The financial support of the fans surprised Damage open: motivates and obliges

“Emotions calmed down, it took some kind of plan, a step forward. At first, the fact that the project of the year collapsed on the first day, hitting the head, it was like an ostrich sliding in the sand.

But then we fell asleep, we came up with a plan for the next step and that motivates us to keep going, ”said V. Žala.

“Another thing, I did not expect such great support from the fans, we received many messages, we obtained financial support, such a positive flow that motivates us to continue forward,” said Zala, referring to the stage of the Rally World Cup in Portugal. to compete with the new co-pilot. , Portugal Paulo Fiuza. For the new plans, the broker created his account on the Patreon platform, where the broker was supported by about 1,500 people in a few days.

“I was surprised because that situation was unexpected both for us and for the fans. The Dakar is a long project, and after the first stage I got into so much trouble … I was hoping to go crazy, but that support is very positive.

The fact is that I feel a responsibility with the fans, with the partners, we promised the project for the whole of January and now I feel in debt. But that does not mean that we have to raise our arms, we have to resolve the situation and move on, “said V. Žala.

The racer still has no answers from the X-Raid team due to technical issues. V. Žala will communicate this situation with the representatives of this team already after the rally.

“In such cases, whether it’s a technical glitch or someone’s mistake, I tend to seek lessons and draw conclusions behind closed doors. Public debate or accusations do not yield results.

For this moment, we will try to collect as much information as possible so that it does not happen again in the future, and I will omit more precise scenarios, ”said V. Žala.