A major satisfaction today for the Squadra Corse Angelo Caffi at the Dakar Classic currently underway in the Arabian Peninsula, which scored its first ‘zero’ on stage four thanks to the precision of Luciano Carcheri and Giulia Maroni aboard Nissan Terrano 1 number #759.
Today’s stage included two competitive regularity sectors and two navigation sectors. In the regularity sectors the competitors have to respect the imposed times, while in the navigation sectors they have to reach the finish line in as little time as possible and receive penalties if they deviate from the ideal line drawn up by the organisers.
Aware that the Nissan Terrano 1 suffers the top speed sections such as those that took place today, Carcheri has paid close attention to the competitive navigation sections, where the experience and sensitivity of someone who knows the secrets of desert marathons is paramount. Now in his tenth Dakar and supported by the great professionalism of Giulia Maroni the Costa Ligure testimonial driver managed to complete the first of the two navigation sections today without any penalties. A “zero” that rewards the work of the whole team with the Squadra Corse Angelo Caffi leader of this adventure.
“We are satisfied. We knew that the navigation sectors would have been our chance to get closer to the top of Group H3. To tell the truth, the difference is not so important, it is harder than I expected to close the gap in navigation, the regularity sectors are very relevant, but for now it’s okay. The race is very long, the important thing is to maintain concentration and be as consistent as possible”.
“I made a small mistake in the last competitive sector which cost us a few seconds in penalties. I’m sorry because Giulia was really precise and perfect today. However, we are not losing our edge, we are super concentrated and tomorrow we will start again to improve, like every morning” Carcheri said.
The crew maintains ninth place in Group H3 at the end of the stage, while in the overall standings Carcheri-Maroni have recovered a few positions and are now in 48th place out of 141.
The next stage | 6 January | Riyadh-Riyadh
The Epiphany stage, the last before the rest day, will be a loop around the Riyadh bivouac. 525 kilometres with three competitive regularity sectors for a total of 229 timed kilometres and two road sections at the opening and closing of 124 and 172 kilometres respectively. The scenery changes dramatically: first part very broken with stones and dirt tracks before a major dune sector in the closing stages.
Dakar Classic 2022, the Route
01.01.22 | Ha’il-Ha’il (Prologo)
02.01.22 | Ha’il-Ha’il
03.01.22 | Ha’il-Al Quaysumah
04.01.22 | Al Quaysumah-Al Quaysumah
05.01.22 | Al Quaysumah-Riyadh
06.01.22 | Riyadh-Riyadh
07.01.22 | Riyadh-Riyadh
08.01.22 | Riposo Riyadh
09.01.22 | Riyadh-Al Dawadimi
10.01.22 | Al Dawadimi-Wadi Ad Dawasir
11.01.22 | Wadi Ad Dawasir-Wadi Ad Dawasir
12.01.22 | Wadi Ad Dawasir-Bisha
13.01.22 | Bisha-Bisha
14.01.22 | Bisha-Jeddah
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