The Ice Is Broken At The Sonora Rally

"I am glad that the Sonora Rally is finally on the road! Like we knew this was just an introduction, but the prologue always has a role in the competition. Maybe this time the advantage for the riders in the Top 10 - they can choose their starting order for Stage 1 - is not so important since there will probably be a lot of dust in the air. The team is united and strong to fight at the highest level during the next five days in the Mexican desert."

”Today I missed the first note, I slowed down really a lot. We had like a dragster full gas for one kilometer and then at the end of this it was possible to go wide open, but I brake because I thought it was going to be narrow and it was not. So I lost a lot of time and after this I said to myself: I have to go really fast to catch back and I did it. In the end it was ok, so I am good for tomorrow.”

”The prologue is done and I am happy with the result. I missed one corner pretty good so I lost some time there. If I didn’t miss this corner and made that mistake I think I would be a little bit better ranked. Anyways I think we are set up pretty good for stage one tomorrow, it’s a short stage but it will be dusty. Definitely to be more in the front will be better than to be in the rear, so I am excited to see the rally going and let’s see how it goes the rest of the week.”

”The prologue is done! This was a 10 kilometer sprint that allowed us to get into the rhythm of the race and to release the tension and anxiety. I tried to go as fast as possible and the terrain was quite slippery. Anyway I felt loose and comfortable. ”

”This prologue was a session where I felt good riding my Honda CRF 450 Rally. I made a few mistakes that cost me some time. But nothing is yet decided, the race starts tomorrow and we will have five days in the desert, so I am sure we will do our best stage by stage”.