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OiLibya Rally of Tunisia 2011

28 Apr 2011 No Comments

by Rally Raidin Rally Raid

Tunisia Rally 2011 from 1st to 7th of May 2011. With less than 250 km of tar liaisons and more than 1550km of selective sectors, the OiLibya Rally of Tunisia 2011 will be a rally “pleasure” composed of 6 stages that will take place at 100% in Tunisia. The Monster Energy X-raid team will field two cars in the Tunisia Rally, round three of the FIA World Cup for off-road rallies. Defending FIA World Cup champion Leonid Novitskiy and his German co-driver Andreas Schulz will drive a BMW X3CCs. Chilean driver Boris Garafulic represents the official team for the first time with fellow French co-driver Laurent Lichtleuchter in the second car. Just weeks after the Trebur-based team clinched an emphatic debut victory for the MINI All4 Racing in the hands of Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Sven Quandt’s team is in action again across the demanding deserts of North Africa.
Novitskiy is bidding to retain his FIA World Cup title and has taken a pair of second places on the opening two rounds in Italy and Abu Dhabi to take a three-point lead in the overall drivers’ points
standings.
“I’m quite happy with the season so far,” admitted Novitskiy, who faces fierce competition from third-placed Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser in Tunisia. “Hopefully I can also take my first win in Tunisia.”
Garafulic and Lichtleuchter are forming a new X-raid team partnership. “For me, it’s mainly a question at this rally of gaining experience in the sand and in the dunes with the new car looking for the next Dakar,” said the Chilean, who tackled the Dakar for the first time in January this year and achieved a very good performance.

“As in Abu Dhabi, we expect a sand rally in Tunisia,” said Monster Energy X-raid team director Sven Quandt. “Although Leonid will be hoping to push on for his first outright win of the season, he must also drive cautiously and intelligently. He cannot afford a mistake or a failure if he is to win the FIA World Cup again.”
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