Another victory for Elisabete Jacinto
Though the course was extremely difficult for trucks, Elisabete Jacinto was very successful in today’s streak from the Tunisian Rally, where she once again made the best time among those competing in the same category, and even climbed two places in the cars and trucks joint general classification, in a competition included in the Cross-Country World Cup.
“Nearly all the streak was on dunes. When I started, I thought I would finish after nightfall. Fortunately, that was not the case. I am glad the organization did not give up this course, since it was a very technical streak, in which I managed to make good progress, and I became aware I no longer make the same mistakes recently occurred in Mauritania. Driving a truck, sometimes I had to proceed rather slowly, but I never stayed put. We had to stop three times because the tyre moved from the wheel. We stopped on two other occasions, one to repair the bumper, the other to try and help the Bowler driver. It was a very difficult streak and, when the sun was highest, it was no easy task to notice the features which help us decide on how to approach the dunes, but fortunately all went well”, stresses Elisabete Jacinto.
Tomorrow’s streak, with more than 250 kilometres, rolls between the desert and the mountain. Fast tracks, sometimes hard, often technical, with navigation. A lot of steering by the end of the streak and arriving at bivouac through the mountain.
Car/Truck Streak Classification
1st Schlesser/Zhiltsov (Buggy), in 3h19m24s;
2nd Novitskiy/Schulz (BMW), with 2m13s more;
3rd Zapletal/Ourednicek (BMW), with 20m40s more;
4th Roma/Perin (BMW), with 37m11s more;
5th Garafulic/Lichtleuchter (BMW), with 1h25m07s more;
… 11th Elisabete Jacinto/Charly Gotlib/Marco Cochinho (MAN), 1st among trucks, with 2h45m17s more.
Car/Truck General Classification
1st Schlesser/Zhiltsov (Buggy), in 6h46m09s;
2nd Novitskiy/Schulz (BMW), with 30s more;
3rd Roma/Perin (BMW), with 39m12s more;
4th Zapletal/Ourednicek (BMW), with 45m10s more;
5th Garafulic/Lichtleuchter (BMW), with 2h59m52s more;
… 8th Elisabete Jacinto/Charly Gotlib/Marco Cochinho (MAN), 1st among trucks, with 4h30m16s more.
