Maroc Challenge Winter Edition 2014.

[Alfred Balban]

I am opening this discussion to use as my diary for the Challenge this year, that way you will be able to comment our doings along the way on the posts I will be doing.

Remember we will be on Tracemyway were you will be able to follow us all the way through the 6 stages of the Rally, knowing exactly were we are and the speed we are doing.

Support our Team & Gibraltar in this great Solidarity Rally.

Also thanks to all the Sponsors involved which thanks to them we will be able to do our Solidarity Works on the School Projects! 

[Alfred Balban]

After doing our solidarity work of the school project we started to hit the road to start the 3rd Stage, Merzouga to Zagora using the old Dakar tracks passing through the Foum Mharech were we had to find the alternative due to the heavy rains the org had to change the tracks!

[Alfred Balban]

The alternative after Mharech was a bit complicated for some cars, we gave them a hand and carried on to Zagora, Karrim drove to the finish line!

[Alfred Balban]

[Alfred Balban]

[Alfred Balban]

[Alfred Balban]

After the 4th stage we did not have any internet so I will post some thing about the day.

We started early as always and got to the briefing point which we had to hunt for between the way points 4.2 & 4.3.

After the briefing we all got to the starting point of the stage!

We started the 1st track along the Palmerie of Zagora to take us to the road to Alnif, there we entered the second track of the stage that would led us to Agdz but we had to come back after 20 kms due to the river was to rough and deep to cross.

The 3rd track was also cancelled due to rock falls on the tracks so we headed to Ait Ben Haddou on the road.

[Alfred Balban]

Great tracks all the way with spectacular views!

[Alfred Balban]

Early morning start to find the Briefing point between way points 4.2 & 4.3, great tracks awaited us after the briefing!

[Alfred Balban]

Due to the heavy rains once again we had to get back on our tracks, the river Draa was too rough to cross, we got back on the road of Alnif and headed to Ait Ben Haddou!

[Alfred Balban]

[Alfred Balban]

[Alfred Balban]

The stay at Ait Ben Haddou was a great relaxing day as we had cut short the tracks due to the devastation of the weather the 2 weeks before in the area. So we arrived early for a change and we had some time to rest.

Fabian appeared later in the night and it was great to see them all.