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On Sunday, Saudi Arabia hosted the first stage of the Dakar Rally, which is probably the toughest race in the world. Vaidoto lesions and Paulo Fuiza the crew (Agrorodeo, Mini John Cooper Works Rally) stopped just 20 km before the finish due to clutch problems.
When Benedict Vanags took out V.Žala, another problem arose for the Agrorodeo team car: the oil pressure dropped and the engine seemed to have problems.
After returning to Bivuaka and handing the car over to the teachers, V.Žala and his co-driver P. Fruiza received some hope.
“Probably the clutch and the engine sensor are broken. If the forecast comes true, then it would be a very long night for the mechanics, but the Dakar would continue,” said P. Fruiza.
“Theoretically, there may be a scenario where the clutch has done so much business here. We will keep our fingers crossed and see what happens here, ”said V. Žala. “It shouldn’t be like that, the clutch should live on at least half of Dakar. Last year, we didn’t seem to change the clutch at all. Turn on the rail and drive all the time on it. There is no need to change the rail here, perhaps in very rare condition you can reduce it. If all goes well, use a clutch at the beginning and end. It happens that the openings to the dunes get clogged again and again and can burn it, and now … Nonsense ”.
In addition to these problems, V.Žala’s car was also damaged, and the driver himself reported it.
We’ll get the apothecary together. I have to say that I haven’t driven all this pace at this pace and it’s exhausting. That dust made me very nervous, somewhere up to 150 km we caught up with Giniel De Villiers and bowed to him. Later he caught me between the rocks because I was very angry going through them, while it was uncomfortable for me, after last year, to ride between the rocks. Then I caught him again and even in the face of dust, when we hit him a bit to the side he dodged us and drove in the dust for about 70-80 kilometers. Driving in the dust is very nervous, I feel tension and I hit the side, we fired in the bushes and we lost the hood, ”said V.Žala in a bivouac.
UPDATED 8:39 pm
V.Žala’s media team reports that the clutch has already been replaced, now it is the turn of the gearbox.
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