Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
While the competition from Peugeot sets the pace, there is thick air at X-raid. Guerlain Chicherit has decided to no longer want to go to the start. As reasons for the surprising demolition, he gave to the results of the past few days and its present poor starting position. For X-raid participation of the buggy was a pure test under competitive conditions.

"We all, including Guerlain, knew from the beginning that the buggy is not competitive and had completed only a few test kilometers," said X-raid Team Manager Sven Quandt. "He himself had given us after the last test before the Dakar, the 'GO' to participate. Our mechanics have invested a lot of work to bring the buggy at the start. His decision is a big disappointment and a setback in the development for all. Yesterday's stage has shown over the potential of the buggy has -. To a technical defect Guerlain could ride in the top 10. "

Chicherit took his leave with the words: "I am deeply disappointed, but under the circumstances you have to use your head and not the heart. Security comes first" - What the Frenchman thinks so, he is Quandt certainly explains in great detail have.

http://www.rallye-magazin.de/int/ral...gy-nicht-mehr/
Is that normal..?