{"id":5577,"date":"2018-10-04T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rafalsonik.pl\/en\/?p=5577"},"modified":"2019-10-03T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:04:41","slug":"morocco-rally-slippery-welcome-sahara-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafalsonik.pl\/en\/rally\/morocco-rally-slippery-welcome-sahara-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Rally: slippery welcome of the Sahara Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The last round of this year\u2019s FIM World Championship launched on Thursday afternoon with a 10-kilometer prologue. Rafa\u0142 Sonik was third to complete the challenge, barely 16 seconds short of Aleksander Maksimow. Pawe\u0142 Otwinowski reached the finish line second.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore we started the prologue part of the race, we had a chance to explore it on foot. It was an excellent warm-up; it took us precisely 100 minutes to walk 10 kilometers. The route seemed very slippery which would be confirmed two hours after. Every time we were trying to press the brakes when turning, the quads swerved outwards. We had to be very careful to stay on track\u201d, commented Rafa\u0142 Sonik.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the organizers had not planned to have a usual gap between the start of the last biker and the first quad rider. As a result, Rafa\u0142 Sonik had to overtake slower motorcycles barely four kilometers in. In the end, he left four bikers behind but lost valuable seconds against his competitors. \u201cAs always, the prologue was just a warm-up. I might have been a tad slower than usual but sometimes it\u2019s good to have your competitors ahead of you to get more pressure. So, I am actually pleased to be starting the first stage as the third\u201d, explained Sonik.<\/p>\n<p>Aleksander Maksimow doesn\u2019t have to prove anything in Morocco since the second place in Argentina has already won him the FIM trophy. In order to fight for silver, Sonik must be at least third to cross the finish line in Fes. Pawe\u0142 Otwinowski, who scored the second position in the prologue part, had come to Africa mainly to learn and gain experience. The athlete from Kielce is planning to take part in the upcoming Dakar Rally, and he needs to improve his navigational skills. The riders will compete along a 167-kilometer long special stage on Friday. Even though the distance is shorter than the remaining special stages, the participants will have to face 332 kilometers of a transfer road. Next three days will take them to Erfoud, a desert city waiting to put them to the test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prologue results:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Aleksander Maksimow (RUS) 10.14<br \/>\n2. Pawe\u0142 Otwinowski (POL) +0.10<br \/>\n3. 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