Dakar : Kwik Power - Leg 4For Kwikpower Mercedes-Benz and the team`s rally driver, Ellen Lohr, the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally turned out to be a great one. Over the course of the 387-kilometre special stage – the event`s longest, so far – Ellen Lohr made up a lot of ground, thus gaining nearly 30 positions in the overall standings and moving up from 67 th to 39 th place, with the great co-operation between the 40-year old German and her 35-year old co-pilot, Detlef Ruf, being a key factor for this success.
In today`s special stage, the pairing in the new Mercedes-Benz M-Class finished 30 th , and without a tyre puncture with just 30 more kilometres to go, an even better result had been possible.
Ellen Lohr : “Today we finally had the chance of proving our car`s competitiveness. The 387-kilometre special stage featured gravel tracks, dunes and twisty sections and was both demanding and varied. Despite several perils, my co-pilot, Detlef, delivered a flawless navigation performance and following yesterday`s frustrating stage when we drove in the dust clouds of the cars in front of us and didn`t have the slightest chance of securing a better result, today`s result proves that we are heading in the right direction.
And the same can be said regarding our strategy: to opt for a careful attitude. That does good. I`m particularly delighted for our squad that has once again succeeded in professionally preparing our car for the nearly 700 kilometres we had to cover during today`s stage.”
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