Dakar: Carlos Checa is also there like Petrucci and he was hot

In this edition of the Dakar, there is a Danilo Petrucci from MotoGP who rides a KTM but there is also a Carlos Checa, former Grand Prix and World Champion of WSBK 2011 version which participates with a buggy. The two now find themselves united in the so-called Dakar Experience ranking, which means that something has gone wrong. If, for the Italian, it was a mechanical breakdown, for the Spaniard, it was a little more violent…

This is an image that will probably not encourage Valentino Rossi to participate, even with a car, in the Dakar Rally. This classic Rally-Raid remains dangerous. Carlos Checa, who runs there with a buggy has experienced it. So far quite fast, since 22nd in the general classification, he was trapped in a stage made difficult by… the rain!

A downpour which hardened the sand which made the jumps faster and more complicated to manage. Before reaching kilometer point 127, the Catalan driver lost control of his Optimus Rallye and the vehicle ended up overturning on the sand with the steering completely destroyed. The good news is that Carlos and his teammate were unhurt, but not their buggy, which had to be towed to the bivouac by the MD Rallye Sport team to attempt a repair for Wednesday's stage.

Carlos Checa will reunite with Danilo Petrucci

Having needed help during the race, Carlos Checa and Ferran Marco will no longer be able to continue to score in the general classification of the race. Their results will appear recorded at the end of each stage and they will be in a new category called Dakar Experience in which drivers who had to abandon previously due to mechanical failure, accident or medical problem find themselves. As Danilo Petrucci. In the meantime, here is the damage…