Toby Price has burnt his arm in a crash on Stage 2 of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
The Red Bull KTM rider is seventh overall after two tumultuous days to kick off Round 2 of the FIM Rally-Raid World Championship, 9:19s behind pace-setting team-mate Kevin Benavides.
Price dropped down the road order for Stage 1 due to having to swap a malfunctioning GPS unit, and rode alone for much of the day on his way to setting the eighth-fastest time.
The latest special was not straightforward either for the Australian.
“Day 2 is done now and it went okay, he said.
“I was making good progress up to around Kilometre 140 where I had a bit of a crash.
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“The bike landed on top of me and burned the inside of my arm, which isn’t great, but other than that it was a pretty solid day.
“It’s definitely a tough rally – the heat doesn’t help – but I’m pleased with how things are going and I’m ready for day three.”
Benavides was third-fastest on the day after being credited with the time which he lost in stopping to attend to a crashed rival as they waited for medical assistance.
He leads by 4:23s overall from Honda’s Ricky Brabec, ahead of the third stage out of five.
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