After the fire that destroyed their cars and a workshop truck, Special ONE Racing are unable to compete in the final four rounds of the World Rallycross Championship.
After their Baja 1000 début in 2022 ended with a retirement, Team JAOS is keen on completing the 2023 edition in November with Tomonori Noto once again driving the Lexus LX600.
In a major bombshell, Nasser Al-Attiyah will leave Toyota when his contract expires after the Desafío Ruta 40. Reports have indicated he will move to Prodrive for the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Although Audi will end their Dakar Rally programme after 2024, Sven Quandt—who runs the team through Q Motorsport—told SoyMotor that he would like to continue racing their cars in 2025 onwards.
The fourth round of the 2023 World Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill is set to go ahead 22/23 July after a devastating fire at the Special ONE Team area.
After missing Abu Dhabi and Sonora with a dislocated wrist from Dakar, Michael Docherty hopes to make up lost ground in the Rally2 championship at the Desafío Ruta 40.
To match up with the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, the FIM Bajas World Cup will move the Dubai International Baja by a day back from 9–11 November.
Greg Foster, one of the original stars of the American powerboat racing scene who has also raced in Stadium Super Trucks and deserts, passed Monday after a battle with cancer.
After racing the 2023 Dakar Rally in T3, Rafael Lesmes and the Dakar Por La Vida programme will move to the Dakar Classic in 2024 in a Mercedes-Benz 1844 truck.
The first Argentinian Dakar Rally team from 1987 will head to Antarctica in February, bringing with them their Renault 18 challenger with modifications for the elements.