Final yr, the massive information on the Africa Eco Race was Yamaha’s Tenere 700-mounted group, duking it out towards a discipline of smaller bikes. Including the Aprilia 660 group to the race has all of the sudden made life much more troublesome for the Yamahas, and Jacopo Cerutti appears like the person to beat this yr! See the official Africa Eco Race summer season for the fourth day of racing under, adopted by the finishers’ stats within the moto class after this spherical.
Be aware that Juan Pedrero Garcia has moved as much as 14th general! See some extra of AER’s video protection above, too, exhibiting the race from a helicopter’s viewpoint. Sadly, like a lot stuff from the Eco Race, it’s a day or so outdated…
AFRICA ECO RACE: ALL OUT FOR SOUTHERN MOROCCO
For some rivals within the AFRICA ECO RACE 2024, Stage 3 could have left its mark, however for others, the motivation was very a lot in proof this morning at first of the bivouac at Oued Draa, not removed from Tagounite. It must be mentioned that this 467km particular was significantly lengthy, over diversified terrain with some relatively demanding navigation on the finish of the route.
As soon as once more in the present day, Italy’s Jacopo CERUTTI was the strongest. Beginning in third place this morning behind the 2 official Yamaha’s, the APRILIA rider managed to catch the Italian Alessandro BOTTURI, who had began within the lead, and the Andorran Pol TARRES, who had began 2nd. This was his third victory for the reason that begin of the rally and strengthened his general lead over TARRES at 00:08:55, with BOTTURI at 00:10:22.
The three males have a lead of simply over two hours over Franco-Moroccan Guillaume BORNE, as soon as once more 4th in the present day aboard his HUSQVARNA and chief of the 450 class and the ROOKIE RIDERS BY ACERBIS. Italian rider Giovanni GRITTI did properly on stage 4, placing his HONDA in fifth place and simply 4 minutes behind BORNE within the 450 class.
Clearly, it was day for the two-cylinder machines, with Alessandro RUOSO and Nicolas CHARLIER ending sixth and seventh on their YAMAHA Tenere 700, whereas Francesco MONTANARI completed eighth on the APRILIA, simply forward of Juan PEDRERO and his HARLEY DAVIDSON 1250 Pan American, who mentioned on the end:
“I began cautiously as a result of I didn’t wish to take any dangers within the rocks. Regardless of that, I spotted on the refueling level that my entrance tyre was torn on the sidewall and I drove with the concern that I wouldn’t end the entire of the second a part of the stage. In consequence, I utilized myself to navigation and I took different riders with me heading in the right direction. Then again, I’m completely destroyed bodily by this bike with its extremely highly effective engine.”
Italian Marco MENICHINI rounded off the day’s high 10 together with his HUSQVARNA 450.
Within the MOTUL XTREME RIDER problem for unassisted riders, victory went to Frenchman Nicolas BOTTU on a KTM. Then again, Italian Stefano CHIUSSI on his HUSQVARNA is the chief after 4 phases.
On 4 wheels, Pierre-Louis LOUBET and François BORSOTTO put in the very best efficiency of the day with their APACHE SSV, regardless of two punctures. After an excellent battle on the observe with the Choose-Up TOYOTA of Koen WAUTERS, the Frenchmen scored their second victory and beat the CAN AM of Spaniards Carlos VENTO and Carlos RUIZ MORENO by 00:03:59.
The TOYOTA of Koen WAUTERS and Kris VEN DER STEEN completed third general at 00:10:08. The Belgians gained the Automobile class forward of Hungary’s Imre VARGA and Jozsef TOMA, who completed sixth on the stage, additionally in a TOYOTA. Pascal FERYN and Kurt KEYSERS accomplished the day’s podium within the T1 4X4 class.
n the provisional general standings, taking 4th place general and third within the SSV class, Gautier PAULIN pushed by Remy BOULANGER and their APACHE SSV now have a lead of 01:48:09 over Frederic HENRICY and Eric BERSEY’s CAN AM, whereas Spain’s Carlos VENTO and Carlos RUIZ MORENO transfer as much as third place.
Within the truck class, victory went to the SCANIA of Aad VAN VELSEN, Michel VAN VELSEN and Marco SIEMONS. The Dutch group beat the TATRA of Czech Tomas TOMECEK, nonetheless the general chief, by round ten minutes.
Within the Basic race, the battle raged once more in the present day over the 2 Regularity Zones. The extent was very excessive and the rivals had been extremely constant. After three phases and 11 “R-Z’s”, Belgians Eric and Tom CLAEYS are main the way in which of their TOYOTA BJ 73 forward of their compatriots René DECLERCQ and John DEMEESTER in a BOMBARDIER Iltis. Austrian Peter BRABECK-LETMATHE and Frenchman Jean Michel GAYTE rounded off the provisional podium in a MITSUBISHI Pajero.
Tomorrow, the AFRICA ECO RACE will proceed its descent due south in the direction of Dakhla, the place the remainder day will happen on Sunday 7 January. Within the meantime, after a 27km liaison, there will likely be a 397km particular stage and a 168km liaison to lastly take a breather on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean earlier than tackling the second week in Mauritania.
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