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PABLO QUINTANILLA BATTLES THROUGH TOUGH STAGE THREE AT ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE
Mar
| ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING RALLY STAR SITS FOURTH OVERALL WITH TWO STAGES TO GO IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Reaching the end of a gruelling stage three of this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pablo Quintanilla is currently fourth in the event’s provisional overall standings. With two more long rally stages remaining, the Chilean rider is a little more than one-minute away from the provisional top three and less than 11 minutes behind the current overall leader.
Living up to the difficult task of opening Tuesday’s 281km long stage, FR 450 Rally mounted Quintanilla was enjoying a highly competitive pace for the first half of the timed special. Pushing hard through the fast, sandy sections of the Liwa desert, Pablo was inside the stage’s provisional top three when a small technical issue forced him to ease his pace. Making good use of his experience, Pablo brought his Husqvarna home to post the eighth fastest time for the day. Currently fourth in the provisional overall rankings, Quintanilla has his eyes set on taking advantage of his good starting position tomorrow in the hope of reducing the gap to the riders ahead of him. Taking place on Wednesday, the penultimate stage of this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge features a total of 390km to be run by all competitors. Tomorrow’s fourth timed special of the event is 244km long.
Download high-res images from the United Arab Emirates here. 2018 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – Stage 3 Provisional Classification 2018 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge – Provisional Overall Standings After Stage 3 |
