Are you taking the elevator?
“On the Africa eco race, there are bumps, holes, bleeds, gullies, chotts, scree, dunes, fesh fesh but above all, above all, there is an elevator. Said emotional.
It’s not very hard to find the door. However, I’ve been stuck in there for three days. It’s a bit annoying because the elevator stops at each floor and it’s not you who chooses where you want to stop. It’s a bit creepy.
On the first floor there is the service dedicated to imposter syndrome. Curious by nature, I entered. They gave the start of the special there. There was Botturi, Tarrès, and lots of young people with long teeth. I said to myself: “but damn, what am I doing here? Out of politeness I stayed and shared one of their days. Long, very long days. 800 kilometers with a 47 kilometer special in the middle with sand turned over as if the Touquet enduro had just passed through it. OK, I did a bit of Drone riding, but I still spent two hours trying to get out. I really wondered what the hell I was doing there.
I decided not to let it all overwhelm me.. I turned on my heels and I got back in the elevator to visit the second floorthe kiff office. There was a helicopter there. With a pilot and a cameraman. Both circled around me. I didn’t really understand why because normally because normally it’s the guys on the first floor that they film. They stayed with me for three minutes. First they raised a lot of dust to stabilize themselves, I crossed the cloud of dust and appeared under the eye of their camera. They followed me. Knowing me I didn’t add any to make it look good, I just stayed focused. After three minutes, they came behind me, overtook me again and got close to the track and sped right in front of me. I like the kif office. I also filled the Cerfa 1255b for say what I thought of tenere GYTR. And yesterday the tracks were up to his standards. Ultra stable, it withstands all shocks without flinching. When the front tanks are half empty, she falls into another world. Super playful, boost with the ecu and the line, a stroke of gas is enough to swallow obstacles. It was magical.
I took the elevator again and went up to the third floor. A slightly more complicated service where we welcome those who are victims of the demands of the Africa eco race. I met the Youtuber Mat Adventure there. At the end of the first stage he was in tears. I had the impression that he was more on the 25th floor than on the third floor. I have nothing to do here. I ride a motorcycle in a country where some people have nothing to eat. I am among competitors. I have nothing to do there. No doubt the fact of having prepared his bike for so long and perhaps having idealized this event a little too much. I tried to reassure him. I stayed one more day in the department and I met Mat again, very enthusiastic. “The day was magical at 110 on the slopes. On the other hand, I shot a box outlet spinnaker seal but I found one. You can find everything on the third floor. The next day, I saw Mat again, still very emotional. and on the verge of tears. In fact his engine was dead. Game over. I offered him a motorbike to finish the Africa eco tax in raid mode. But he finally took the KTM of another injured competitor. You can find everything on the third floor. Also Pol Tarrés, potential winner. He’s fine but he took a big one. Bruised all over, he will return home, leaving Botturi with the task of victory. Okay, I’ll leave you to it. Because despite the Up and Down we are there in the elevator!
