Hero MotoSports group concluded their Rallye du Maroc (Rally of Morocco) marketing campaign with a top-10 end within the general rankings.
Joaquim Rodrigues, who received the Prologue stage, was rewarded with an eighth place within the general rankings.
“It was a superb rally for me and I’m actually pleased with my efficiency. All of the groups listed below are testing for the Dakar and our bike is performing properly in opposition to the competitors,” Rodrigues mentioned in a media launch.
Franco Caimi achieved two top-5 stage finishes in the course of the rally. Nonetheless, the technical troubles that he confronted within the earlier phases value him a superb general end. He rode a measured stage 5, ending within the thirteenth place.
“This race had a variety of learnings for me, and a few technical difficulties as properly. From right here, we are going to preserve working collectively on options and making ready for the most important race of the 12 months, the Dakar Rally,” Caimi mentioned.
Sebastian Buhler completed within the top-10 on this ultimate stage of the rally. Nonetheless, he too misplaced positions within the general rankings because of his technical points earlier. The spotlight of the rally for him was his resurgent run to attain a second-place end in Stage 3.
Stage 5 of the rally, initially set to run for 290km, was minimize quick to 166km. Total, in the course of the rally, rivals lined over 1500km of race distance.
With the Rallye du Maroc accomplished, the groups now set their sights on the forty fourth version of Dakar Rally, scheduled to begin from Ha’il, Saudi Arabia on January 2.
