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Next up! Saudi Baja-Hail – 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas,

Jan 30, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Events, Motorbike, News Comments Off on Next up! Saudi Baja-Hail – 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas,

TweetQUALITY INTERNATIONAL FIELD ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 SAUDI BAJA-HAIL Defending champion Al-Rajhi and five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah top car list Two-time winner Mohammed Al-Balooshi leads quality...

2023 Qatar International Baja – 15/18 March 2023 FIA World & Middle East Cups for Cross-Country Bajas, RD2

Jan 26, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Motorbike, News Comments Off on 2023 Qatar International Baja – 15/18 March 2023 FIA World & Middle East Cups for Cross-Country Bajas, RD2

Tweet FIM Bajas World Cup, round 2 QMMF ANNOUNCES SECOND ROUNDS OF FIA AND FIM BAJA CUPS LUSAIL (Qatar): The 2023 Qatar International Baja will be a counting round of both the FIA World and Middle...

Another Dakar Rally victory for Nasser & Toyota Gazoo Hilux

Jan 16, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News Comments Off on Another Dakar Rally victory for Nasser & Toyota Gazoo Hilux

Tweet Toyota Gazoo Racing and Overdrive Racing celebrated a superb 45th Dakar Rally with Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah claiming a fifth victory on the world’s toughest cross-country rally and his...

Ignacio Casale finishes Dakar 10th for X-raid Yamaha supported team

Jan 15, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News Comments Off on Ignacio Casale finishes Dakar 10th for X-raid Yamaha supported team

TweetThe Dakar 2023 is done. The crews have mastered over 4,000 kilometres against the clock. The X-raid YXZ1000R Turbo Prototype Side-by-Side has proven its enormous potential. Two stage wins and...

X-raid’s Halpern finishes 9th in new MINI JCW Rally Plus on Dakar 2023

Jan 15, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News Comments Off on X-raid’s Halpern finishes 9th in new MINI JCW Rally Plus on Dakar 2023

Tweet Good debut for the MINI JCW Rally Plus Al-Qassimi finishes 16th overall The 2023 Dakar Rally was one of the most difficult editions in recent years. Sebastian Halpern and Bernardo...

Team Audi Sport on Dakar 2023 – Good individual results & Setbacks

Jan 15, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News Comments Off on Team Audi Sport on Dakar 2023 – Good individual results & Setbacks

Tweet The effort paid off: Team Audi Sport shaped the 2023 Dakar Rally with innovation and performance right up to the end despite various setbacks. The Audi RS Q e-tron with its electric drive...

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides wins Dakar Rally 2023

Jan 15, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Motorbike, News Comments Off on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides wins Dakar Rally 2023

TweetAt the end of what has been a hugely successful race for the team, Benavides led home a KTM one-two with Toby Price securing second place, just 44 seconds behind his teammate. The result marks...

Second stage victory for José Ignacio Cornejo – Monster Energy Honda Team on Dakar Rally

Jan 13, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Motorbike, News Comments Off on Second stage victory for José Ignacio Cornejo – Monster Energy Honda Team on Dakar Rally

TweetJosé Ignacio Cornejo was the man of the day during the second part of the marathon stage at the Empty Quarter. This was the second stage victory for Monster Energy Honda Team during this Dakar...

Price edges in front as Loeb banks fifth consecutive Dakar win

Jan 13, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar Comments Off on Price edges in front as Loeb banks fifth consecutive Dakar win

TweetJanuary 13 | Stage 12 | Empty Quarter Marathon – Shaybah | Distance – Total/Special: 374.86km/183km – Stage 12 saw the conclusion of the two-part Marathon Stage with a fifth...

Dakar Classic: January 1983: Mercedes-Benz 280 GE wins the Paris–Dakar Rally

Jan 13, 2023 Jarlath Baja, Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News Comments Off on Dakar Classic: January 1983: Mercedes-Benz 280 GE wins the Paris–Dakar Rally

Tweet40 years ago, Mercedes-Benz triumphed in the world’s toughest rally: racing driver Jacky Ickx and his co-driver, actor Claude Brasseur, won the 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally with the Mercedes-Benz...