The folks from WESTx1000 are back at it, sending live daily reports from the Kalahari Rally 2021. 
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Stage 1: In Spite of Fortitude
An Arduous Two-Part Stage Kicks Off the Kalahari Rally by Killing the Odds

Stage One began before dawn. A scramble to find the true zero at timing and scoring, plus a surprisingly long liaison ? lacking enough time according to some riders ? raised the tension to moderately high. Nerves were cooking up in the proverbial kitchen, which par for the course. (Because if you’re not taking risks with your passions there would be no need for anxiety, right") But add confusion and a countdown to this emotion-rich batter, and you’ll end up with a more salty than sweet taste in your mouth. To top off this slice of Funfetti box cake were light sprinkles of rain at DSS and approaching the bivouac in Vryburg, giving the two-part special a well-balanced presentation. The type of motorsports meal which leaves you fully satisfied upon consumption. Wet and cool at opening bite, and gradually melting away into a dusty heat as the sun rose towards the afternoon. The kilometers clicked away, and the hurdles continued to appear, if not in the form of the familiar tangible on-course obstacles, then as a psychological screening on how efficiently racers grasp the increasingly complex wayfinding? Or crack.
The wind howled throughout the second half of the special, free to pick up speed with no substantial masses in the Savann...