Matthias Walkner mores than happy that he will not need to finish any long phases on his go back to Mexico after his Dakar injury. “Results are secondary to me,” stated the Red Bull KTM rider.
After a two-month, extensive rehab stage at the APC (Red Athlete Performance Center) in Thalgau, Matthias Walkner is back in the race. After the Dakar Rally and the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, the Sonora Rally is the 3rd drop in the World Rally Raid Championship2023 Tomorrow, Monday (April 24), the motorists will begin the very first unique phase in Hermosillo, the capital of Mexico. the state of Sonora. This path takes the individuals north, where the goal is arranged for April 28 in San Luis Rio Colorado. In 2015, the conference of Sonora, called after the 2nd biggest state in Mexico, was introduced. Considering that this year it has actually become part of the FIM rally calendar.
After today’s intro, 5 phases covering an overall of 2,278 kilometers need to be comprehended, of which 1,203 kilometers are unique phases.
” First of all, I am anticipating an interesting competitors and a fun time in Mexico, where we will run the conference for the very first time. The surroundings and individuals here are really simple going. It is extremely hot at 35 degrees Celsius and entirely modifications from house temperature level. We are close to the location where the popular Baja races happen. You can plainly see that off-road sports are really crucial in this location. Individuals are extremely pleased and passionate– a little bit of that South American Dakar sensation,” stated the guy from Salzburg.
” In the very first 3 or 4 phases, we are more on gravel roadways, with rivers and a couple of hills– in the instructions of a WRC cars and truck design,” included the Red Bull KTM works driver and 2018 Dakar winner. “After it’s in the foothills of the Sonoran Desert. What I truly like about the very first race after my injury is that the days aren’t too long. At approximately 250 km a day, we do not climb up a lot of long phases. It’s simple to remain focused. This will absolutely likewise to be a really quick and extreme race.
All the strong chauffeurs and groups will be at the start, that is, the Dakar series. Walkner: “I’m not going for a particular location, that’s secondary for me. Of all I desire to discover my method back to racing speed after my long break and attempt to set individual accents. I truly see that I miss this training under racing conditions. Riding a World Championship rally is constantly something totally various than doing laps on a motocross track or an enduro track in your home in Austria. That’s why the test days prior to the competitors are really essential, likewise to get the ideal setup for me. I constantly play and check quite, this time we have actually altered and changed a couple of things.”
” Overall I feel great and fit. The injuries from Dakar are still not completely recovered, however that must not stop me, I can likewise disregard the Dakar mishap extremely well. I am positive, really determined and eagerly anticipating the future in Mexico,” reported the two-time World Rally Champion Raid.
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