Honda HRC team presentation for the Dakar 2014

Presented at Mugello the team of the House Wing who will run the next Dakar. Among the five pilots, in addition to the three confirmations last year, stand arrivals Joan Barreda and Paulo Goncalves, who pass by Husqvarna to Honda


THE "LOOTING" THE HONDA
This is real "robbery" of riders that make Honda Husqvarna against. Paulo Goncalves, but especially Joan Barreda, for the coming season will wear the colors of the House of Tokyo, going to join forces with Helder Rodrigues, Sam Sunderland and Javier Pizzolito, already bearers Honda in 2013. The announcement is given at the Mugello GP and, given the importance of the news, for a moment diverts attention from the asphalt of the track and the MotoGP. To communicate the news are Katsumi Yamazaki, Team Director at HRC and Martino Bianchi, new general manager of the team with over 30 years of experience in off-road races.

TRAINING TO WIN
After his debut in 2013 at the Rally of Morocco (click here to know how it went), the team Honda HRC, because of two injuries, addressed the Dakar 2013, with only 3 riders, taking home a brilliant third place with Helder Rodrigues, along with other good places (by clicking here you can see the 2013 Dakar experienced by Honda riders). In optics 2014, the HRC team is already planning several challenges. To Helder Rodriguez and Javier Pizzolito there will be participation in the Desafio Ruta 40 in Argentina, while Joan Barreda and Paulo Goncalves will debut on the new CRF450 Pharaohs Rally Rally at the end of September.

OBJECTIVE DAKAR
For Sam Sunderland training has already begun last April, when he won the third place at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. The Englishman continue his season with the other riders with tests in North Africa, also participating in the Rally of Morocco and the Merzouga Rally. For all, however, remains the main event the next Dakar: The departure is scheduled for January 5, 2014 in Rosario, Argentina, and the path includes stops particularly difficult and tiring, especially in Bolivia. The arrival is scheduled for Jan. 18 in Valparaiso, Chile, after about 8,000 km.