On The Pegs November 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 11 | Page 58

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off-road racer and former AMA District 37 Big 6 Grand Prix Series champion.
To get an idea of the type of terrain the area has to offer for the 2018 event, US
Team Manager Antti Kallonen sent Taylor Robert to Chile back in December for a
couple of days of recon, to scout out the area and ride on the terrain.
Taylor also wanted to know what bike size and setup would be best suited for
the terrain. “We had some friends down there, racers from Chile,” said Kallonen.
“So Taylor spent a couple days there.”
According to Taylor, the event will feature California-like terrain. “It’s expected
to be two days of sand, the first two days, and then kind of a mix of terrain from
there on out,” added Kallonen. “It will be hard pack when you get into the moun-
tains near the coastline. The first couple days would be sandy, kind of in the pine
trees right by the ocean.”
Antti pointed out an advantage to an event in South America, “In 2014 we went
to Argentina,” said Kallonen. “Usually when we go to Europe, we say we’re a little
bit handicapped because all the Europeans have more resources when it’s on