’t know the car well. Still, I can already see that its potential is great enough. I liked that I finally got what I couldn’t get either in Lithuania or on the test track. very busy: feel control at high speeds, ”said the athlete.
The fastest prologue among the Toyota teams in the race was the main duo of the Toyota Gazoo Racing team: Nasser Al-Attiyah with Matthieus Baumel. On the short track, the athletes only took 5 minutes. 48 sec.
Registration of procedures
B. Vanagas and F. Palmeiro started the day early at 8 pm in the morning the car had to be with the organizers’ technicians. The crew broke administrative and technical commissions in record time this time, it did not take an hour.
“When you are well prepared, these procedures can be fixed quickly. It must also be said that the organizers also did their homework: the technical inspectors had already visited us at the bivouac. They were well prepared for the morning inspection,” said the runner about the beginning of the day.
Named the “Black Hawk”, the Toyota Hilux’s preparation for the first test in the most difficult rally marathon was marked by a small sticker from the Dakar organizers stuck next to the rear-view mirror. On Sunday, January 3, participants will cover the first 277-kilometer stretch between Jeddah and Bisha.
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