Oleksii Reznikov, who was a rally raid navigator and trophy raid champion before entering politics and becoming one of the lead figures in Ukraine’s defence, has departed his post as Minister of Defence.
While they did not run the Desafío Ruta 40, Rokas Baciuška and co-driver Oriol Vidal are far enough in the T4 standings to clinch their second World Rally-Raid Championship.
The FIM E-Xplorer World Cup will conclude its inaugural season by joining Extreme E’s upcoming weekend in Sardinia, teaming up with a fellow electric off-road series with a similar platform.
After a disappointing Desafío Ruta 40, Sebastián Halpern has elected to skip the Rallye du Maroc and 2024 Dakar Rally.
Championship Off-Road Pro SPEC driver Cory Podolski passed away Sunday night just hours after competing in his series’ race weekend at Crandon, scoring a podium on Saturday.
Keegan Kincaid’s last two years have been turbulent, but Sunday saw his brightest moment since his 2021 Championship Off-Road title as he won the Red Bull World Cup at Crandon.
Didn’t follow the 2023 Desafío Ruta 40? The Checkered Flag’s got you covered.
By winning the Desafío Ruta 40’s Road to Dakar in UTV and Moto, Juan José Semino and Juan Santiago Rostan have earned free registration for the 2024 (or 2025) Dakar Rally.
Jeremías Gonzalez Ferioli and Rodrigo Sallum led an attrition-heavy scramble among the non-FIA/FIM competitors at the Desafío Ruta 40.
Manuel Andújar and Francisco Moreno went toe to toe in the Desafío Ruta 40’s Quad category, with the former coming out on top.
Ahead of his maiden Dakar Rally in 2024, Ardit Kurtaj is making the most of his journey there by winning the Rally3 class at the Desafío Ruta 40 to take the W2RC class points lead.
Michael Docherty and Bradley Cox were the stars of the Rally2 show at the Desafío Ruta 40, but Docherty’s Stage 2 retirement was the difference maker.
All three of Gustavo Gallego’s T4 rivals suffered at least one stage retirement or major mechanical issue, while he stayed consistent to win the Desafío Ruta 40 on home soil.
As Seth Quintero and Mattias Ekström’s Can-Ams suffered mechanical failures, Mitch Guthrie’s T3M cruised to the Desafío Ruta 40 victory in the T3 class. He now leads Austin Jones by 3 points in the W2RC.
2023 Desafio Ruta 40: Tosha Schareina dominates bikes, Luciano Benavides takes points lead
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In just his second W2RC race, Tosha Schareina won the first three stages to claim the Desafío Ruta 40 bike overall. As he’s not racing for points, runner-up Luciano Benavides is the new championship leader.
The Toyota Hilux is now four-for-four in the 2023 World Rally-Raid Championship as Nasser Al-Attiyah cruised to the Desafío Ruta 40 victory.
Every rider not named Adrien Van Beveren began September on a rather sour note as they wrapped up the Desafío Ruta 40 with Stage 5 speeding penalties.
