Off Road

Rokas Baciuška, the newly crowned World Rally-Raid Challenger Champion, heard some rumours suggesting the 2025 Dakar won’t take place due to the wars in the Middle East. It’s the first time fellow Lithuanians Benediktas Vanagas, Antanas Juknevičius and Vaidotas Žala heard the chatter; sentiment holds that while not impossible, it’s just hearsay for now.

Rebellion Spierings, a new partnership between Dakar Team Spierings and Rebellion Racing, will race the Taurus T3 Max in the Challenger class at Dakar 2025 with team owners Alexandre Pesci and Paul Spierings.

Good friends Ottavio Missoni and Cesare Zacchetti will join forces again at the 2025 Dakar Rally, racing Kove 450 Rally EX bikes in the Original by Motul class.

Like many of his classmates, Juraj Varga has made the switch from Quads to SSVs after their category’s Dakar Rally demise. Varga hopes to be the first Slovak to race the Dakar in two different classes, but to get there, his focus first will be on European rallies.