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Tinkering, repairs and kitesurfing at the Africa Eco Race rest day

Tinkering, repairs and kitesurfing at the Africa Eco Race rest day
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Drivers, mechanics and backup staff on the Africa Eco Race spent the day in Daklha in Morocco getting some much needed "R&R," before setting off towards the Moroccan border with Mauritania and the No

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Drivers, mechanics and backup staff on the Africa Eco Race spent the day in Daklha in Morocco getting some much needed “R&R,” before setting off towards the Moroccan border with Mauritania and the No Mans Land that separates the two countries.

There then follows a weeks racing in Mauritania.

For the mechanics it was chance to catch up on repair work and tinkering after five stages of hard desert racing.

¿recuerdan de David Fretigne y Pal Ullevalseter? no corren el #Dakar2015 y corren el #AfricaRace. pic.twitter.com/BKk91KoVEW

— Joacoo Saragueta (@mellysaragueta) January 5, 2015

Shagirov nuevo líder... Ullevalsetter domina desde el comienzo.. https://t.co/z3xMC96kjJ pic.twitter.com/TZtv2SgdXE

— rallynoticias (@rallynoticias) January 2, 2016

The race leaders Norway’s Pal anders Ullevalseter on the motorbikes and Kazakh Kanat Shagirov in the cars a chance to plot, sleep and spend time enjoying the waterfront location.

Super Alby in Daklha!! #kitesoul #kitesoulmagazine #kitesoulapp #kitemagazine #magazine #kitesurfing #kitesurf #kitpic.twitter.com/Ml3QpvE7Ng

— weKitesurf (@weKitesurf) September 27, 2015

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