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october 03, 2016 - Honda Racing
From North to South… and East to West! Team HRC in Morocco
After a week in which Team HRC have been the main protagonists in China, the squad now set their sights on Morocco, where they will be looking to continue the recent string of successful results. The Morocco Rally is the final #event of the #fimcrosscountryralliesworldchampionship and the last great test before the Dakar.
Team HRC will put on display their multi-faceted ability to participate –virtually simultaneously – in two competitions at a distance of 9,500 kilometres. This is a near simulation of the situation in August where the team split up to take part in both the Las Vegas to Reno Race and the Atacama Rally (also 9,000 kilometres apart, although that time in the Americas).
While Joan Barreda and Michael Metge are currently dominating at the head of the China Grand Rally, the other half of the team is set to take part in the OiLibya Morocco Rally. Team HRC will field Portuguese Paulo Gonçalves, American Ricky Brabec and the young Argentine star Kevin Benavides for the Moroccan adventure.
Paulo Gonçalves, who competed in the Ruta 40 and the Atacama Rally, will be hoping to round off the Dakar preparation with a notable result in North Africa. The race brings back good memories for the Portuguese rider who rode the #honda CRF450 RALLY to victory there in 2013, on the way to winning his first world championship title.
The OiLibya Morocco Rally will also represent a final test for American rider Ricky Brabec, looking to intensify both physical preparations and navigational skill development. The main objective for the Californian is to arrive in Dakar on top form.
For a competitor who always has a smile on his face, look no further than South American rider Kevin Benavides. The native of Salta, Argentina returns to the race which catapulted his career after a noteworthy fourth place gave him a full immersion into the world of cross-country rally. A win in the Merzouga Rally sixth months later further bolstered the young gun’s status among rally’s elite.
The #event kicks off on Sunday with a seven-kilometre prologue which will decide the starting order for the first full stage. The stage will feature a double 155 kilometre timed special stage starting from one of Morocco’s most charming costal towns: Agadir. The race is scheduled to finish in the eastern deserts of the Erg Chebbi amid the Merzouga dunes.
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