Nani Roma (2nd CARS): “We had a problem with the gearbox. At the 70 km, we didn’t have more the fifth, and then we drove successively from fourth to sixth, to the kilometer 90, until all locks. At this moment I thought ‘The race is finished for us.’Before stopping, I could select the fourth, and we have traveled 300 km at this speed. I lost the race and nobody likes to be in this situation, but we’re here to test and improve the car for the Dakar.”

Cyril Despres (1st BIKES): “It was a very quick stage. On the first part, I met a lot of animals, mainly birds; this is why I drove very carefully, because a collision with a bird at 150 km / h can make you fall, or worse. Today the track area was dry, and the first part was very pleasant, with sand and many curves. The second part was much harder and faster.

Orlando Terranova (1st CARS): “The race has changed, from the mud and the jungle, we moved to much sandier, faster and damaged tracks. The first section was much more fun than the second one, which was very fast. Nani had a problem with his gearbox at kilometer 80 or 90 of the first section. Until then, we had fun and we were recovering time, one minute. After, we could relax a little bit. It was very hot, but physically, this was not a very demanding stage. I’m happy.”

Chaleco López (was 2^nd in Bikes before retirement): “It was a bad day, I am very angry because I felt great with the bike, I drove fast, and I was leading the stage. In this sport, the bike and the driver must be well. Today the bike failed and I could not do anything. I must keep the positive things: I won a stage, I finished third on another, and I had the lead on the last on. What can I say more, I felt good to fight for the victory.”

Sergio Lafuente (1st Quads 4X2): “This stage was quite similar to the Dakar ones. The quad was very heavy in the sand, and I came back to reality when the bikes leaders surpassed me. We trained and we’re here to win, the competition is not over yet and we will maintain this speed. I preferred the second stage, which was much slower; it was a sandy stage with few curves. Tomorrow we will accelerate, and try to not break something.”

Daniel Mazzucco (1st Quads 4×4): “I take the stages one by one, quietly, because we approach the end, and I want to pass the finish line. I preferred the Misiones‘s stages, where I had much more fun. This one was much straighter.”

Ezio Blangino (2nd Quads 4×4):” I’m surprised because of my victory. I knew I was close to the race leader because I did my best. Everything went well, but I was not expecting to win the stage. Today, I rode very well, unlike the last few days. The first part was fast, then we passed on a sandy area, very heavy and the last section was beautiful, with many quick curves. We came to try to win, that’s why tomorrow I will do my best.”

Tadeuz Blasuziak (22nd Bikes): “I enjoyed a lot. This stage is very different to the last days ones, I really liked. It included impressive curves, which can be traded at very high speeds. I am getting used to take the speed, and a bit more control under braking. When we were on the road, I thought I could not finish the race, but the adrenaline got me excited and I felt less pain. I’m happy. »

Jacub Przygonski (2nd Bikes): “Today, thanks to the good weather, I didn’t have problems driving. The course was straighter, with fewer holes. Last night I was sick and I took antibiotics, it is not easy to compete in these conditions. I’m satisfied of my second place overall, but it remains two stages, we’ll see what happens.”

Boris Garafulic (3rd Cars): « Nous avons parcouru la première partie avec trois pneus de rechange, et suivant les conseils de Nani (Roma), nous avons effectué la seconde avec deux. Tout a alors complètement changé, cela n’a vraiment rien à voir. Nous avons utilisé trois pneus de rechange durant les premiers jours, et c’est incroyable comment cela te change le fonctionnement d’une voiture. Demain nous allons rouler à notre rythme, concentrés, et en essayant de s’amuser, sans faire de bêtises et risquer d’abîmer la voiture. »

Boris Garafulic (3rd Cars): “We ran the first section with three spare tires, and, following the advice of Nani (Roma), we conducted the second one with two spare tires. Everything has changed completely, that is incredible how the car operation can change, just changing tires. We used three spare tires during the first days, and it’s incredible how the car operation can change. Tomorrow we will ride at our own speed, concentrated, and trying to have fun, without making mistakes and risking damage the car.”

Mauricio Gómez (3rd Bikes): “I am lucky to arrive at third place. Chaleco (Lopez) was stopped on the roadside. I’m happy because I still run well. The stage was fast with a sandy area. The bike has dropped slightly in performance but it still working well. I’ll take the next two steps in the same way, quiet, with a good speed.”

Pablo Rodríguez (6th Bikes): “It‘s going well, the stage was very fast, with a lot of dust. There were a lot of quads before me and I had wast a lot of time. Fortunately, I arrived on the sandy part, which I love, and on which I feel good. I did not know Israel, he is a very nice guy and we drove together. He is on course to win the Dakar Challenge.”