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DakarWorld Rally-Raid Championship

Nani Roma, Gareth Woolridge to lead Ford Ranger T1+ assault

By Justin Nguyen
July 12, 2023
2 Mins read

The M-Sport/NWM Ford Ranger T1+, fresh off a comprehensive testing period, will be a two-truck team for the Baja España Aragón and 2024 Dakar Rally as Nani Roma and Gareth Woolridge spearhead the effort.

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Dakar

Guillaume de Mevius: Dakar 2024 will be "difficult, but nice"

By Justin Nguyen
July 12, 2023
3 Mins read
Guillaume de Mévius, who finished third in T3 at the 2023 Dakar Rally, is looking forward to the 2024 edition despite the unknowns it presents. It will be the GRallyTeam owner’s third Dakar.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Enduro star Jaume Betriu becoming rally navigator, to work with Pons at Baja Aragon

By Justin Nguyen
July 12, 2023
1 Mins read
Spanish Enduro legend Jaume Betriu, who raced the Dakar Rally solo in 2020 and 2021, will ride shotgun to Eduard Pons as his co-driver starting with the Baja Aragón.
Dakar

Audi ending Dakar Rally programme after 2024

By Justin Nguyen
July 12, 2023
2 Mins read
One of Audi’s major cuts to their factory programmes as they prepare to enter Formula One in 2026 comes to their Dakar Rally stable, which will run its final race in 2024.
Dakar

Oran O'Kelly hopes to become first Irish Dakar rider in over a decade

By Justin Nguyen
July 11, 2023
2 Mins read
After racing in FIM Bajas and the World Rally-Raid Championship, Ireland’s Oran O’Kelly hopes to make the Dakar Rally in 2024.
Extreme E

Benediktas Vanagas tests Extreme E car in Sardinia

By Justin Nguyen
July 11, 2023
2 Mins read
Dakar Rally veteran Benediktas Vanagas got to test an Extreme E Spark ODYSSEY 21 prior to the series’ Island X Prix in Sardinia.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Italian Baja course head under FIA investigation for arbitrary start order change

By Justin Nguyen
July 10, 2023
2 Mins read
In one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory, the FIA’s Cross-Country Commission is investigating Italian Baja Clerk of the Course Marco Fiorillo after mysteriously changing the race start order between stages without good reason.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Martin Franco entering Desafio Ruta 40

By Justin Nguyen
July 10, 2023
1 Mins read
Martín Franco, who finished second in the 2022 CaNav M2 championship, will enter the Desafio Ruta 40 on his home turf.
FIA World Rally Championship

2023 Rally Finland entry list officially published

By Pontus Lindroos
July 10, 2023
2 Mins read
68 crews will take on the 2023 edition of Rally Finland on 3-6 August.
Extreme E

Rosberg X Racing completes Sardinia sweep

By Justin Nguyen
July 10, 2023
2 Mins read
Rosberg X Racing has now won four of five races in Sardinia after sweeping the 2023 weekend.
FIA World Rally Championship

Dates confirmed for the 2024 Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
July 9, 2023
1 Mins read
Rally Sweden organizers have announced the dates for the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship round two
Extreme E

Ganassi penalty gives RXR win in Island X Prix 1

By Justin Nguyen
July 9, 2023
2 Mins read
Rosberg X Racing is finally atop an Extreme E podium for the first time in 2023, even if it took Chip Ganassi Racing receiving a penalty.
Extreme EFIA World Rally ChampionshipInterviews

INTERVIEW: No WRC return "at the moment" as Sebastien Loeb prepares for Extreme E return

By Justin Nguyen
July 8, 2023
6 Mins read
While reigning Extreme E champion Sébastien Loeb gets ready for his first XE start of the year, he does not have plans to head back to the World Rally Championship at the moment.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Planned FIA regulations for 2024 W2RC include dropping Prologue from overall, no T5 championship

By Justin Nguyen
July 8, 2023
5 Mins read
For the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship, the FIA will further balance T1 classes, give more benefits to T3 and T4 champs, and end the T5 championship for trucks.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Sonora Rally not returning to W2RC calendar in 2024

By Justin Nguyen
July 7, 2023
2 Mins read
After bringing the World Rally-Raid Championship to the Americas for the first time in April, the Sonora Rally will revert to being an independent event in 2024.
Off Road

SODA cancels 2023 season

By Justin Nguyen
July 6, 2023
1 Mins read
After the season opener in April was cancelled, the Short-course Off-road Drivers Association will not race in 2023.
Extreme E

2023 Island X Prix track touted as fastest in Sardinia to date

By Justin Nguyen
July 6, 2023
1 Mins read
This weekend’s Island X Prix will run on a 2.9-km course deemed the fastest of the three Island X Prix courses to date, even if twice as short as in 2022.
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