N° 027 - TEAM TEAM TOP RALLY PANAM
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| EXC 525 | KTM |
He was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2006 Dakar. Jonah Street finished 17th after distinguishing himself with three top five stage results and it was his maiden participation on the world’s toughest rally. But the following year, the American’s state of grace was over. His engine broke on day four of the rally and his hopes of victory went up in a cloud of smoke. “I quickly understood that my 2007 Dakar ended right there. With Australian Mark Eland, who was in the same situation as I was, we built a fire to pass the time during the night.”
This failure hasn’t altered Jonah’s ambitions and he finished a strong 9th on the Dakar Series Central European Rally. “I want to do my best and finish the rally without too many mechanical problems. I must say that I will be disappointed if I don’t finish in the top ten. But anything can happen on the Dakar”. In any case, even though, “it is difficult to anticipate in the race”, and while he has “no idea what the terrain will be like”, in Argentina and Chile, Jonah has a “powerful and reliable” motorcycle that gives him reason to be ambitious.
This year again, the American has done a lot of testing. With special attention paid to navigation, his strongest asset on the rally. “During my first Dakar, I was very careful. Towards the end, I knew how to correctly navigate and ride fast. The rally isn’t won with pure speed but rather riding with your head. Navigation is the key to success.”
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