The Dakar Rally has introduced that the route for Sunday’s Stage 7 has been modified to make sure the security of opponents collaborating within the occasion.
With rain anticipated to hit the Al Duwadimi area the place the seventh stage of 2025 is scheduled, organising physique the ASO has determined to delay the beginning of the working in addition to shorten the route.
This might be certain that security helicopters will be deployed on time at their designated positions earlier than the motion kicks off.
Sunday will see bikes and automobiles take utterly separate routes, versus following the identical course like in most different levels.
“The helicopters deployed for race security have been referred to as into motion many instances in stage 6, in order that they should stay on the course of the particular this night,” learn an announcement from Dakar.
“Consequently, the beginning of stage 7 will likely be delayed a bit to offer sufficient time for the helicopters to succeed in their positions tomorrow morning. The entrants will comply with a 188km highway part to the brand new beginning location (CP2 of the earlier course), the place the primary opponents are anticipated at 8am (FIM) and eight:30am (FIA).
“The motorcycle particular will stretch for 411km. The automobiles and vehicles will race for 418km.”
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