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From Dakar.com
Two-time 24 Hours of le Mans winner, Romain Dumas is entering his first Dakar in 2015, behind the wheel of a buggy.
After six relatively easy stages, the Frenchman and his co-driver François Borsotto were 37th in the overall standings. Then the problems started.
On their way to Uyuni, Bolivia, Dumas and Borsotto were slowed down by electrical problems, which came as a result of a lenghty river-crossing.
"There is no other way to put it. My car became boat," said the endurance driver.
"First, the windshield washer mecanism broke, making our lives difficult. We couldn't see anything with the windshield fogging up. Then we hit a pothole, which almost broke our spines.
"A little further down the road, we had to cross a river. We were doing quite well, even though I had water up to my seat. Then I got stuck on some rocks I had failed to notice. We took so much water in, the whole electrical system went kaputt."
Luckily, the pair got out with the help of a Bolivian group and, after many hours of work, even managed to repair the damages the water had caused.
Two-time 24 Hours of le Mans winner, Romain Dumas is entering his first Dakar in 2015, behind the wheel of a buggy.
After six relatively easy stages, the Frenchman and his co-driver François Borsotto were 37th in the overall standings. Then the problems started.
On their way to Uyuni, Bolivia, Dumas and Borsotto were slowed down by electrical problems, which came as a result of a lenghty river-crossing.
"There is no other way to put it. My car became boat," said the endurance driver.
"First, the windshield washer mecanism broke, making our lives difficult. We couldn't see anything with the windshield fogging up. Then we hit a pothole, which almost broke our spines.
"A little further down the road, we had to cross a river. We were doing quite well, even though I had water up to my seat. Then I got stuck on some rocks I had failed to notice. We took so much water in, the whole electrical system went kaputt."
Luckily, the pair got out with the help of a Bolivian group and, after many hours of work, even managed to repair the damages the water had caused.