BBR Motorsport partnering with MCE-5
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BBR Motorsport has formed an alliance with MCE-5 Development to field the MCE-5 T3M starting at the Rallye du Maroc.
Having witched to a truck for the 2024 Dakar Rally, Anja van Loon will use the Rallye du Maroc as a last dress rehearsal. It will be the first race for her women-only crew alongside Floor Maten and Suzanne Peek.
Sebastián Urquía, who ran the Dakar Rally in the 2010s, will race the Desafío Ruta 40 in August for Xraids Experience.
Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ returning to Goodwood
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Nasser Al-Attiyah and Toyota Gazoo Racing will return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed with their Dakar Rally-winning Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+. Goodwood has also introduced “Nasser’s Jump” to the Off-Road Arena in his honour.
Marcio Yampa, 2021 Argentinian Rally Raid Champion and South American Rally Race winner, will make his World Rally-Raid Championship début at the Desafío Ruta 40.
After breaking his left hand and femur at the Rally Santafesino, David Tieppo will not be able to race the Desafío Ruta 40 in August.
Gustavo Gallego, one of the top Argentinian quad racers with three Dakar Rally starts and now an SSV driver, will run the Desafío Ruta 40 in August.
Iván Martín, 2022 Argentine Rally Raid M2 champion and South American Rally Race winner, will make his World Rally-Raid debut in the hometown Desafío Ruta 40.
Borja Pérez Casimiro, vice president of the Federación Melillense de Motocicliso. will race the Rallye du Maroc with the hope of qualifying for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
After three years with the team, Skyler Howes has departed Husqvarna Factory Racing effective immediately.
Amerigo Ventura had the Rally Greece Off-Road overall win in the bag, but the casing separating his fuel tank from his car’s frame was just a millimetre too small.
Brothers Carl and Craig Searles will run the Rallye du Maroc in October, using the race as an early step towards making their Dakar Rally débuts in 2025.
2022 W2RC Rally3 champion Amine Echiguer will compete in Rally2 at the Rallye du Maroc.
Toby Hederics has 6 major races he plans to run to prepare for his Dakar Rally début in 2025, including the World Rally-Raid Championship’s 2023 Rallye du Maroc and 2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
The 2023 Rallye du Maroc from Agadir to Merzouga will consist of 2,240 total kilometres with 1,470 km in Special Stages.
Drivers probably didn’t expect to slide through mud into trees at the Rally Greece Off-Road, much like Amerigo Ventura probably did not foresee losing the overall win in post-race inspection.
After doing the 2023 Dakar Rally in T4, 2019 Quad winner Nicolás Cavigliasso will race an MCE-5 in the T3 category at the Desafío Ruta 40 and 2024 Dakar Rally.
