Xtreme+ at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

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Cool photo update from the guys over at Xtreme+, currently racing in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge with a three car team. I will be posting all their updates here.

And here is the latest update! Forgive the sloppy translation, but you can get an idea.

ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE 2015

Monday, 30 march
Second: Qasr al sarab - qasr al sarab
Liaison: 130 km -: 279 km liaison: 100 km - total: 509 km

Political parties then that the sun, undaunted, rose over the desert of abu dhabi, the three Crews xtremeplus polaris factory team have had a long and hot day, accompanied by her lot Adventures.
But while torpor engloutit the bivouac of qasr al sarab, the three rzr polaris 1000 Xt+ 30 have under the tents xtremeplus, loyal to the rendez - vous.

Alessandro fogliani / pietro fogliani no. 249 ( 19 es in 5 h04' 29 ) at the beginning of the special, tells alle, on a track very fast, i Made some jumps into the bloodletting not reported... From the beginning, we left a little too high in pressure of tyres and this forced on the Converter. The cp1, the belt patinait, we have then changed and deflated. The result was immediately felt and with less than gas, the rzr was walking Very well.
This was a hard day because it was very hot and under the stroke of noon, we could not find Almost not the relief. Today, i am tired but i am happy because i had a good pace and i Think we are 2 es in t3! '

Éric mozas / sébastien delaunay no. 247 ( 24 es in 5 h13' 44 ): ' it was a beautiful day, i had a lot of despite the 30 km of Very hard to dunes cross during the hours the warmer and when the sand is the most mou! It was necessary to juggle between not heat the rzr and spend the dunes but we have been regular. I have, on the other hand where after complaining because we thought we had broken a belt... We have dismantled the carter, but this was not that, only a rate that had jumped! We had dismantled and lost time for nothing! '

Kecco tonetti / jean - michel polato no. 248 ( 29 es in 5 H33' 26 ): Today, we have had any! First of all, at km 50, we broke a durite of water. Jean - michel has very well repaired this but we had to use all the water that we had - to share our camel bags! Later, as there were more coolant but only water In the system, the temperature was rising quickly because we rode during the hours the hottest... In short, i had to drive more slowly in order not to break the belt. But we are here and happy to go drink something fees!

 

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Night Work:

Early Morning before the day's racing:

RZR at sunrise! Beautiful backdrop

 

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Race report from the three drivers after the third special, completed today! Translation is poor but it gets the idea across:

ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE 2015

Tuesday, 31 march
Third: Qasr al sarab - qasr al sarab
Liaison: 90 km -: 272 km liaison: 40 km - total: 402 km

The fogliani 12 are in general and at the top of the t3 at the wheel of the polaris rzr 1000 Xt+ 30

Parties to the dawn for a day of 400 km in the dunes, the three crews Xtremeplus polaris factory team had to manage the temperatures that climb a crescendo and flirting with the 50 °c.
The special this 25 th edition of the abu dhabi desert challenge are exhausting and the Sand, over the hours, is becoming more and more soft but the performance of the rzr xt+, on This field, in étonnent more than one. Today, alle fogliani and his father rank 12 th position of the scratch auto And the general and take control of the category t3. the crew tonetti / polato has gained the Arrival in 14 th position of the special and mozas / delaunay ranks 16 E.

Alessandro fogliani / pietro fogliani no. 249 ( 12 es in 4 h40' 38 ) ' this time, we are left with a tire pressure low and we have been less Problem! In the dunes, we double many autos but in the highlands we ate of the dust! The heat has made an incredible today and it was necessary to even pay attention to the temperature of the Gasoline. '

Kecco tonetti / jean - michel polato no. 248 ( 14 es in 4 H46' 29 ): ' we drove but with this heat to managing the temperatures and not too attack . unfortunately, we have lost a little time because we broke a belt. '

Éric mozas / sébastien delaunay no. 247 ( 16 es in 4 h49' 21 ): ' we have changed the settings of the shock absorbers and the rzr is even more stable now. We have really well drove but at the reception of a jump, we broke a belt and Lost 10 ' to the change. Tonetti stopped but we did to him sign of continue, further, it was In its tour of duty mécaniquer... The temperatures are each day more extreme and today, there was also a few cuvettes very piégeuses

 

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ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE 2015

Wednesday 1 april
Fourth: Qasr al sarab - qasr al sarab
Liaison: 128 km -: 258 km liaison: 18 km - total: 405 km

Tonetti and mozas out free of the fournaise, fogliani is compelled to the abandonment!

To each day is sufficient his sentence but on the abu dhabi desert challenge, every day mercury thermometer Climbs a little higher and, once again, it was more than 50 °c in The dunes. These extreme conditions require a lot of management of the temperatures in order not to heat the belt. But our two crews mozas / delaunay and tonetti / polato came out their own with brio despite a few Epic misadventures!
After a dramatic and when they were at the top of the t3, alessandro fogliani, 20 Years ago, and his father, pietro, were forced to surrender after to mechanical problem in Analysis.

Éric mozas / sébastien delaunay no. 247 ( 18 es in 5 h23' 23 ): ' we are left with low pressure in tires and on a jump, we have déjanté . further, we broke a belt and on the end, we have to new déjanté... We have also lost 30 minutes... It was a very hard day because of heat and of high dunes very technical to cross . i am very happy to be with the arrival because it was necessary to manage the heat Throughout the special. '

Kecco tonetti / jean - michel polato no. 248 ( 22 es in 5 H36' 36 ): ' we are the miraculés! About 80 km from the start, we have typed in a hole behind a dune and the Triangle before left has is open like a box of sardine. We have managed to roll the 50 km who remained until the assistance but here , mechanics xtremeplus n ' could do nothing for us because they had not of triangle With them. We have decided to continue the last 130 km... And, apart from a sand burial at 20 km from the arrival, we have managed to Spend all the dunes, i still do not know how i made because i dared Not accelerate in the descentes to take of the momentum and the pile of sand were very, very Senior!

Abu dhabi desert challenge. Last special and podium cancelled because of sand! Last special and podium cancelled because of a sand wind!

ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE 2015

Thursday, 2 april
Arrival: Qasr al sarab - yas marina circuit

Mozas and tonetti 12 e and 14 th upon arrival at the wheel of polaris Rzr 1000 xt+ 30!

• sand cancels the last special and the podium.
• mozas / delaunay and tonetti / polato complete 3 es and 4 are in t3.
• the jinn se déchaînent night on the bivouac.

The night of 1 april, the jinn du désert abu dhabi became mischievous and It was strange things on the bivouac site of the desert challenge: A report of wild assistance signed an official from the fia disappeared, a penalty of three Hours has erased and was replaced by a poorly functioning of gps, durites water Taillèrent to talk and those of oil is dévissèrent all alone on the three rzr... But perhaps was - what a farce of 1 april...

Despite everything, in xtremeplus, good mood and especially the sporting spirit soda the team that Will celebrate this evening the 3 th and 4 th place in t3 of mozas / delaunay And tonetti / polato with a special thought for the crew fogliani father and son who were forced To the abandonment. The young alessandro fogliani, aged only 20 years old, was his second rally with a beautiful By steering and a very good management of the race. He deserved to win the t3 category which he was the leader until yesterday.

Éric mozas / sébastien delaunay no. 247 ( 12 are in general ): ' this is my second rallye absolute and i learn a lot, this is great! I have known no problem to cross the highest dunes that were really impressive because the rzr Is wonderfully adapted to this kind of ground. I am really very happy because despite a few misadventures, we are completing 12 e and 3 E t3! '

Kecco tonetti / jean - michel polato no. 248 ( 14 are in general ): ' it was a very beautiful course but it was really very hot, and this was a test extreme , still, for the rzr, which, it was, in continuous, manage the temperature of The belt. This is the best rally for this self and, if we do not have these worries of Heat, it is a vehicle that could do 7 th! To rally the arrival, it had to be really hold a rate well below the possibilities of the polaris Rzr 1000 xt+ 30 which is simply fantastic to fly in the dunes! '

In a fortnight, the team xtremeplus will be at the qatar with two crews for the sealine rallye: Mozas / delaunay and been / polato.