“I will try to enjoy, learn and finish,” said the Catalan before making her debut in cars at the Dakar, a rally that she completed 11 consecutive times on a motorcycle
Laia Sanz feel the nerves of the first few times. She is an expert in Dakar rally. After 11 motorcycle participations, all of them finished consecutively, the Catalan pilot she feels like a girl in new shoes. It is not for less. He will contest his first Dakar by car at the wheel of a MINI 4×4 from the X-Raid set. For this reason, at the official press conference prior to the toughest event in the world, in Jeddah, she claimed to feel like “a rookie” again despite facing her 12th participation this January.
“After 11 dakares (finished all of them) with the bike I had enough. I had achieved more than I could dream of and I am proud. I will miss the motorcycle, but I am looking forward to starting (in the car). I feel like a rookie of new “, said the Corbera de Llobregat pilot.
In terms of objectives, Laia prefers to lower expectations and set the main goal of reaching the end and learning at the wheel of her vehicle. “I will try to enjoy, learn and finish. I can’t think about the result, only finishing, which is never easy, although I will check the results every day because we like to compete,” said the Catalan.
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