HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING RIDER LIES 17TH OVERALL
AT THE CLOSE OF WEEK ONE IN SAUDI ARABIA
MATTIGHOFEN, AUSTRIA – January 7, 2021 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Luciano Benavides has delivered a solid but cautious performance on the much-shortened timed special on day six of the 2022 Dakar Rally, to complete the stage in 11th place. With the planned route following that of the trucks and cars from the day before, the tracks were notably damaged with many new dangers appearing, which weren’t included on the riders’ roadbooks. Realising the situation, Benavides used his experience to carefully navigate his way through the stage, ensuring a safe finish.
Originally planned to cover 404 kilometres, stage six was ultimately cut short by the organisers after it was found that the terrain was far more treacherous than first anticipated, due to the passing of the four-wheeled competitors the day before. Reduced to a quarter of its length, stage times were taken from the first…
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