Sleeping in the desert: Juan Manuel Silva’s odyssey in the Dakar Rally

Sleeping in the desert: Juan Manuel Silva’s odyssey in the Dakar Rally

The aid just arrived with the first lights of Monday at the bivouac of Wadi Ad Dawasir, final point of the eighth stage of the Rally Dakar, where the Argentine awaited the repair of the MAN truck of Puma Energy to face the ninth stage tomorrow.

After suffering a problem in the injector pump of the Puma Energy Team Man truck, the crew made up of the Argentines Juan Manuel Silva, at the command of MAN, and Carlos Mel Banfi, and Spanish Pau navarro They waited for assistance, like navigators, they patiently awaited the repair of the truck.

Help came when the sun was rising and the Argentines and the Spanish had to spend the night in the desert.

The MAN it stopped suddenly yesterday at kilometer 278 and it was found that the injection pump broke.

The vehicle was transferred to the Wadi Ad-Dawasir camp, where the machines arrived after Stage 8, so now two things are expected; be able to repair the fuel problem and have the authorization of the organization to be able to re-engage on Tuesday, when Stage 9 begins.

Source From: Ambito

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