Team Saluki Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2010 Day 3

Today Team Saluki were continuing to lock down their hold on 2nd place overall, chasing 1st place holder Leonid Novitsky, and maintaining a lead on Laurent Rosso's Pathfinder. Unfortunately the pulley on the Power Steering Pump sheared off the hub, which also threw out the belt that drives the Alternator and Brake Booster and so on. Without power steering, power brakes, and an alternator to keep the battery charged, Team Saluki played it safe and returned to the road under their own power, crossed the finish line back towards the Bivouac, took the penalties for missed waypoints.

The Service and Support Team immediately set about "picking up a part that's new", and adapting it to make it work. It was a case of hurry up and wait though, as in the middle of Liwa the necessary fabrication shops were closed for the mid-day heat until 4 pm.

Our strong lead meant that even with these penalties, we were still 7th overall!

As always - the stars of todays video in order of appearance:

91 - SMC 520 - Jaroslav Vojna
68 - Honda CRF 450X - Dane Novarlic
57 - Honda CRF 450X - Matthew Trehy
45 - Honda CRF 450X - Laurence Lee
201 - T1 X-Raid BMW X3 - Leonid Novitsky - Andy Schulz
Search And Rescue Helicopter
19 - KTM 530 EXC - John Bouwknegt
209 - T1 Honda Buggy - Mark Powell - Paul Richards
225 - T2 Nissan Pathfinder - Laurent Rosso - Francois Borsotto
49 - Honda CRF 450X - Yousuf Almulla
36 - Aprilia 450 RVX - Gaetano De Filippo
52 - KTM Rally 450 - PierPaolo Visconti
58 - Honda CRF 450X - Richard Clarke
240 - T1 Nissan Frontier - Mohammed Al-Mannai - Adel Abdulla

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Dhabi
• Desert
• Challenge
• 2010
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