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Spierings forced to retire after broken drive shaft

The long connecting route from Haradh to Shubaytah was too long for the Taurus T3 Max of Paul Spierings and Jan Pieter van der Stelt. After 255 kilometers on the connecting route, the drive shaft of the buggy broke. As a result, Spierings saw his podium place in the Challengers go up in smoke.

In an emotional message on Facebook, Spierings explained what was going on. The drive shaft was broken and he could not continue driving, it was possible to replace the engine, but that would take too much time. As a result, he was forced to throw in the towel. He did announce that he would return next edition and then try again to reach the podium with a Challenger.

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