[Auto] An unknown 'rodeo drive'

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The luxurious stores will become tents full of tools and the large avenues, in kilometers and kilometers of unknown terrain with typical ranch landscapes that surround the capital of Sonora. Don't think about the iconic Beverly Hills rodeo drive, as the next W2RC rodeo will be held in Mexico. The North American country debuts in the World Raids with five days of competition that will wage the third round of the season between Loeb and Al Attiyah. By simple aesthetics, the Qatari's Hilux will be the prototype that looks best among the 1,203 kilometers of special, but by trajectory, Toyota's dominance has not ensured anything so far for a Nasser who, not even his victory in the Dakar, will It has served to lead the general.

From the start it is Loeb who arrives with an advantage at the third date of the season. The BRX rider has 101 points to Al Attiyah's 85, with an income of 16 that was consolidated with the Qatari's abandonment in Abu Dhabi. The Toyota driver came across misfortune and could not deal with it, while now Nasser will have to deal with the past of the leader in Mexican territory. Despite the fact that this will be the first World Cup visit to the North American country, the Frenchman has fond memories of Rally Mexico in the WRC and hopes "the same will happen with this round." He will have to discover new places and he hasn't gotten into the car for “several weeks”, but the objective is still to find fun in stages where they hope to finally leave all the problems behind in the Hunter.

It will be almost impossible, or at least it seems so, to avoid the misfortunes that can be caused by a terrain marked by the piles of stone and sand left by the surrounding mountains. The punctures seem like a safe value before plunging fully into the desert with the presence of giant cacti and although they will also visit the coast, the pilots will have to settle for that traditional mass bath of an American continent, which will only be visited by two Spanish pilots in the test: Cristina Gutiérrez and Eduard Pons (T4). The woman from Burgos, fifth overall, will go "for all as always" and will try to play a leading role in a category as tight as T3, where Ekstrom appears again on the entry list.

the fantastic four return
After the numerous casualties left by the second round of the season, the Dakar winner is finally back in Mexico commanding the return of the fantastic four to competition. To the incorporation of Kevin Benavides, those of Walkner, Sam Sunderland and Daniel Sanders are added, absent in the last race due to injury. Toby Price took advantage of this to take the lead, coming to the top of the table with 46 points, with a margin of four against Van Beveren, who together with the KTM rider will also have to defend himself against the Argentinian's attack. Despite his absence in Abu Dhabi, Benavides is 12 points away from a top position that is too sweet to give up. Especially when you come back with everything.

 

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