Moisès "Moi" Torrallardona (born on 13 September 1966 at

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) is a Spanish off-road

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co-driver and navigator. It took part in the

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1990, celebrated in

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, where he finished on 4th position with the Spanish team.

Career

Torrallardona has participated on several editions of the

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, most of them accompanying the truck driver Pep Vila, achieving his best result in the

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, when they finished on the 7th position in the trucks general classification. In 2010, since Vila decided not to participate in the

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, Torrallardona took the start in the rally on a new team, driving an

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truck of Gérard de Rooy, who did not compete because of an injury, together with the French pilot Joseph Adua and the Polish mechanic Darek Rodewald. They suffered three

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breakdowns, although they managed to continue on the roads and finish 3rd on four stages. They had to withdraw on 12th stage, while they were on 11th position in classification. Together with Pep Vila (driver) and Marc Torres (mechanic) on a

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truck, he finished 2nd on the 2008 Trans-oriental Rally, behind the team formed by Hans Stacey (driver), Charly Gotlib and Bernard der Kinderen, driving a

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truck.

Dakar Rally results

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