Dit is soos \u2019n skattejag teen \u2019n \u201chengse\u201d spoed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00f3 beskryf Bloemfonteinse navigator Leander Pienaar sy heel eerste deelname aan die Dakar-wedren wat van 31 Desember tot 15 Januarie in Saoedi-Arabi\u00eb plaasgevind het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pienaar en bestuurder Eben Basson van Komatipoort was deel van die G Rally-span, wat as deel van die groter span TeamHilux Rally-Raid deelgeneem het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het net drie weke voor die tyd gehoor dat ons in die span ingesluit is,\u201d s\u00ea Pienaar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit het ons baie min tyd vir voorbereiding gegee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nogtans het die twee met hul ligte prototipe-veldvoertuig uitstekend gevaar in die T3-afdeling en sewende uit 84 spanne klaargemaak. Hulle is ook as die beste nuwelinge in di\u00e9 afdeling aangewys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel hulle min tyd vir voorbereiding gehad het, het die twee al uitstekend saam gevaar toe hulle verlede jaar se Suid-Afrikaanse veldren\u00adkampioenskap, wat oor maande op verskillende plekke beslis is, aangedurf het. Hulle het in die T1-afdeling gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was \u2019n baie goeie grondslag vir die Dakar,\u201d s\u00ea Pienaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou mik die twee hoog en hoop om in die T1-plus-afdeling mee te ding wanneer hulle aan 2024 se Dakar-wedren deelneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Dakar-wedren neem deelnemers oor 8 700 km, van die Rooisee tot by die Persiese Golf, met resies-skofte oor 4 000 km in 14 dae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pienaar s\u00ea dit was regtig baie uitdagend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het nog nie \u2019n hele naweek so \u2019n taai resies gehad soos een skof van die Dakar nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boonop was dit koud en baie nat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHulle s\u00ea dit het in 20 jaar nie soveel gere\u00ebn nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om aan die Dakar-wedren te kon deelneem was vir Pienaar \u2019n groot droom wat waar geword het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk neem al van st. 4 af aan motorsport deel.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aanvanklik het hy aan vierwielmotorfietswedrenne deelgeneem, maar later het hy meer belang gestel in liggewig veldmotors (\u201cside-by-side\u201d). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie lekkerste van my deelname aan die Dakar, is om terug te wees by die huis. Terwyl \u2019n mens daar is, is jy baie gefokus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNoudat ek kan terugkyk, besef ek watter ongelooflike geleentheid dit was.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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