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Dakar Rally-Raid Day 4 STAGE 1

CATEGORY 1 .  Driver - Pip
A good win for the NERC Mitsubishi Pajero,  my own VW Touareg in 2nd,  Woodcote' s nice BMW X5 completed the podium.   

CATEGORY 2.  Driver - Scott 
Very close for the top spot. OXO Cubes VW Touareg getting it by just under 1 second from Woodcotes awesome Sandbuggy.  3rd to Bangers Racing Pajero Evo.

CATEGORY 3.  Driver - Pip
A big win, by 10 seconds, for NERC Mitsubishi Lancer, very rapid! 2nd to very unusual Fordster of Groundhogs ( previously the AA Patrol van?)  with another Mitsubishi Lancer in 3rd belonging to James A.

CATEGORY 4.  Driver - Scott. 
A run away win for BAracing. Well done Jeremy!  This Truck is awesome.   2nd for Roadrunners Mercedes which proved troublesome.....the body kept detaching from its mounting points.  Scott sorted it by using Blue-tac,  worked a treat!

No other issues to report.  Most of the Ninco and SCX models felt very much at home on this twisty layout, the Procars not so, apart from NERC Mitsubishi,  whilst the trucks just wanted to knock things over, including themselves 
What determined a good run was the ability to 'ride' the various clip in Ninco obstacles,  particularly those on a bend, and the double set near the finish by the DS timing bridge.   Great fun, and stage 1 complete.