“This was the most boring stage ever,” said Erik afterwards. “We actually drove 526 kilometres at full throttle. All the T1+ cars passed us, so we had some dust here and there. At the end we noticed that a wheel was a bit crooked, so we eased off the gas a bit.”
Despite that problem, Erik and Wouter managed to keep the pace high. They finished just two minutes behind Mitchel van den Brink and remain in the lead. Due to a four-minute time penalty for overspeeding, they did lose some time, they are eighth in the general classification.
Tomorrow there is a varied 375 kilometer test on the program between Smara and Assa. It promises to be a challenging course with dunes, fesh fesh, gravel, sharp stones and the infamous Piste Africaine.
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Source: Van Loon Racing
