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april 26, 2023 - Gasgas
Promising start to Sonora Rally for Sanders and Sunderland
RED BULL #gasgas FACTORY #racing #rally DUO SAFELY THROUGH OPENING STAGE OF MEXICAN EVENT WITH SANDERS SECOND FASTEST AND JUST SIX SECONDS FROM THE WIN.
Back #racing and tearing up the Sonora Desert! Putting their various early-season injuries behind them, Red Bull #gasgas Factory Racing’s #rally stars #danielsanders and #samsunderland have successfully completed the first full stage at the #sonorarally – round three of the FIM World Rally-Raid Championship – with Sanders bringing his #gasgas RX 450F home in impressive style to earn a runner-up result with Sunderland two minutes back in fifth.
- Sanders and Sunderland second and fifth in #sonorarally stage one
- GASGAS #rally duo feeling good to be back #racing again
- Day two set to deliver a 286-kilometer special stage
Getting into his rhythm early on during the Sonora Rally’s opening 170-kilometre special stage, despite catching the dust of a few riders ahead of him, #danielsanders enjoyed a relatively straightforward day. Just six seconds down on eventual winner Tosha Schareina, when combined with his 10th place Prologue result, Sanders sits second overall heading into the second day’s 286-kilometer special.
Not wanting to take any risks on his return to competition, and wanting to get a good feel for the Mexican desert, #samsunderland overcame a small navigational error early in the special stage to secure the fifth-fastest time, just two minutes down on winner Schareina.
Daniel Sanders: “It was a good day for me. I started back in 13th and was a little unsure about the dust as it looked really dry on the fast tracks. But I got into a nice rhythm in the tighter, flowing corners, so some of what we rode felt a little like enduro. I caught up to Kevin (Benavides) and managed to get past him and away from his dust. There was one tricky note early on, so it was only really dust that was a bit of an issue from time-to-time. It was nice to get out into a desert that I’ve not raced in before and start learning what it’s like. Also, it’s been a while since I’ve sat behind a road book in anger, so all-in-all it was good to get back to #racing and through the first day here in Mexico.”
Sam Sunderland: “It’s great to be back racing! Obviously, it’s been a long time – four or five months – since my last race in Dakar, which was a pretty rough start to the year. But I’m feeling better and better and just building day by day. I’m feeling good on the bike, and with my navigation, and although I made a small error at kilometer 40, where things weren’t clear for me, all-in-all it was a pretty calm day, I can say. The desert here is pretty tricky as it’s quite fast and broken, without many references. Apart from clipping a cactus I’m happy and looking forward to the longer stage tomorrow.”
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Daniel Sanders - Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing - 2023 Sonora Rally
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Sam Sunderland - Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing - 2023 Sonora Rally
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