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Dakar

Bruno Santos finally set for Dakar Rally debut in 2024

By Justin Nguyen
December 1, 2023
2 Mins read

Bruno Santos was supposed to make his Dakar Rally début two years ago but couldn’t due to injury. He finally gets his chance in 2024.

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Dakar

North's Girls, Perminaite drop 2024 Dakar Rally plans

By Justin Nguyen
November 30, 2023
1 Mins read
Due to funding and other matters, Lithuanians Agnė Telyčėnaitė, Sandra Rimkė, and Aistė Perminaitė will not race the 2024 Dakar Rally. Their teams were originally going to compete in the SSV class.
Dakar

Buggyra reveals Tatra Buggyra Evo3 truck for 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
November 30, 2023
2 Mins read
Martin Šoltys, Tomáš Šikola, and Petr Schweiner will race the upgraded Tatra Buggyra Evo3 truck at the 2024 Dakar Rally for Tatra Buggyra ZM Racing.
Dakar

Audi upgrades RS Q e-tron for 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
November 30, 2023
2 Mins read
Audi will seek to rebound from their disastrous 2023 Dakar Rally with a revamped RS Q e-tron that focuses on reliability.
Dakar

Joan Font returns to SSV for 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
November 30, 2023
1 Mins read
After racing the 2023 Dakar Rally in the T3 class, Joan Font will head to the former T4 category (now SSV) for 2024, racing for Scuderia Ramilo Rodamoto.
DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

HanWei partnering with Red-Lined to build T1+ car

By Justin Nguyen
November 29, 2023
2 Mins read
Wei Han and HanWei Motorsport Team will move up from T1.2 as part of a deal with T1.1 team Red-Lined Motorsport to create a new T1+ car, which they will début at the 2024 Dakar Rally.
World Rally-Raid Championship

2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge to feature "revamped format"

By Justin Nguyen
November 29, 2023
1 Mins read
The 2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge will introduce a second bivouac in Liwa alongside the usual in Al Dhannah. The race will span 2,250 kilometres with 1,450 in Selective Sections
Extreme E

Christine GZ returns to Championship Driver role in Chile

By Justin Nguyen
November 29, 2023
1 Mins read
Christine GZ has returned to her post as Extreme E’s female Championship Driver for the 2023 season-ending Copper X Prix.
Extreme E

Adrien Tambay to make Extreme E debut with ABT CUPRA

By Justin Nguyen
November 29, 2023
1 Mins read
ETCR champion Adrien Tambay will dabble in off-road racing yet again next week when he enters the Extreme E season finale in Chile for ABT CUPRA XE.
Dakar

Heart surgery sidelines Ondrej Martinec for 2024 Dakar Classic

By Justin Nguyen
November 29, 2023
1 Mins read
Ondřej Martinec has been forced to abandon his 2024 Dakar Rally plans after undergoing heart surgery. He and Olga Roučková were supposed to race a Toyota Land Cruiser in the Dakar Classic.
Dakar

Pablo Copetti: "ASO made decisions that are killing the quad class"

By Justin Nguyen
November 28, 2023
2 Mins read
Despite a 3rd in Quad at the 2023 Dakar Rally, Pablo Copetti will not return in 2024. He considered a switch to SSV but didn’t have the cash and isn’t happy with the ASO’s new rules for Quad riders.
Circuit NewsOff Road

Racers Volodymyr Giba, Volodymyr Chernysh among Ukrainian troops killed in action

By Justin Nguyen
November 26, 2023
1 Mins read
Trophy-Raid Championship driver Volodymyr Giba and former kart racer Volodymyr “Red Bull” Chernysh add to a tragic list of Ukrainian motorsport figures killed in combat.
Dakar

"Military-type" rations to be distributed for 2024 Dakar Rally's Chrono Stage

By Justin Nguyen
November 25, 2023
1 Mins read
With the 2024 Dakar Rally’s 48-hour Chrono Stage forcing everyone to camp overnight, they will receive rations which includes sardines and leek and potato soup with coffee to wash them down.
Dakar

Gert Huzink to race as Jongbloed Dakar Team in 2024

By Justin Nguyen
November 25, 2023
2 Mins read
After Riwald’s departure, Jongbloed Fiscaal Juristen has become the new title sponsor of Gert Huzink’s Truck team for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Off Road

Kade Walker undergoing treatment for brain injury after Baja 1000 crash

By Justin Nguyen
November 25, 2023
2 Mins read
A frightening accident and lengthy extraction process overshadowed last week’s Baja 1000 as Kade Walker remains unconscious in hospital with a traumatic brain injury.
World Rally-Raid Championship

36 priority drivers for 2024 FIA cross-country season

By Justin Nguyen
November 24, 2023
2 Mins read
Juan Cruz Yacopini is now an FIA Platinum driver for the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship, while others like T3 champion Seth Quintero have been promoted to Gold.
Dakar

Tacita fielding two electric bikes in 2024 Dakar Rally's Mission 1000

By Justin Nguyen
November 24, 2023
2 Mins read
After becoming the first electric bike to race the Dakar Rally in 2020, Tacita will have two Discanto bikes in the 2024 race’s Mission 1000 challenge.
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