Ukrainian WIA to be navigator at Rally TT Cuenca
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On invitation from Spain, a Ukrainian soldier wounded in combat is eligible to become a cross-country rally co-driver at the Rally TT Cuenca in October.
Due to logistical reasons, Rokas Baciuška will not run the Desafío Ruta 40 later this month. It will do little to hurt his World Rally-Raid Championship prospects as he’s so far ahead in the T4 standings.
Africa Rallye Team, a programme to promote African racers, will bring five bike riders and four SSV drivers to the Rallye du Maroc in October.
Sonia Ledesma had strong words for a fellow competitor who didn’t answer the SOS call when she and Javier Burillo rolled at the Baja Aragón, resulting in Burillo’s hospitalisation.
Kevin Benavides will not run his home W2RC race in Argentina after breaking his wrist in a testing accident on Sunday.
Speaking to Auto Hebdo, Nasser Al-Attiyah’s co-driver Mathieu Baumel contextualised their impending Toyota departure as the duo looking to remain competitive in the long run even if the Hilux T1+ is still the top rally raid car today.
Newly accepted for the 2024 Dakar Rally, Sébastien Herbet hopes to ride that momentum into the Rallye du Maroc as his final dress rehearsal.
After testing a T3 car, Nasser Al-Attiyah is in favour of rally raid newcomers using it to develop their skills rather than rushing into T1.
W2RC T4 points leader Rokas Baciuška was fast in his first time racing a Toyota Hilux T1+, finishing ninth overall at the Baja Aragón and would have been third if not for a penalty.
As they prepare for the 2024 Dakar Rally, M-Sport/Neil Woolridge Motorsport’s Ford Ranger T1+ finished 6th and 11th with Nani Roma and Gareth Woolridge at the Baja Aragón.
Due to low Quad entries, riders hoping to run the 2024 Dakar Rally must have either raced a Dakar in the past five years or sign up for the W2RC in 2023 or 2024.
While Nasser Al-Attiyah plans to leave Toyota when his contract expires, he still has the Desafío Ruta 40 and hasn’t ruled out a return if negotiations go well, though he has other suitors too.
Bahrain Raid Xtreme confirmed to The Checkered Flag that they will skip the Desafío Ruta 40, at the cost of the W2RC, to focus on the Rallye du Maroc and 2024 Dakar Rally. The team will also retain the BRX name amid speculation about withdrawn Bahraini title sponsorship.
FIM Bajas Junior World Cup leader Jonathan Finn’s Baja Aragón had multiple crashes and he reached the finish with just one hand, but a finish is a finish.
Andrew Houlihan has to travel tens of thousands of kilometres to lead the FIM Bajas World Cup’s Veterans Trophy, including a back-and-forth between Spain and Australia.
In a major bombshell, Nasser Al-Attiyah will leave Toyota when his contract expires after the Desafío Ruta 40. Reports have indicated he will move to Prodrive for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
After missing Abu Dhabi and Sonora with a dislocated wrist from Dakar, Michael Docherty hopes to make up lost ground in the Rally2 championship at the Desafío Ruta 40.
