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Although this year the procedure for incorporating teams has been simplified due to all security measures, the KREDA team did not touch it, because in Dubai, after the failed Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and Dubai Baja, the entire team remained: a racing car, truck and support cars.
Now you will have to travel more than 2,000 kilometers along the Arabian Peninsula and find yourself on the other side, crossing the border between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on the way.
This feat raises many additional concerns, given that Saudi Arabia has closed its external borders to all foreign guests since Sunday, no matter what mode of travel they choose.
“In such a situation, it is necessary to see the positive; now at least you will not have to worry about whether the confident team is handled safely, because the KREDA team members will be behind the wheel. In any case, there are still many questions about how we will get to Saudi Arabia with our technology, even if Dakar participants are allowed to cross the borders of a country that has exceptionally closed its borders.
Will there be no queues at the border, will the wall not be so blocked that there is no possibility that local officials will not have to use all the verbal and signing tools to explain that we are allowed to enter the country? An open and sensitive question that we can answer. provide yourself and others only in real time. This is all a big headache, but we remain optimistic, we clench our fists and hope for the best, ”says Antanas Juknevičius, a rider ready for the 12th Dakar.
The 2021 Dakar Rally will take place for the second time in Saudi Arabia from January 3-15. KREDA team leader Antanas Juknevičius is Lithuania’s most experienced athlete to finish all 10 Dakar. The driver improved three times the best result in the category of cars belonging to the Baltic countries. In 2018, A.Juknevičius was officially recognized as the Dakar Rally Legend.
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