Ronnie Anderson, primarily a short course ace, can now add a desert trophy to his family’s decorated accolades after winning the Mint 400 Limited Race.
The biennial Alcan 5000 Rally, back in 2024, took competitors from Washington State, through Canada, and as far north as Coldfoot, Alaska, before wrapping up in Anchorage.
The inaugural BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal begins in in Grândola, which will serve as the race’s main hub, save for a stage in the neighbouring Spanish city of Badajoz.
Jon Nelson, builder of legendary off-road trucks like Larry Ragland’s 4× Baja 1000 winner and future NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson’s first foray into 4-wheelers, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
Kove Moto: "The journey to Dakar will not cease, and the footsteps of WorldSBK will continue"
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Despite Zhang Xue’s resignation as CEO, Kove Moto intends to maintain his blueprint of racing in the Dakar Rally and Supersport 300 World Championship en route to World Superbike.
Want to get caught up on what happened at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge? The Checkered Flag has your back.
Konrad Dąbrowski was less than 5 minutes shy of being the best bike at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, but that was more than enough to win the Rally2 overall.
Abdulaziz Ahli has never lost the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in the Quad category since 2021, and the streak continued for a fourth consecutive year in 2024.
Mansour Al-Helei entered the final day of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge leading Yasir Seaidan by just 1:12, and sealed the deal en route to the win on his home turf.
2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Austin Jones holds off Baciuska in Can-Am Challenger 1–2
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Rokas Baciuška had an oddly impressive streak of finishing 2nd in Challenger in 4 straight stages in Abu Dhabi, but that wasn’t enough to catch Austin Jones.
Team-mates Aaron Marè and Ross Branch were the only entrants in RallyGP at Abu Dhabi as Marè scored Hero MotoSports’ first World Rally-Raid Championship win in relief duty.
After crashing out of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge while leading, Nasser Al-Attiyah returned with a vengeance en route to Prodrive’s third World Rally-Raid Championship overall win.
Despite their rivals’ best efforts, every class leader entering the fifth and final day in Abu Dhabi walked away with the overall win.
Zhang Xue, behind Kove Moto becoming the first Chinese bike effort at the Dakar Rally, has resigned as company CEO, though he still holds a stake and remains on good terms.
Rally raiders will need to step up their game even more as the final Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge picture continues to crystallise, with every FIA class and Rally2 still up for grabs.
2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Juan Cruz Yacopini disqualified for Stage 3 crew assistance
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After a crash with Martin Prokop in Stage 3 knocked him out of Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge contention, Juan Cruz Yacopini has also been disqualified for his crew being within 1 km of the car while it’s in the SS.
2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Quintero blazes to Stage 3 win, Moraes goes down in blaze
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Stage 3 of the ADDC was a mixed bag of epic proportions for Toyota Gazoo Racing: while Seth Quintero scored his first stage win with the Hilux, Lucas Moraes’ Hilux got cremated as he crossed the finish.
