Rafa\u0142 Sonik started his participation in the last round of this year\u2019s FIM World Cup with winning a stage. The Polish quad rider, who has already ensured himself the win of the general classification, had the best time during the first special stage, outdistancing his competitors on quads.<\/p>\n
The first 330 km of the fight on Sahara led mostly along rocks and stones. \u2018It was very difficult for us, because it\u2019s easy to make a mistake in such terrain. I was the first quad rider to start and I had to take over the bikers in all that dust, which is always dangerous. Here, the experience mattered,\u2019 stated \u201cSuperSonik\u201d at the finish line.<\/p>\n
During the first part of the special stage, Sebastian Souday, who only four months earlier fought tooth and nail for the first place in the Sardegna Rally, caught up with him. \u2018He took me over at the place where he absolutely shouldn\u2019t have done that, but I\u2019ve learned that his imagination often takes the better of him. A few kilometres later, he stood there and tried to save his damaged quad\u2026 you simply can\u2019t overdo it at such a tricky surface,\u2019 explained Sonik.<\/p>\n
Despite being careful, the winner of Dakar drove at a speed that the other competitors just couldn\u2019t keep up with. He started the Marocco Rally by winning the stage with the time of 4:50.59. Eduardo Marcos Echaniz (Spain) arrived at the finish line almost two and a half hours later\u2026<\/p>\n
This year, Morocco has seen a true cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of car drivers. Rafa\u0142 Sonik confirmed that driving in such great company is pure pleasure. \u2018Look at all those names on the list: Al-Attiyah, Sainz, Loeb, Hirvonen, de Villiers, Wasiliew. They are true masters. At the end, they started to take us over and it was clear that they aced it. They eat the desert for breakfast,\u2019 commented Sonik.<\/p>\n
PKN ORLEN supports Rafa\u0142 Sonik\u2019s participation in the rally.<\/p>\n
Results of the first stage:
\n1. Rafa\u0142 Sonik (POL) 04:50.59
\n2. Eduardo Marcos Echaniz (ESP) + 2:19.37
\n3. Cavadonga Fernandez Suarez (ESP) 2:19.39<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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