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Dakar 2023 Dramatic Finale

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 16, 2023 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 0 |

Ricky Brabec Exits The Dakar 2023 Rally

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 4, 2023 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Honda Takes 1st & 2nd At Dakar

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 15, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Dakar Rally 2021

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 11, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

An American In Dakar

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 18, 2020 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Dakar 2023 Dramatic Finale

by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 16, 2023 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 0 |

We here at Road Dirt absolutely love following the annual Dakar Rally-Raid. It is the most incredible race on the planet. Crossing inhospitable, otherworldly, vast open landscapes, just finishing the grueling odyssey is an achievement in and of itself. From intense heat to freezing nights, dry desert dunes to drenching downpours, those who undertake this grueling contest are another level of courage or crazy.

Ricky Brabec Exits The Dakar 2023 Rally

by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 4, 2023 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

The legendary Dakar Rally-Raid launched out on its annual run over the New Years weekend, and already two frontrunners and podium favorites have crashed out of the race- two time race winner Sam Sunderland of Great Britain, and 2020 Dakar champ Ricky Brabec of the United States. This opens the doors for hard chargers Daniel Sanders of Australia and young Americans Mason Klein and Skyler Howes to make their runs at glory in the harsh lands of the Saudi Arabian peninsula.

Dakar Rally Raid 2022

by Rob Brooks | Jan 14, 2022 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

The 44th Dakar Rally Raid drew to a close on Friday, with England’s Sam Sunderland taking the coveted Motorbike title in dramatic fashion in one of the most hotly contested races in recent memory. Sunderland finished third last year behind (then) Honda riders Kevin Benavides and 2020 champ Ricky Brabec, but snagged the 2022 title from the jaws of defeat in the final day of the grueling cross-Arabian race. The 3 min 27 sec lead that Sunderland finished ahead of Chilean Pablo Quintanilla (Honda) at the finish back in Jeddah was the slimmest margin at the top of the leader board since the 1994 races. Sunderland finished eighth in the final stage, which was enough combined with his accrued points across the total 12-stage race take the Dakar 2022 title. It was a sweet win for the Brit biker, as his last win at Dakar was claimed in 2017, and the win was a first for his new team GASGAS and the KTM Group in the Saudi Arabia-held race.

Honda Takes 1st & 2nd At Dakar

by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 15, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

The Dakar Rally Raid of 2021 concluded in dramatic fashion, as the Monster Energy Honda Team claimed an historic 1st and second place on the podium. After 12 grueling stages across 14 days of circumnavigating the Saudi peninsula, across some of the world’s most inhospitable terrain and conditions, Kevin Benavides of Argentina and 2020 defending champion Ricky Brabec bested all comers to take the coveted top rungs in the coastal city of Jedda, where the race both began and ended. Great Britain’s Sam Sunderland took an impressive 3rd place on the platform, riding the Red Bull KTM Factory 450.

Dakar Rally 2021

by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 11, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

The new year kicked off with the most grueling race on the planet, the annual Dakar Rally. In its second year hosted by Saudi Arabia, the race is circumnavigating the Saudi peninsula, covering over 4600 miles in 13 days, with one day reserved for rest and repairs. The race kicked off on January 3 in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will ultimately conclude there on January 15. In between, riders and drivers in all classes must traverse some of the most desolate, unforgiving, barren terrain on the earth.