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Riders will return to spend the entire duration of their rally on the dunes of Peru. For the first time, participants will be facing terrain made up of an overwhelming 70% sand. Having to deal with vast and open terrain makes navigation and endurance equally challenging, with the margins for error far smaller than on trails or dirt tracks. Of the 5000 km course, the special stages will take up more than half the distance, at 3000 km.

On the flipside, the open expanses of Peru will make for excellent viewing with both stage 5 and stage 9 kicking off with mass starts. This year’s edition will see a small change being implemented in the format of the race, with the introduction of a ‘half-marathon’ class for cars, sxs and trucks. We are really looking forward to competing again.

All three of our riders are well suited to riding in sandy conditions and are in good form, having prepared months in advance. Check for the Heroes at the start line of the 2019 Dakar Rally.

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Siempre contendiente, sin suerte

Un joven Joan Barreda Bort pilota la Husqvarna N°23 del equipo Speedbrain en el rulo Copiapó-Copiapó del Dakar 2012. Barreda ha logrado 20 victorias de etapa desde su debut en 2011, sin embargo, su mejor resultado es 5° en 2017, y registra apenas otro Top 10 (7° en 2014).Tendrá otra oportunidad en el Dakar 2019 después de un abandono en 2018.

Imagen: Felipe Gana para Racing5.cl

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Satisfying start for Hero Motosports

Hero Motosports Team Rally riders, Joaquim Rodrigues of Portugal and C.S. Santosh of India, had a satisfying start to the team’s Dakar debut. Rodrigues, who entered the first timed section in 27th place, made a blazing run to complete the 39-km special in 29 minutes 42 seconds, that put him in 16th place in the provisional general classification.

In contrast to Rodrigues’s opening blitz, Santosh preferred to make a conservative start. o-tone Santosh "Being the first stage of the Dakar, there were some nerves flying and I was pretty nervous at start. In the first couple of kilometers it took some time to understand the kind of stage it’s going to be for the next 40 km.

google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8733588191385036"; google_ad_slot = "1390124059"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; There was a lot of water and lots of puddles and a few river crossings. So, it was an interesting stage. I didn’t really push because it’s the first day at the Dakar and there is a long way to go. Towards the end, it got a little better, but overall I am pretty happy, how I did today and minimized the mistakes. I am already looking forwards to tomorrow’s stage"

The upcoming second stage second stage will task the riders with a 803 km run from Resistencia to San Miguel De Tucuman out of which 275 km will be timed special.

[dakarrally]

Speedbrain Customer Race Team

The German Speedbrain customer race team is well prepared for the challenge. Coming from an excellent rally season 2013, the five riders aboard the Speedbrain 450 Rally - a machine developed in the Bavarian town of Stephanskirchen - are eager to begin this unique motorsport adventure.

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Husqvarna Rally Team by Speedbrain – 2013 Dakar Rally