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Can-Am tops the SxS Class at the 40th Anniversary Dakar Rally

REINALDO VARELA

The Dakar Rally held its 40th edition and the 10th to be held in South America. The Dakar rally revisited the Pacific Ocean and the dunes of Peru, which drivers and riders tackled after just a few days sampling the delights of the capital, Lima. Competitors then headed through to Bolivia, for a welcomed rest day in the festive atmosphere of La Paz. Argentinian aficionados top the podium when it comes to enthusiasm and good humour, and the most joyous of them were waiting for the riders in Córdoba, host to the Dakar finish line for the first time.

South Racing Can-Am

South Racing Can-Am Maverick X3

“The Dakar 2018 was an extremely hard event, but we managed to win with a SxS Can-Am Maverick X3. We faced many types of terrain, from the hot dunes of Peru to the snow in the mountains of Bolivia. And in one of the days we finished the special stage in the 14th place in the overall of all the cars. I can affirm that Brazil is now the “World Capital of SxS.” After all, they were two titles in a row. Me and Gustavo Gugelmin in 2018 and Leandro Torres and Lourival Roldan in 2017.

I can not fail to recognize the excellent work of the South Racing team, the support of my family and the impeccable navigation of Gustavo Gugelmin”, said Reinaldo Varela. Read More: South Racing Can-Am Maverick X3 Team Rules the Field

2018 Dakar Rally SxS Results:

POS. EXP. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL TIME VARIATION PENALITY
1 356  
 REINALDO VARELA
 GUSTAVO GUGELMIN
SOUTH RACING – CAN AM 72H 44′ 06”   00H 12′ 00”
2 361  
 PATRICE GARROUSTE
 STEVEN GRIENER
XTREMEPLUS POLARIS FACTORY TEAM 73H 41′ 43” + 00H 57′ 37”  
3 387  
 CLAUDE FOURNIER
 SZYMON GOSPODARCZYK
XTREMEPLUS POLARIS FACTORY TEAM 82H 53′ 31” + 10H 09′ 25”  
4 396  
 JOSE LUIS PENA CAMPO
 RAFAEL TORNABELL CORDOBA
XTREMEPLUS POLARIS FACTORY TEAM 82H 57′ 26” + 10H 13′ 20”  
5 351  
 CAMELIA LIPAROTI
 ANGELO MONTICO
C.A.T RACING 100H 38′ 21” + 27H 54′ 15” 02H 00′ 00”
6 362  
 LEO LARRAURI
 FERNANDO IMPERATRICE
SOUTH RACING – CAN AM 205H 04′ 18” + 132H 20′ 12” 86H 24′ 00”

 

South Racing Can-Am

South Racing Can-Am

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