For the second year in a row, Kevin Benavides will miss his home country’s Desafío Ruta 40 after breaking his arm and suffering a head injury in a crash.
Michael Docherty will sit out the Desafío Ruta 40 in June as he continues to recover from his fractured pelvis suffered at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. He hopes to return for the Rallye du Maroc in October.
Viktor Chytka, normally the co-driver for Martin Prokop, will return to his roots when he enters the Central European Zone Cross-Country Rally Championship’s Riverside Baja on a Quad.
Turns out tank training areas aren’t exactly built for Toyota Hiluxes and Can-Am Mavericks to race through them.
Antoine Detourbet, who has competed in events like the Tuareg Rallye and Africa Eco Race, will enter the Rallye du Maroc in October with the hope of making the Dakar Rally.
Driver and co-driver trophies will be awarded for all four FIA categories throughout the 2024 World, European, and Middle East Baja Cups, including the first class-specific titles for Ultimate.
Pol Tarrés’ Yamaha notched the first win for a twin-cylinder adventure bike at the Morocco Desert Challenge, while Mathieu Serradori Century Racing CR7 scored the début win for the Century CR7 T1+.
Japanese actor Show Aikawa and his team will return to the Asia Cross Country Rally for the first time since 2019, fielding a Land Cruiser for D1 Grand Prix drivers Masato Kawabata and Daychapong Toicharoen.
After primarily using Can-Am Mavericks, Santag Racing has become GRallyTeam’s factory team on the Iberian Peninsula and will race an OT3 in the FIA European Baja Cup with Armindo Araújo and João Dias.
The newest KTM 450 Rally Replica will feature its most extensive upgrade since 2020, including a new powerplant and upgraded chassis and body.
José Ignacio Cornejo is the latest Honda alumnus to make his way to Hero MotoSports.
The Chaborz M-3, a Russian military buggy that has been used in Syria and Ukraine, will be converted for racing at the 2025 Silk Way Rally. 2014 WEC LMP2 champion Sergey Zlobin recently tested the car.
Neil Woolridge Motorsport has created a new Ford Ranger T1+ with a redesigned front, including a new grille, lower hood height, and more engine bay space.
Red-Lined Motorsport’s REVO+ GT-R, a T1+ that uses a Nissan GT-R engine (much like Dacia’s Dakar Rally car), will run the South African Rally-Raid Championship with Chris Visser and Dave Klaassen.
Fantic will let XEF 450 Rally owners enter amateur rallies as part of the Fantic Rally Xperience, or tackle the 2025 Dakar Rally with factory support and a shot at joining their works team in 2026.
GRS Team opens cross-country rally arm
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Spanish F4 and Eurocup outfit Global Racing Service will compete in the 2024 Spanish Cross-Country Rally Championship.
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