Ross Branch scored his second stage win of 2023 and first since Dakar as he led the way in Stage #1 of the Rallye du Maroc.
Dakar alumnus Vadim Pritulyak and his wounded Ukrainian veterans-turned-navigators hope to use the Rallye TT Cuenca to raise foreign support for the SKARLAT being tested and used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Due to business obligations, Truck team Dakarspeed will make their Dakar Rally return in 2025. The Maurik Van Den Heuvel-led outfit last raced in 2022.
BAIC ORV has been docked all 100 points earned in the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship for not running the minimum 4 races. The Chinese manufacturer only entered the first 3 rounds.
Skyler Howes did not have the start to his Honda tenure that he hoped after crashing in the Rallye du Maroc’s Prologue. On the flip side, the Audis finished the stage 1–2.
While still content with running the Dakar Rally on a bike, Toby Price is no longer a Mitsubishi factory driver after failing to convince them to revive their Dakar programme for a potential switch.
While his injury recovery has gone smoothly, Kevin Benavides will skip the Rallye du Maroc so that he could be at 100% for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
After crashing during the final day of testing and injuring his shoulder, Joaquim Rodrigues will not race the Rallye du Maroc.
Lukas Lauda, the oldest son of Niki Lauda, didn’t follow in his dad’s driving footsteps but has dabbled in rally raids since 2022 and will race the World Rally-Raid Championship’s Rallye du Maroc.
After skipping 2023, André Thewessen will enter his second Dakar Rally in 2024 with Dmytro Tsyro as his co-driver.
Henk Lategan dislocated his shoulder in last weekend’s South African Rally-Raid Championship Renergen 400, and his main goal now is to heal up in time for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
The full transcript of The Checkered Flag’s interview with Dakar Rally and cross-country racer João Ferreira.
João Ferreira, now at South Racing Can-Am for the 2024 Dakar Rally and World Rally-Raid Championship, sat down with The Checkered Flag to discuss his new home and upcoming T4 title pursuit.
Timo Scheider scores a fantastic maiden World Rallycross victory at the Killarney International Raceway in South Africa.
Want to earn free registration to the 2025 Dakar Rally? Win a Road to Dakar race in 2024.
The MD Optimus EVO 5, MD Rallye Sport’s newest T1 challenger, will make its début at this week’s Rallye du Maroc with Simon Vitse.
It was business as usual for Johan Kristoffersson who took his fourth victory of the season in South Africa.
