South Africa’s rally racer Kirsten Landman continues to progress at the 2023 Dakar Rally, as she completed Stage 8 on Sunday, 8 January.
Landman took to her Facebook page to share an update, saying: “The start to stage 8 felt like I was back in KZN with a misty and wet morning.
“Today was a weird stage for me. The tiredness, fatigue, sickness really set in today. My head was in the clouds. Raced 90kms with a tinted lens – so stupid but you can’t think straight when there is so much fatigue,” she continued.
“So, I’m racing and I can’t see clearly and only at KM 90 does my brain switch on and I stop to change to a clear lens.
“Felt super sketchy the whole stage so I just clocked the kilometers and took it easy.
I’m so happy tomorrow (Monday) is rest day. My body and my bike need some good TLC.”
Racers will have 24 hours of rest, until the competition commences for the second week on Tuesday, 10 January.
Photo 1 Caption: South Africa’s rally racer Kirsten Landman continues to progress at the 2023 Dakar Rally, as she completed Stage 8 on Sunday, 8 January. Photo: Kirsten Landman (Facebook)
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