A curtain raiser as long as this one pushes the rules to the absolute limit. Instead of a sprint, it is a Dakar stage in concentrated form in which the competitors will slalom among rocks, on sand tracks and off-track sections — yes, already — in jaw-dropping landscapes. Such a rigorous test will guarantee that the prologue fulfils its fundamental purpose of separating the wheat from the chaff..
➡️LA 71,00 Km
✅Special 27,00 Km
⬅️LB 65,00 Km
Total – 163,00 Km
Departure Bivouac (SAST – South Africa Standard Time)
– Bikes -> 06:10
– Cars -> 10:52
– Classic Cars -> 06:30
Departure DSS (SAST – South Africa Standard Time)
– Bikes -> 07:30
– Cars -> 11:12
– Classic Cars -> 07:30
Starting Order For Stage Prologue (SAST) – Courtesy of SADG
– Bikes
Pos Bib Drivers DSS
P031 #127 🇿🇦Ronald “Dougie” Venter 08:00:00
P034 #124 🇿🇦Kerim Fitz-Gerald 08:03:00
P055 #103 🇿🇼Ash Thixton 08:24:00
P058 #100 🇿🇦Stuart Gregory 08:27:00
P079 #073 🇿🇦Charan Moore 08:48:00
P115 #022 🇿🇦Michael Docherty 09:24:00
P117 #018 🇿🇦Bradley Cox 09:26:00
P139 #046 🇧🇼Ross Branch 10:07:00
Starting Order For Stage Prologue (SAST) – Courtesy of SADG
– Cars
Pos Bib Drivers Bivouac DSS (Estimate)
P013 #209 🇿🇦Giniel de Villiers & 🇿🇦Dennis Murphy 10:10:00 11:30:00
P020 #226 🇿🇦Saood Variawa & 🇫🇷Francois Cazalet 10:20:30 11:40:30
P028 #219 🇿🇦Brian Baragwanath & 🇿🇦Leonard Cremer 10:32:30 11:52:30
P032 #225 🇿🇦Gareth Woolridge & 🇿🇦Boyd Dreyer 10:38:30 11:58:30
P042 #243 🇿🇦Guy Botterill & 🇿🇦Brett Cummings 10:53:30 12:13:30
P056 #258 🇿🇦Hennie de Klerk & 🇿🇦Juan Möhr 11:14:30 12:34:30
Starting Order For Stage Prologue (SAST) – Courtesy of SADG
– Classic Cars
Pos Bib Drivers DSS
P006 #708 🇳🇱Sebastiaan Klaassen & 🇳🇱Puck Klaassen 07:30:00
P032 #724 🇲🇿Paulo Oliveira & 🇵🇹Arcelio Couto 08:06:00
P056 #742 🇿🇦Katherine Lovemore & 🇿🇦Stephen Lovemore 08:35:00
P059 #753 🇿🇦Adriaan Botma & 🇿🇦Riaan Botma 08:38:00
