There are a number of causes to seek out the Dakar Rally and rally raids usually fascinating. Pitting riders and their machines in opposition to really grueling programs, handing them roadbooks, and seeing how rapidly they’re in a position to traverse the terrain to get the place they are going is just a part of it.

Skills and camaraderie are additionally a serious a part of it. Call it the Dakar Spirit, or name it what you’ll, however it’s at all times heartening to see rivals in a self-discipline look out for one another.

Sure, they wish to win, they usually wish to be the most effective, however in addition they know that you aren’t getting good within the first place or proceed enhancing if there is not any one working on the identical degree. They wish to beat the remainder of the sphere, however they concurrently need the remainder of the sphere to do properly; simply not in addition to they do. It is sensible, proper?

While that spirit is a reasonably frequent factor to see within the bivouac and on the levels, one thing that is much less frequent is what Kove Moto head Zhang Xue has been sharing with the world. Remember how we talked about that Mason Klein had been having some technical difficulties with his bike on Stage Two and Stage Three of the 2024 Dakar Rally? 

Not plenty of producers or group house owners would hop on social media and take full accountability for a machine that is not performing in addition to they really feel that it ought to. Yet that is precisely what Mr. Zhang did after the Kove’s engine broke on Stage Two.

 

He provided each a transparent clarification for what went unsuitable, in addition to a heartfelt apology. It’s precisely this type of spirit that makes Dakar particular.

During Stage Three, when Klein spent hours fixing his bike after which nursing it throughout the end line of the stage, Mr. Zhang could not consider his eyes. He took to the group’s Instagram account once more to share his enthusiasm for what he lauded as Klein’s genius in fixing the engine properly sufficient to get the bike throughout the end line in any respect as an alternative of merely retiring.

 

Humans make errors and are fallible, however it’s what we do and the way we be taught from these errors that reveals who we actually are. At its greatest, that is what any good motorsport brings out in folks, and it is notably true with rally raids (and Dakar chief amongst them). 

Thanks to Klein’s expertise in getting the Kove again house after Stage Three, the group was in a position to go on and full Stage Four. He’s at present operating in 99th place, however overcoming such lengthy odds and obstacles is its personal form of profitable.

Dakar Rally 2024: Stage Four Results

Stage Four ran from Al Salamiya to Al-Hofuf on January 9, 2024. At the beginning, the temps had been hovering on the 5 diploma Celsius mark (that is about 41 levels Fahrenheit). Ross Branch fell twice and was okay each instances, however these falls put a dent in each his stage and general time rankings. 

In the top, it was Nacho Cornejo’s faultless navigation and pace that noticed him take each the stage win and the general lead after Stage Four. Ricky Brabec completed in second, and birthday boy Kevin Benavides rounded out third place for the stage.

Here’s the complete high 10 outcomes for Stage Four:

2024 Dakar Rally Overall Leaderboard After Stage Four

By taking his eighth-ever Dakar Rally stage win, Nacho Cornejo has now taken the lead for the primary time on the 2024 Dakar Rally. With a number of levels left to go, it is unattainable to foretell what is going to occur between every now and then. For the second, although, the lead is his to get pleasure from.

Here are the general rider standings after Stage Four of the 2024 Dakar Rally.

What will occur subsequent? Your guess is nearly as good as ours. Feel free to speak about it within the feedback.