Stage 6

Zagora – Merzouga

18 April - 324 KM

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#1 Position

Motorbike & quad

Skyler Howes 04h 53’ 52’’

SSV

Philippe Pinchedez 05h 19’ 06’’

Car & buggy

Jean Pascal Besson 04h 39’ 59’’

Truck

Aliaksei Vishneuski 04h 51’ 23’’

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Live blog

19:29

Mechanicals

Mechanical problems were reported for #155 en raider #416

19:23

Wind

The strong wind made it extra hard for participants as tracks of riders before them are swept away.

19:20

Wrong info

According to SouthRacing Team, #302 Tomas Ourednicek's car didn't burn down. There was however a technical situation that resulted in a small fire, but they were able to put it out immediately.

19:12

Tarmac

Because of the strong wind, a lot of participants choose to finish the stage via the main road. #263, 339, 340, 373, 517 and 531 made it home safely.

19:09

We're up again

Hello, due to weather conditions our internet connection was down for a while, but now we're up and running!

14:55

Total loss

Erik van Loon's car after a 180 km/h crash

14:21

Technical problems

#119 en #124 have some technical issues with the bike. No assistance needed.

14:04

View from the finish

This is what the final part of the stage looks like

14:02

#503 #510 at the finish

The two MAZ trucks crossed the line together

13:56

Crash 304

Erik van Loon has crashed. Crew ok, car not.

13:48

#316 #307 #308 at the finish

Pélichet, Besson and Vauthier are the first cars, but Van Loon seems to have the fastest time. He is not in yet.

13:46

#302 on fire

Also Tomas Ourednicek's car is on fire.

13:42

What was left of Peter Erren's Can-Am

"We got out quickly but the car is lost"

13:04

Howes first at the finish line

with Pedrero (no surprise) right behind the American

12:22

#235 up in flames

Peter Erren lost his Can-Am Maverick X3 after a fire. Crew is fine.

12:18

#248

Pierre Boureau (Can-Am Maverick X3) is standing still with engine problems

12:16

#225 mechanical

Kees Box is waiting for the sweeper.

12:10

#117 out of the race

Lajos Horvath is out of the stage after a crash. First examinations reveal a bruised shoulder.

10:32

Pedrero and Howes at the lunch

The leading duo is taking a break

10:12

#516 is ready

As the team mentioned on Facebook Peter Versluis is ready to go again after his roll in the dunes yesterday

10:04

Pedrero leading

Howes and Spierings near the 147 km point, Pedrero has passed that point already

09:09

Start of the trucks

Yesterday's stage winner Gert Huzink is on the move

08:24

Welcome to stage 6

An early start today. The bikes are en route to Merzouga. And that means DUNES

Daily news

21:36

Morocco Desert Challenge added 158 new photos.

19:54

🇧🇶 #235 Peter Erren rescued by Sweeper 6 #leavenocarbehind #WeAreRally #MDC2019 Rymax Lubricants

19:14

Behind the scenes of MDC 2019 🥪🥤Every stage our participants are obliged to stop for 30 minutes at the famous catering tent in the middle of the desert, to eat the fresh sandwiches organiser Gert JF Duson's mother prepares 🙌 🥪🥤 Chaque jour nos concurrents sont obligés de s'arrêter pour 30 minutes dans le fameux ravitaillement pour manger les sandwiches, préparés par la mère de l'organisateur Gert JF Duson🙌 🥪🥤 Elke etappe worden de deelnemers verplicht 30 minuten te stoppen aan het befaamde "broodjespunt" bij de moeder van organisator Gert JF Duson 🙌 #MDC2019 #WeAreRally #moroccodesertchallenge Rymax Lubricants Euro4x4parts.com - Pièces et équipement 4x4

17:23

SSV's at the 🏁 #203 🇫🇷Philippe Pinchedez cruises to victory 🎉# 209 🇪🇸 Javier Herador and #201 🇧🇪 Marc Lauwers complete the podium #WeAreRally #MDC2019 Rymax Lubricants

16:57

🇧🇾 #510 and #503 from Mazsport Racing take the first two places in the dune stage to Merzouga. #516 Peter Versluis🇧🇶 is third! #WeAreRally #MDC2019 Rymax Lubricants Euro4x4parts.com - Pièces et équipement 4x4

15:43

Morocco Desert Challenge added 65 new photos.

15:18

The Art of Rally by XREPO #WeAreRally #MDC2019 @rymaxlubricants

15:13

⚠️⚠️⚠️ UPDATE After penalties it's #307 Jean Pascal Besson wins the stage 🍾 in front of#308 Rémy Vauthier 🇫🇷🇨🇭 MD Rallye Sport #316 Jérome Pélichet is put back in third place. 🇫🇷 #WeAreRally #MDC2019 Rymax Lubricants

14:56

🏁 Hey guys, look at me 🤟 I won the MDC Queen Stage in Merzouga! 👏👏👏 Skyler Howes Off Road 2nd Joan Pedrero 3rd Paul Spierings #WeAreRally #MDC2019 Rymax Lubricants

14:40

⚠️⚠️⚠️ UPDATE: 33southracing.com Due to an electrical problem there was a fire in the car but it was put out. #302 Tomas Ourednicek' will try to be at the start of SS7 tomorrow. #WeAreRally #MDC2019 @Rymax

14:17

⚠️Leader in Car Category #304 Erik van Loon crashed heavily at 180km/h. Assistance is on its way. Luckily the crew is fine.🙌 📸 Before - After 😳 #WeAreRally #MDC2019 Rymax Lubricants

06:00

Stage presentation: SS6 from Zagora to Merzouga - 324 km

Day results - Top 10

As soon as a vehicle finishes, it will be published here.
You can also check our Live Tracking page.

Position	#	Members	Scratch
1	106	Skyler Howes	04h 53’ 52’’
2	104	Joan Pedrero	04h 57’ 58’’
3	105	Paul Spierings	05h 26’ 57’’
4	101	Harite Gabari	05h 37’ 12’’
5	109	Petr Vlcek	05h 39’ 35’’
6	108	Jan Van Gerven	05h 39’ 55’’
7	111	Simon Vitse	05h 41’ 43’’
8	152	Robbie Wallace	05h 55’ 09’’
9	103	Philippe Heraud	06h 14’ 03’’
10	129	Pascal de Baar	06h 16’ 11’’
11	163	Pierre Peyrard	06h 18’ 59’’
12	142	Jarko Metsis	06h 26’ 15’’
13	115	Richard Dors	06h 31’ 30’’
14	154	Bertrand Gavard	06h 31’ 55’’
15	112	Nicolas Monnin	06h 37’ 10’’
16	136	Roch Wolville	06h 45’ 09’’
17	132	Gee Motzkin	06h 48’ 53’’
18	102	Laurent Weibel	06h 50’ 01’’
19	146	Dirk Boerboom	06h 54’ 28’’
20	171	Bob Peeters	06h 55’ 30’’
21	131	Jeroen Ramon	06h 56’ 48’’
22	120	Dasse Philippe	07h 07’ 57’’
23	123	Juan Campdera	07h 10’ 01’’
24	116	Gilles Roupieoz	07h 15’ 06’’
25	159	Marian Stary	07h 16’ 24’’
26	148	Romain Muraton	07h 24’ 51’’
27	127	Johan Wiertz	07h 30’ 23’’
28	151	Eduardo Iglesias	07h 38’ 21’’
29	114	Per Enochsson	07h 39’ 50’’
30	122	Chris Hamer	07h 48’ 14’’
31	137	matt tisdall	07h 57’ 03’’
32	110	Ad Hofmans	08h 06’ 39’’
33	128	Ben Morley	09h 08’ 39’’
34	124	Alex Brusselers	09h 21’ 56’’
34	160	Pascal Pouguet	09h 22’ 14’’
35	141	Gary Pitchford	09h 35’ 58’’
36	165	Martin Novotny	10h 13’ 03’’
37	138	Robert Bouvy	10h 20’ 05’’
38	140	Nicolas Albarede	10h 39’ 17’’
39	155	Zbynek Olmer jun.	11h 19’ 31’’
40	126	Björn Magnusson	12h 19’ 25’’
41	107	Gilad Gotfried	13h 26’ 08’’
42	118	Peter Karpati	15h 36’ 50’’
43	147	Pat Priestley	15h 38’ 42’’
44	119	Antoine Vitse	17h 05’ 16’’
45	121	Guillaume Barthelemy	41h 29’ 00’’
46	166	Asgeir Runarsson	41h 29’ 00’’

Position	#	Members	Scratch
1	203	Philippe Pinchedez Jean Brucy	05h 19’ 06’’
2	209	Javier Herrador Manuel Navarro Dominguez	05h 32’ 31’’
3	201	Marc Lauwers	05h 34’ 58’’
4	208	Jeremy Halter Tony Ferault	05h 38’ 20’’
5	237	Stephane Chambon Antoine Paque	05h 49’ 39’’
6	220	Jean Luc Pisson-Ceccaldi Thomas Gaidella	05h 50’ 18’’
7	228	Geoffroy Noel de Burlin	05h 52’ 43’’
8	226	Juan Manuel Maña Benarroch Giovanna Di Blasi	05h 53’ 29’’
9	212	Vincent Gonzalez Stéphane Duplé	05h 53’ 55’’
10	231	Jan Wit de Thijs Randel Hofstede	06h 03’ 57’’
11	205	Joris Brosens Koen Slegers	06h 06’ 56’’
12	207	Herman Peene Marnix Deibert	06h 13’ 31’’
13	236	Jonathan Rieu Hugo Rieu	06h 17’ 43’’
14	206	Rudy Verheyen Bob Geens	06h 18’ 32’’
15	204	Stephane Zosso Caroline Zosso	06h 20’ 43’’
16	252	Jose-Manuel Fernandez Denis Habran	06h 20’ 58’’
17	232	Ákos Jobbágy Péter Krajnyák	06h 21’ 55’’
18	242	Janick Lelan Thierry Rativet	06h 26’ 31’’
19	215	Lorenzo Rocco di Torrepadula Christian Fringhian	06h 34’ 24’’
20	210	Sylvain Mautret Louise Mautret	06h 35’ 11’’
21	239	Felipe Fernandez Jonathan Lurquin	06h 40’ 34’’
22	258	Franck Thomas Maxime Thomas	06h 44’ 55’’
23	238	Jack Derks Teun Derks	06h 46’ 32’’
24	230	Ruud Vollebregt Gert Traa	06h 52’ 47’’
25	202	Godfried Lintjens Erik Klomp	06h 54’ 07’’
26	227	Laurens Meyer Robbert Visser	06h 59’ 50’’
27	250	Danny Pearl Omer Pearl	07h 06’ 11’’
28	243	Frederik Meijer Willem Meijer	07h 22’ 00’’
29	224	Sander Derikx	07h 29’ 15’’
30	217	David Caulier Sebastien Briand	07h 31’ 39’’
31	229	Job Theuws Mitchell van Osch	07h 33’ 33’’
32	211	Ricardo Vela Ibañez Sergio Molins	07h 48’ 53’’
33	244	Gerrit Meijer Rudolf Meijer	07h 54’ 08’’
34	216	Gianernesto Astori Francesco Tarricone	08h 03’ 10’’
35	247	Victor Passerat José de San Nicolas	08h 07’ 02’’
36	249	Ulrich Caradot Ludovic Raymond	08h 12’ 55’’
37	218	Axel Alletru François Xavier Beguin	08h 43’ 27’’
38	260	Graham Knight David Watson	09h 06’ 39’’
39	214	Onno Paulich Mario Dops	09h 19’ 55’’
40	259	Luc Versantvoort Paul Versantvoort	09h 38’ 37’’
41	222	Frank van Berlo Stef van Berlo	09h 47’ 28’’
42	261	Peter De Rycke Walter Hendricks	10h 18’ 18’’
43	223	Janus sr van Kasteren Erwin van den Bosch	11h 00’ 48’’
44	246	Patrice Benoit Laurent Lelimouzin	16h 59’ 00’’
45	255	Éric Sanchez jean BORRIELLO	20h 07’ 32’’
46	257	Gerard Spelt Dennis van Rossenberg	20h 16’ 51’’
47	234	Rene Van Eerd Erik Van Eerd	40h 29’ 00’’
48	225	Kees Box Hein Verschuuren	51h 59’ 00’’
49	251	Tom Luyckx Wouter Roels	61h 29’ 00’’
50	221	Hans van Hal Angelique van Hal	61h 59’ 00’’
51	241	Miguel Hillewaert Kris Hillewaert	62h 29’ 00’’

Position	#	Members	Scratch
1	307	Jean Pascal Besson Sébastien Delaunay	04h 39’ 59’’
2	308	Remy Vauthier Jean-Michel Polato	04h 46’ 39’’
3	316	Jérôme PELICHET Pascal LARROQUE	04h 47’ 09’’
4	317	Ronald Basso Jean Pierre Garcin	05h 24’ 16’’
5	311	Thomas Bell Patrick McMurren	05h 32’ 22’’
6	309	Hennie de Klerk Johann Smalberger	05h 32’ 25’’
7	314	Mike van Eikeren Ed Wigman	05h 35’ 47’’
8	301	Maik Willems Robert van Pelt	05h 41’ 02’’
9	318	Patrice Chevallier PHILIPPE FLORENTINO	05h 41’ 32’’
10	329	Patrick Martin Lucas Martin	05h 46’ 29’’
11	315	Fernando Alvarez Sergio Lafuente	05h 48’ 32’’
12	321	Henk de Jong Pieter van Kruijsdijk	06h 09’ 18’’
13	325	Thierry Bunel Gourdy Sophie Bunel-gourdy	06h 12’ 08’’
14	345	James Ford Paul Chambers	06h 12’ 52’’
15	305	Marc Bonnafoux Didier Chabory	06h 18’ 04’’
16	330	Guy Housset Jean Pierre Saint Martin	06h 33’ 07’’
17	346	Martijn van den Broek Edwin van der Vegt	06h 50’ 52’’
18	332	Ronald Schoolderman Marcel Blankestijn	07h 01’ 00’’
19	357	Teun Stam Rene Bargeman	07h 01’ 22’’
20	353	Gert-Jan van der Valk Branco de Lange	07h 14’ 49’’
21	344	Willibald Boder Thomas Boder	07h 33’ 43’’
22	327	Lieven De Brabant Donald Desmet	07h 44’ 21’’
22	339	John Groen Marga Poen	07h 39’ 28’’
23	303	Paulo Ferreira Jorge Monteiro	07h 50’ 14’’
24	338	JImmy De Breucker Christian Verhaeren	08h 00’ 38’’
25	342	Ronald Broomans Wendy Broomans	08h 06’ 40’’
26	322	Agostino Rizzardi Luca Ornati	08h 14’ 37’’
26	343	Henri Van Steenbergen Eyck Willemse	09h 00’ 39’’
27	350	Johan Jongen Philippe Pelgrims	09h 04’ 05’’
28	334	Werner Zoetaert André Cocquyt	09h 26’ 35’’
29	363	Liam Griffin Robert Daniels	09h 28’ 17’’
30	323	Alex Cole Emma Osman	09h 44’ 27’’
31	341	Christian Femont Peter Janssens	09h 57’ 09’’
32	354	Bruno Bastide Didier Chaudat	10h 03’ 46’’
33	356	Gregg Docx Cédric Van der Vecken	10h 40’ 34’’
34	310	Vincent Thijs Tom De Leeuw	16h 14’ 17’’
35	368	Stefan Carmans Arjan Van Tiel	16h 19’ 00’’
36	326	Erik Loomans Hans Daniels	40h 29’ 00’’
37	302	Tomas Ourednicek David Kripal	40h 59’ 00’’
38	333	Pál Lónyai Matyas Somfai	40h 59’ 00’’
39	340	Andrew Wicklow Holly Wicklow	41h 29’ 00’’
40	349	Chris Lanting Thomas Meijer	41h 29’ 00’’
41	373	Daniel Rommens Toon van de Graaf	41h 29’ 00’’
42	369	Greg Macleod Craig Bounds	41h 59’ 00’’
43	364	Koen De Ridder Pieter Dreezen	61h 29’ 00’’
44	372	Grzegorz Brochocki Patrycja Brochocka	61h 29’ 00’’
45	374	Yves Huysmans Hans Van den Moortel	61h 29’ 00’’
46	335	Bart De Paepe Jan De Paepe	61h 59’ 00’’
47	352	Jules Mautret David Leperlier	61h 59’ 00’’
48	358	Luca Corvaja Georges Put	61h 59’ 00’’
49	337	Keiko Hamaguchi Umberto Fiori	62h 29’ 00’’

Position	#	Members	Scratch
1	510	Aliaksei Vishneuski Pavel Haranin Vitaliy Murylev	04h 51’ 23’’
2	503	Siarhei Viazovich Anton Zaparoshchanka Siarhei Sachuk	04h 53’ 43’’
3	516	Peter Versluis Marcel Pronk Artur Klein	05h 06’ 37’’
4	515	Karoly Fazekas Peter Csakany Albert Horn	05h 06’ 50’’
5	501	Martin vd Brink Wouter de Graaff Daniel Kozlovsky	05h 07’ 30’’
6	521	Miklós Kovács Péter Czeglédi László Ács	05h 15’ 18’’
7	522	Jan van de Laar Ben van de Laar Dolf Huijgens	05h 15’ 24’’
8	507	Maurik Van den Heuvel Wilko Van Oort Martijn Van Rooij	05h 19’ 47’’
9	511	Roeland Voerman Hugo Kupper Simon Stubbs	05h 21’ 07’’
10	504	Ton van Genugten Anton van Limpt Ramon Peters	05h 31’ 43’’
11	505	Igor Bouwens Dave Berghmans ulrich boerboom	05h 34’ 07’’
12	514	Gert Huzink Rob Buursen Martin Roesink	05h 36’ 32’’
13	509	Frank Tilburgs Marcel Snijders Arthur Burgmans	06h 03’ 57’’
14	520	William de Groot Bert van Valkenburg Jos van der Pas	06h 04’ 36’’
15	523	Jos Smink Daniël Bruinsma Peter Nieuwenburg	06h 14’ 01’’
16	518	Gerrit Van Werven Niek Oude Luttikhuis Matthieu Mensink	06h 18’ 29’’
17	502	Paul Verheyden Kurt Keysers Bjorn Burgelman	06h 24’ 13’’
18	530	Aviv Kadshai Izhar Armony Maoz Wilder	06h 26’ 52’’
19	508	Vick Versteijnen Teun Van Dal Andre van der Sande	07h 15’ 21’’
20	512	Gerrit Zuurmond Jasper Riezebos Klaas Kwakkel	07h 26’ 19’’
21	532	Dave Ingels Johannes Schotanus Michal Wrzos	07h 42’ 32’’
22	527	Adwin Hoondert Erwin de Vos Wilko Hoefnagels	07h 48’ 13’’
23	525	Patrick Hillewaere Nikolas Dejonckheere Philip Helewaut	09h 07’ 58’’
24	528	Giso Verschoor Jan Van der Vaet tonnie van Schaik	09h 26’ 06’’
25	526	Fons Jans Hans Heerema Renaldo Schrave	12h 39’ 08’’
26	529	Lars Jans Serge Bruynkens Bert Uijt den Boogaard	14h 39’ 01’’
27	517	Aad van Velsen Harry Oosting Marco Siemons	40h 31’ 00’’
28	519	Egbert Wingens Marije van Ettekoven Marijn Beekmans	41h 29’ 00’’
29	506	Eimbert Timmermans Geert Roothans Michel van Herpen	61h 29’ 00’’
30	534	Patrice Garrouste Loic Minaudier Jean Jacques Martinez	61h 59’ 00’’

Gallery: MDC 2019 - Stage 6