It was going to be a fast stage on a long day. The fifth OiLibya Rally of Morocco special was perhaps not the longest on paper, but definitely the slowest! It took Joan Barreda (the winner of the day) 4 hours and 15 minutes to finish. An Average of 71 km an hour.....
After three days of Honda’s dominance the KTMs take over. Marc Coma was never far away, but even with a 30’ penalty, Joan Barreda, was undeniably dominating the race. Paolo Goncalves was also the leader of the overall this morning. But then what happened?...
Certainly no one can stop Joan Barreda (Honda) in Morocco. Well…, the 30 minute penalty imposed on him yesterday for speeding may very well prevent him, once again, to grab a race victory. But in matters of stage victories, he has no equal. Three scratch...
He strikes again! Opening the tracks is never easy, but for Joan Barreda (Honda), it didn’t seem to be a a problem. The winner of the special had a perfect race (well.. almost). Teammate Jeremias Israel (Honda) took second place, 2 'behind giving Honda...
If he has not yet won the OiLibya Rally of Morocco, Joan Barreda is a stage winner today! The Spaniard had his moment, he left well behind this morning gaining as much as twenty nine competitors in a tricky special, a mix of fast tracks, navigation and the first...
Erfoud : Hotel Bellere, Zero hour ! The vast interior reception room is for one day only the centre stage of the administrative Verifications where a long string of men and women go through their administrative checks. All the NPO Events staff, always...
The marathon stage, disputed on Thursday (28th), between the cities San Francisco and Diamantina (Minas Gerais State), marked the 5th stage of the 22th edition of the Rally dos Sertões. The competitors had the biggest stage of the rally this year, with...
Red Bull KTM’s Marc Coma wrapped up the fourth stage of the Rally dos Sertoes on Wednesday just a fraction over one minute behind second placed Paolo Goncalves of Portugal to hang onto the overall lead by a margin of two minutes and four seconds. in...
