Our friends from WESTx1000 are out at the 2019 Silk Way Rally bringing coverage from Day 2 of the event. 
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Day 2, SS1: Attack of the Siberian Taiga 
Russia?s Remote Forest Sunk Its Teeth into these Unsuspecting Racers

Special Stage One was a tremendous send off for the rally, offering action right out the gate. At only 51 kilometers long, one could reference the notion that things with the most value often come in small packages. Be it true, then the pilots and co-drivers were in for one impactful race. Scattered showers throughout the night and early dawn mutated the diverse landscape into nature?s version of a prolonged Slip n? Slide. Cool temps kept the ground wet and the stones and gravel in many sections lubricious. While the density of sharp objects caused an endless stream of tire troubles. Many teams derailed by a simple pinch-flat. The real disaster happened, though, for South Racing CAN-AM team #229 co-captained by Americans Austin Jones and Kellon Walch. Onboard footage from #233 Henard Racing team show them approaching as Jones pulls into the grass and almost immediately their UTV is sent into a spiral. Jones commenting their big crash: ?They wouldn?t get out of the way for about probably four kilometers. So, I got frustrated from hanging out behind them. We tried to go around on the side through a field of weeds that were about waist high. We were going through there, made the pass on them and when we were reentering the racecourse a...