The Polish crews of the Challenger vehicles nos. 302 and 310 underwent gearbox and clutch checks during the rest day.
These inspections uncovered a breach of the FIA Technical Regulations, namely, Appendix J, Article 286-2.3. Specifically, their clutches were found to be made of carbon, a material prohibited for this element.
As a result, the pairs consisting of Eryk Goczał-Oriol Mena and Michał Goczał-Szymon Gospodarczyk have been disqualified from the 2024 Dakar.
The crews in question have been heard by the officials and waived their right to appeal this penalty.
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The young Eryk Goczał was holding the overall lead in the Challenger class, which will now go to his closest pursuer, Mitch Guthrie, ahead of Cristina Gutiérrez and “Chaleco” López.
