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Amine Echiguer set for Africa Eco Race debut

By Justin Nguyen
December 23, 2023
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Amine Echiguer, the 2022 World Rally-Raid Champion in Rally3, will enter the Africa Eco Race for the first time in 2024.

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Gerard Farres to 'Rock the Dragon' at 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
December 23, 2023
2 Mins read
Gerard Farrés will have Goku and the Dragon Balls on his side (literally) when he takes on the 2024 Dakar Rally, placing decals of them along his Can-Am Maverick and his helmet.
DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

Kamil Wisniewski to miss 2024 Dakar Rally, plans return for W2RC

By Justin Nguyen
December 22, 2023
1 Mins read
A leg injury he sustained at the 2023 Dakar Rally will prevent Kamil Wiśniewski from running the 2024 edition, but he hopes to enter the remaining World Rally-Raid Championship events.
Dakar

Injury sidelines Mike Wiedemann for 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
December 22, 2023
2 Mins read
After fracturing his ankle and tearing an Achilles while training, Mike Wiedemann will not race the Dakar Rally in 2024.
Dakar

2024 Dakar Rally: 80 on Dakar Classic entry list

By Justin Nguyen
December 22, 2023
5 Mins read
65 cars and 15 trucks comprise the historic vehicle grid for the navigation-based Dakar Classic in 2024.
DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

FIA finalises Cross-Country Rally regulations ahead of 2024

By Justin Nguyen
December 21, 2023
4 Mins read
The FIA’s rulebook for the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship and Baja Cups were finalised last week, with other major changes including permitting the use of rubber for tyre repair and updated time intervals for EoT.
Dakar

Kris Meeke returning to Dakar Rally in 2024

By Justin Nguyen
December 20, 2023
1 Mins read
WRC veteran Kris Meeke will run his second Dakar Rally in 2024, driving an OT3 for GRallyTeam in the Challenger (formerly T3) class.
Dakar

2024 Dakar Rally: 146 on FIM entry list

By Justin Nguyen
December 20, 2023
6 Mins read
23 RallyGP, 113 Rally2, and 10 Quad riders make up the 146 bikes and ATVs that will tackle the 2024 Dakar Rally.
DakarFIA World Rally Championship

Pierre-Louis Loubet to dabble in rally raid, entering 2024 Africa Eco Race

By Justin Nguyen
December 19, 2023
2 Mins read
WRC driver Pierre-Louis Loubet will run the 2024 Africa Eco Race in the new Apache APH-01, serving as a team-mate to ex-motocross ace Gautier Paulin.
Dakar

Eric Abel, Los Amigos skipping 2024 Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
December 19, 2023
1 Mins read
After racing every edition since 2019 and finishing 14th in class in 2023, Team Los Amigos and Éric Abel will not take part in the 2024 Dakar Rally.
DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

Chicherit, de Mevius to race Hilux Overdrives in 2024

By Justin Nguyen
December 18, 2023
2 Mins read
Guerlain Chicherit and Guillaume de Mévius will become stuntmen/bounty hunters for the 2024 Dakar Rally onwards as they design their Toyota Hiluxes after Colt Seavers’ GMC in The Fall Guy.
Dakar

Yoshimasa Sugawara returns to Africa Eco Race in 2024

By Justin Nguyen
December 18, 2023
2 Mins read
82-year-old Yoshimasa Sugawara, who ran the Dakar Rally a record 36 times from 1983 to 2019, will return to the driver’s seat in a Suzuki Jimny at the Africa Eco Race in 2024.
DakarMoto X

Gautier Paulin moves from motocross to rally raid, driving Apache in 2024 Africa Eco Race

By Justin Nguyen
December 17, 2023
2 Mins read
Former FIM MXGP rider and 5× Motocross des Nations winner Gautier Paulin will make the jump to rally raid by driving the new Apache APH-01 hybrid car in the 2024 Africa Eco Race.
Dakar

2 years after explosion, Philippe Boutron returns to Dakar Rally

By Justin Nguyen
December 16, 2023
1 Mins read
Philippe Boutron suffered severe leg injuries after his truck exploded before the 2022 Dakar Rally. Two years later, he is back in the driver’s seat for the 2024 race.
Dakar

Loder brothers to honour father with G-Wagen at 2024 Dakar Classic

By Justin Nguyen
December 16, 2023
2 Mins read
Maximilian and Laurence Loder will race a Puch 230GE in the 2024 Dakar Classic modified and designed to resemble their dad’s G-Wagen that he raced in the 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally.
Dakar

Toyota Gazoo Racing upgrades to Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U

By Justin Nguyen
December 14, 2023
2 Mins read
Toyota Gazoo Racing will field the Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U for Seth Quintero and Lucas Moraes in the 2024 Dakar Rally and World Rally-Raid Championship.
DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

Nasser Al-Attiyah following Prodrive to Dacia in 2025

By Justin Nguyen
December 13, 2023
2 Mins read
It was an inevitability when he joined Prodrive for 2024 and is now a reality: two-time World Rally-Raid Champion Nasser Al-Attiyah will race for Dacia starting in 2025.
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