Team HRC finishes the Morocco Rally

The week is over. The rally is over. A tough time for Team HRC this week but we came out safe and that’s the most important thing. The week was tough. We had a few problems here and there, but we worked through them. We got a finish. The final day for me was good. I started two minutes behind a Yamaha rider and I got by him and opened the trail by myself for the rest of the day. It was quite difficult as there weren’t always tracks, so the navigation was tricky in a few spots and I slipped down a bit, but I’m here and I’m healthy and happy. We got a finish for Team HRC so now we’ll keep training and go for the Dakar.

It was very important that we came here to race in Morocco and we discovered some things that we hadn’t discovered so far this season where things have been perfect. This time we had some problems with the bike which we will investigate quite urgently with our R & D. We are happy that Ricky Brabec has finished the race. He has proved to be very consistent all the way through the race in spite of having some problems. I’m confident because the riders are fast, the team is working very well; it’s a young team. Now we need to work and resolve the problems that we have. I wish all the riders a good recovery especially Kevin Benavides who is in better condition than yesterday. He will be ready to train for the Dakar again in a couple of weeks. Also, Paulo is in a better state with his knee injury. He will have an MRI next week to check if there is a problem. Let’s wish all the riders in the team a safe trip back home. I hope everyone works well before the Dakar. Thanks also to all the fans who follow us.