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Peugeot Claims Sixth One-Two Stage Finish at Silk Way Rally 

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t has been another successful day for Team Peugeot Total at the Silk Way Rally, an event that the ‘Dream Team’ has led from the very first day. The team is much in preservation mode, as Cyril Despres has a lead that is close to an hour and is potentially just three days away from victory.

Peugeot DKR 100

Aboard the Peugeot DKR #100, he adopted a careful rhythm today to conclude the stage just over a minute behind his team mate Stephane Peterhansel (in the Peugeot DKR #106), who won the stage and retains sixth overall in the standings, having lost time with an accident last week. With 1890.66 kilometres left to run, team spirit is running high.

Stéphane PETERHANSEL, Team Peugeot Total Driver
1st of stage 11 / 6 th overall (cars)

“Today’s stage was fine but really one of two halves for us: at the beginning we had some dust and then we were able to pass some cars and run in clean air for the second part of the stage, which was obviously much easier. The final 50 kilometres were really fun: wide gravel tracks with a little bank on either side so you could really slide the car and enjoy yourself. Today works out quite well for us strategically. With Cyril starting only two minutes behind us, we won’t have to wait long for him to catch up and then we can drive together, which is always better in this situation, where he is leading.”

Cyril DESPRES, Team Peugeot Total Driver
2nd of stage 11 / 1 st overall

Peugeot DKR 106

“I took it fairly carefully today. As it has been the case for a couple of days now, we had a few corners in succession and a few junctions but there was nothing too tricky or rough or dangerous. So, it was a good stage that we were able to cover quite quickly, with no navigation errors. I feel reasonably relaxed and everything is going well up to now. I’m really enjoying the driving with the Peugeot DKR, we’re able to attack and the notes are coming naturally. We just have to carry on like this.”

FRIDAY: STAGE 12
Tomorrow’s stage, which is 254 kilometres in length, is far from the longest but almost certainly one of the hardest of the entire rally. There are complex sand dunes at both the beginning and the end of the stage, where it’s easy to get stuck. Linking the two sandy sections is a fast gravel road. These classic rally raid conditions call for extreme skill from both driver and co-driver. Starting the day in Jiayuguan, the crews will end up in Alashan Youqi.

DID YOU KNOW?
In order to help tackle the sand dunes, the crew can control tyre pressures from the cockpit of the Peugeot DKR. By lowering the pressures, the tyre presents more surface area to the ground and increases traction: particularly useful on obstacles such as sand dunes. Then, when running normally, the tyre can be re-inflated from the cockpit to standard pressures.

 

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