Rally Dakar 2016: KTM Rider "Toby Price" Back Champion in Stage 6

GRC - 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 6 took the route from Uyuni to Uyuni which is referred to as the high tension loop! The rider really tortured on stage 6 because the total should cover a distance of 722 km with special section as far as far as 542 km. No doubt, this is the longest special section in the Rally Dakar 2016. What about the character tracknya? The rider will race at an altitude of between 3500-4200 meters above sea level, with the speed and ground conditions can change very significantly, alternating between sand and rocks, and maybe this condition would be confusing for the rider.

Although struggling in the difficult terrain, the KTM rider from Australia, Toby Price, re-established itself as the fastest rider with a time of 5:51:48, followed by teammate Matthias Walkner Championship with a time 5:52:53. This is the third time Toby Price obtaining the first position on the stage, ie when stage 2, stage 5 and stage 6. Honda always be the closest competitor to successfully place the KTM rider, Paulo Goncalves, third with a travel time of 5:53:00 or more than 1 minute 12 seconds than Toby Price.

If we follow the development of the 2016 Dakar Rally since the early stages, it is very interesting to see the performance of non-factory KTM rider, Stefan Svitko. Rider coming from Slovakia's always perform consistently in the ranks of the top position. To stage 6, he managed to occupy the fourth place with a time of 5:56:32, followed by Yamaha rider Helder Rodrigues in fifth place with a travel time of 5:57:11. This is for the first time able nyodok Yamaha rider in the top five in 2016 Dakar Rally.
How the standings? Paulo Goncalves was still enjoying his position in first place, followed by Toby Price were able to ride in second, and Matthias Walkner in third, while the fourth and fifth positions respectively standings filled by Stefan Svitko and Husqvarna rider, Pablo Quintanilla. Furthermore, in stage 7 later the riders will travel from Uyuni towards Salta with the distance of 793 km with special section as far as 353 km. Super long journey is certainly going very tiring for the rider ...