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David Bensadoun will take part to his second Dakar rally in-a-row, one year after becoming the first canadian to reach the finish of the event in the cars category.
Bensadoun, president of ALDO Group, made its Dakar debuts in 2012 with Patrick Beaulé, from Québec, as a navigator. Driving a Desert Warrior 4x4, the canadian pair reached the finish in Santiago, Chile, a took the 40th position in the overall classification.
For his second Dakar rally, 42 year-old David Bensadoun aims to set an even better performance. He will be driving a last specification of the Desert Warrior 4x4, and will be joined by british navigator Paul Round, while Patrick Beaulé will enter the event riding a bike.
"Every single day, I think about my first experience on the Dakar," Bensadoun said. "Everything was amazing: the landscapes, the atmosphere, the people. We were astonished by the magnitude of the event. We saw there how important it was to stay in the top third of field to avoid the dust and trucks overtaking. The day the rally ended, I knew I was going to come back."
"This time, I'll be driving a high-performance machine," he added. "Now I really have to be careful. Our goal will be to make it in the Top 30. With less mistakes and driving just 5% faster, I believe it's possible. I've prepared physically during the summer, competing in the bike enduro championship. I've even lost 5 kilos but I still believe I'm the biggest competitor of the Dakar !"
Bensadoun, president of ALDO Group, made its Dakar debuts in 2012 with Patrick Beaulé, from Québec, as a navigator. Driving a Desert Warrior 4x4, the canadian pair reached the finish in Santiago, Chile, a took the 40th position in the overall classification.
For his second Dakar rally, 42 year-old David Bensadoun aims to set an even better performance. He will be driving a last specification of the Desert Warrior 4x4, and will be joined by british navigator Paul Round, while Patrick Beaulé will enter the event riding a bike.
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| David Bensadoun. (Photo: Groupe ALDO) |
"Every single day, I think about my first experience on the Dakar," Bensadoun said. "Everything was amazing: the landscapes, the atmosphere, the people. We were astonished by the magnitude of the event. We saw there how important it was to stay in the top third of field to avoid the dust and trucks overtaking. The day the rally ended, I knew I was going to come back."
"This time, I'll be driving a high-performance machine," he added. "Now I really have to be careful. Our goal will be to make it in the Top 30. With less mistakes and driving just 5% faster, I believe it's possible. I've prepared physically during the summer, competing in the bike enduro championship. I've even lost 5 kilos but I still believe I'm the biggest competitor of the Dakar !"