The FIA’s World and Middle East Cups for Cross-Country Bajas came to a close for 2023 in Dubai, where Nasser Al-Attiyah headlined the show with his first victory for Prodrive.
Mason Klein will race a Kove 450 Rally at the 2024 Dakar Rally. While technically a privateer racing for Klein Off-Road Racing Team, he will have access to Kove’s factory resources.
From Lia Block’s SCORE début to the star-studded trio of Bryce Menzies, Andy McMillin, and Vildósola, the 2023 Baja 1000—on a daunting 1,300-mile course—is shaping up to be one for the ages.
The 2024 Championship Off-Road season will feature six races, inclduing a new date in South Dakota but without Crandon or MAO due to the new AOE Pro Series.
After missing the 2023 Dakar Rally due to injury, Asian Le Mans LMP3 vice-champion Jérôme de Sadeleer will make his return in 2024 in the SSV class.
Kyle LeDuc, one of the greatest drivers in short course history who’s raced in series like Championship Off-Road, Stadium Super Trucks and Extreme E, passed away after a battle with cancer.
Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa will field a trio of Hiluxes at the 2024 Dakar Rally for Giniel de Villiers plus Dakar newcomers Guy Botterill and Sa’ood Variawa. Henk Lategan will miss the race due to injury.
ALL1 Dakar, a team of best friends from Spain led by Carlos Llibre, will compete at the 2024 Dakar Rally together on bikes in the Rally2 class.
After finishing 24th in the 2023 standings for JD Motorsports, Brennan Poole will move to Alpha Prime Racing for the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Veloce Racing’s Extreme E car will sport a chrome-and-purple look for the season-ending Copper X Prix in December following a vote.
Former Extreme E driver and Spanish Cross-Country regular Christine GZ will compete at the Dakar Rally for the first time in 2024, driving in the SSV class.
Feeling she has not fully recovered from her pulmonary embolism, Kirsten Landman will not run the Dakar Rally in 2024.
World Rally-Raid T3 Champion Seth Quintero will move up to the top class in 2024, joining Toyota Gazoo Racing. Lucas Moraes will team up with him.
After testing a Mini JCW Rally Plus at the W2RC Next Gen Tryouts, Pau Navarro will race one for real in the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Despite a winless season, Kevin Harvick’s seventh in his final race was still a storybook ending to a legendary NASCAR Cup Series career.
Fantic Rally Team’s trio of enduro champions Jane Daniels, Jeremy Miroir, and Tommaso Montanari will race the Dakar Rally in 2024. Daniels and Miroir are making their Dakar débuts.
Despite plans of racing in 2024, brothers and 5× Dakar Rally Quad winners riders Alejandro and Marcos Patronelli will delay their return due to funding concerns amid the ongoing Argentine election.
