📷 Stage 9 liaison : 476 km – Timed special > 415 km – Total = 891 km. With this long stage, the Dakar prepares to enter the “Empty Quarter”. The main factor will be driving precision, this time with mainly hard ground and a number of rough... https://t.co/49lRLqCQk4
Bye bye MINI it was a real pleasure to be part of @XraidTeam and to race with #MINIJCWBuggy ! Thanks to Quandt family and the great staff. I decided to go for some new adventures in the future. Thx to all the partners: @redbullmotors@Groupe_HEXAOM @BFGoodrichEU @MINI@MINI_FR
Stage 7 - Hoy hemos sufrido una pérdida muy triste para todo el Dakar. Descansa en Paz Paulo.
Por nuestra parte ganamos la especial y somos más líderes. // Very sad day with a very big loss. Rest in Peace Paulo.
From our side P1 today and we continue leading the overall.
STAGE 8 ✅ - P13 Día complicado! Sin trazas de motos y saliendo los primeros sabíamos que era día para limitar daños.
Mañana volveremos al ataque!! Seguimos líderes! // Very difficult day without the bikes. We knew it was a day to limit damages. Tomorrow we attack again!! 💪🏼
📷 We are sad beyond words to share that Paulo Goncalves, passed away today.Paulo Gonçalves, racing on motorcycle Nr. 8, has passed away from a fall sustained 276 kilometers into today’s special. A medical helicopter reached the biker at 10:16... https://t.co/NiRT4VDR1E
A few years back at one of the fruitless attempts to win the Dakar Rally he mock Stephane Peterhansel and the @XraidTeam with the line "Minis are for Girlies". Gordon is back now with a mission....🤣 https://t.co/xA29h0TZNq
Interesting read - Jean Marc Fortin's interview... His last Dakar before he sells off his share of Overdrive Motorsports Racing. ASO "robbing participants" with high fees. @DakarRallyRaid@DakarRally2019 https://t.co/FGzYWe4ILL