Laia Sanz: “With a car, I was able to fulfill a dream that I had worked hard for for years.”

A year ago, I was devastated. who arrived dakar He needs to prove his level so that some big brand will offer him the right project. I had never tested a car before the Dakar, but I wanted to shine. But anything could have happened to him at the worst moment, it happened. At the first opportunity, she was forced to abandon because the bar on her safety arch shifted by just two millimeters. “Everything happens for a reason, and I haven’t told you everything yet in this race,” he said despite the mental anguish after a long night where he could barely sleep. And yes, he was right.

1 year later Achieved 16th place in Dakar (11th place for motorcycles) and 5th place for automobiles.I realized a dream I had been pursuing for the past five years. He came to believe that the option of becoming the brand’s official driver would never materialize. Then EBRO arrived, partnering with its main sponsor, Audax renewables, owned by famous Spanish businessman Jose Elias.

The Catalan brand, which was revived a few years ago to bring back all of its history, wanted to compete in the Dakar with the great Dakar icon, Laia. Laia is a global example for every girl on the planet who dreams of going to Dakar on a motorcycle or by car, and her achievements especially on two wheels have led her to achieve a top 10, a historic 9th place, the best result for a woman on two wheels. He now wants to continue making history with a car in the highest category (T1+) and an ambitious sports project with a great future.he Ebro s800-XRR T1+this is a clear example of Ebro’s growth and ambition.

At this time, Laia arrives with tests conducted in Morocco and will compete in the Morocco Rally, no longer driving at the same competitive disadvantage as beforeIn it, I had to drive a car that I hadn’t tested all year, and I had to drive against over 40 more competitive 4×4 cars in two-wheel drive.

Despite this, two years ago, the Laia achieved an impressive 15th place in the overall car rankings. This time, a vehicle based on the Dakar Queen class 4×4 T1+ will be installed. Great base for Century construction, but tuned by Ebro with a lot of work put into the suspension It also features other aspects that allow Laia and Maurizio to face the thousands of dangers hidden in the Saudi Arabian desert.

”I’m honored to be able to participate in this project And that Ebro chose me to be its pilot,” Raia emphasized at the presentation of the project with Ebro in Barcelona, ​​along with his inseparable co-pilot Maurizio Gerini.

“Achieve T1+ category” It’s a dream I’ve been chasing since my first year of college. It’s a very good time. It wasn’t easy to cross the dunes since it was a two-wheel drive, but it was a good school. We can grow a lot with Ebro and I’m happy to see how far I can go,” she added.

“It was important to be able to test the car in Morocco and, above all, to adapt to it. Maurizio had appendicitis so he couldn’t be with us, but he will be with us in Dakar.” We were able to fine-tune the suspension and I think we arrived at Daca as prepared as possible given the tempo of the project.“r,” Laia added. He plans “from less Dakar to more Dakar”, having learned last year’s lesson of not taking risks from the start and realizing how difficult the first stage will be for Stone to come back.

“Purpose? That’s the question we all ask ourselves. We have to be cautious, this is the first year and the project is still young.” We have to think of the Dakar from smaller to bigger, and even more so after last year, but we really have it, but we would be wrong if we started too enthusiastically. First of all, we need to take the lead and pick up the pace. If we can avoid big mistakes, we can go a long way in the Dakar.”he added, emphasizing the difficulty of the route, especially in the early stages.

“I’m very happy with this car. We’re starting from a very good base to compete in this Dakar and if we can work on it a little bit more time we’ll be even more competitive,” concluded Laia, looking to the future of the project.