Gerald Fares has given the go-ahead to Dakar 2023 with the factory team. Can-Am in the T4 categorywith South Racing GangnamHe doesn’t go backpacking anymore. In the toughest race in the world, if he can be in the front again like he was last year, he can win. In 2022, when he was the outstanding leader, he had to step aside to pass the team leader in the final stages.He delivered Austin Jones the dream of a lifetime and made him brought victory to Gerard was second, but that gesture gave him the freedom to hold the wheel for the 2023 Dakar. he wants to win. This Tuesday, Manreu resident Manresa-born pilot (24 March 1979) A small group of press, including MD, was summoned to the La Codina circuit to drive a Can-Am Maverick X3 with Gerard Farrés as co-driver.

“Be careful as it is slippery and easy to fall!”

“I suffer more as a co-driver than the entire Dakar drive,” he told MD, making it very clear that he had to go calmly. Be careful, keep the steering wheel straight, apply the brakes, steer in the lane, and above all, don’t roll over. , he said before MD stepped into a production vehicle that offers a similar feel to his in Dakar.

Gangnam Maverick X3

The car that MD drove is a ready Can-Am with safety bars, but it performs worse than the Side by Side Can-Am that Gerard Fares will drive at Dakar 2023. A similar feeling. Acceleration, lightness and agility make this a vehicle that delivers a great sense of speed.
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,war “What is the difference between this car and a Dakar car? It could run the championship, but it didn’t run in Dakar.This one we tested runs without flanges, and Dakar mines have flanges that limit top speed and acceleration. The official T4 with it accelerates as much or more than this one.This one has the standard suspension, which the Dakar one doesn’t have.The brakes are the same, the tires are the same.The good of these vehicles The point is that it helps to simulate a lot of the feeling of a Dakar car.The Dakar is around €130,000 and this one is around €30,000.There are a lot of differences, but thanks to that you can train very well,” says the pilot. commented.

Juarez gave instructions on very complicated terrain. He seemed to struggle more than expected due to the delicate nature of the narrow course, where any mistake could cost him. After repeating “Push the accelerator!” he said he needed to “get a firm grip on the wheel” He tried to fix the curve and drive it like an asphalt track, but he reiterated that he had to avoid tapping the steering wheel and turn smoothly.

Sometimes he used “Give him hope… Hope, hope!” Indicates that you should accelerate on the exit of the curve. But second, he braked with his arm and looked at us out of the corner of his eye. ‘Don’t be surprised!’ We come to a small dip and the car submerges its wheels in a puddle. There was absolutely nothing to see. The glass was full of water and mud. That’s when Fares said: “Press the ‘clean’ switch.” There were some buttons on the left side, but the handle covered that black switch. “Stop, stop. It’s like the Dakar. Sometimes it’s better to stop and brake, which saves you seconds. Stop, hit the switch, and the wipers go all the way to the right. Stop when you turn.” His wish was an order. And again, to give gas.

“Are you going to win the Dakar?” asked the newspaper, behind the wheel. “I’ll try… but I’ve got to get there first!” he added, revealing that he suffered and yes, he suffered a lot. Finally, he repeated that he should speed up. In front of us was a very steep slope almost perpendicular to our eyes and we had to sprint up as fast as we could. But when I got to the top… “Slow down!” Despite everything, Gerald Fares managed to escape safely. Without overturning his experience and bringing it to the press so that journalists could better understand how much risk each pilot taking to the Dakar is taking. Not to mention the comparison. various sports. That’s why he’s aiming to win Dakar 2023 and MD will focus on hitting the keys to deliver it from Saudi Arabia. Now he packs up and takes control of his Dakarian vehicle to conquer Arabia.