LATEGAN, BARAGWANATH STAR IN DAKAR DAY 3 DRAMA   by Motorsport Media - 3 Jan 2023 14:20:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 3 Report Where H'ail, Saudi Arabia When Tuesday 3 January 2023 Community International   All-South African crews, Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings’ Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux, and Brian Baragwanath and Leonard Cremer’s Century starred on a tough Dakar Day 3. 2022 winners Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel meanwhile shook off a tough day at the office to move into the car lead in their Proudly South African Gazoo Hilux.   Lategan chased day...

DAKAR’S DAY 4 OF THE LEGENDS   by Motorsport Media - 4 Jan 2023 15:20:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 4 Report Where H'ail, Saudi Arabia When Wednesday 4 January 2023 Community International Loeb beats Peterhansel, Sainz & Al Attiyah on Day 4 Dakar 2023 reached its quarter distance mark after a somewhat less dramatic Day 4 as the legends of the sport fought it out for car victory. Sebastien Loeb ultimately emerged victorious for the troubled Hunter team, mere seconds ahead of Stephane Peterhansel’s Audi, his teammate Carlos Sainz Sr. and Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s...

CENTURY’S DAKAR WORK IN PROGRESS   by Motorsport Media - 5 Jan 2023 15:00:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 5 Report Where H'ail, Saudi Arabia When Thursday 5 January 2023 Community International SA team developing new CR6-T on the fly Century Racing faced an uphill battle when teething problems raised their heads on both all-new Factory CR6-Ts as Dakar 2023 reached one-third distance. After dropping back Wednesday, Brian Baragwanath and Leonard Cremer however climbed back up to 12th overall to lead the FIA T1.2 4x2 class despite a scare late Thursday. Mathieu...

DAKAR DAY 5: AL ATTIYAH, TOYOTA IN CHARGE What Dakar 2023 Day 5 Report Where H'ail, Saudi Arabia When Thursday 5 January 2023 Community International Overall leader Nasser takes car control, Hondas win Day 5 bikes   Nasser Al Attiyah and Mattieu Baumel powered their Gazoo Toyota Hilux to a crushing Dakar Day 5 victory on Thursday, as they consolidated their overall lead in the race. Honda duo Adrien van Beveren and Jose Cornejo came from behind to take a bike 1-2 in a test of navigation through the soft Arabian Desert sand and camel grass of a second loop around...

TOYOTA TAKES CHARGE AFTER AUDI DAKAR DISASTER What Dakar 2023 Day 6 Report Where Riyadh, Saudi Arabia When Friday 6 January 2023 Community International     South African Toyota Hiluxes are in complete control of Dakar 2023 after a catastrophic day for the petrol-electric Audi team. Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel’s Gazoo Racing Hilux DKR T1+ steamed to their third stage win of the race and their second on the trot from Sebastien Loeb’s BRX Hunter. Attiyah opened up an hour’s advantage at the head of a Toyota overall 1-2-3-4 on Friday.    The race...

SOUTH AFRICAN MACHINERY DOMINATES DAKAR   by Motorsport Media - 7 Jan 2023 14:10:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 7 Report Where Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia When Saturday 7 January 2023 Community International   South African cars are leading three of the 2023 Dakar Rally’s four classes, with Nasser Al Attiayh Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel’s Gazoo Racing DKR T1+ leading a made in SA Hallspeed Toyota Hilux overall 1-2-3-4 to dominate the top T1+ 4x4 class.   SA crew Brian Baragwanath and Leonard Cremer’s SA-built Century Factory Racing CR6-T leads the T1.2...

SOUTH AFRICAN DAKAR DOMINATION by Motorsport Media - 8 Jan 2023 15:30:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 8 & Mid Race Report Where Riyadh, Saudi Arabia When Sunday 8 January 2023 Community International   Dakar 2023’s opening week has been a stunning success for South African men and machines, with incredible results across all categories. SA-built cars lead three of Dakar’s four car categories to the traditional midway rest day, as South African riders led the way among the two-wheelers too.   2022 car winners, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Mathieu...

DAKAR WEEK 2 BITES HARD!   by Motorsport Media - 10 Jan 2023 13:00:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 9 Report Where Hradh, Saudi Arabia When Tuesday 10 January 2023 Community International Loeb, Benavides top tough day in the desert The second week of Dakar bit hard as crews returned to action on Tuesday. Nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb and navigator Fabien Lurquin took their fourth stage win of the race at the top of a Prodrive Hunter 1-2-3. Loeb continues in his relentless pursuit of comfortable overall leader Nasser Al Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel’s...

SOUTH AFRICAN BIKERS, CARS KING AT DAKAR   by Motorsport Media - 11 Jan 2023 15:30:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 10 Report Where Shaybah, Saudi Arabia When Wednesday 11 January 2023 Community International   IIt was a red-letter day 10 for Southern African bikers and cars at Dakar 2023, as Botswana’s Ross Branch scored his second stage win in three days, while SA rider Mike Docherty moved into the rookie bike lead with third overall. He joins compatriot Malle Moto rider Charan Moore in leading his class, while SA cars continue to dominate, leading three of the...

DAKAR RALLY DAY 11: LOEB HUNTS NASSER   by Motorsport Media - 12 Jan 2023 13:00:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 11 Report Where Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia When Thursday 12 January 2023 Community International   Dakar 2023 continued to deliver epic action as competitors fought on through the Arabian Desert on Thursday. 9-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb continued to pile on the pressure through Day 11 as he took his fourth stage win on the trot. Car leader Nasser Al Attiyah however held strong up front as South African cars dominate. It was a game of cat...

DAKAR DAY 12: LOEB FLIES, NASSER IN CONTROL   by Motorsport Media - 13 Jan 2023 12:30:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 12 Report Where Shaybah, Saudi Arabia When Friday 13 January 2023 Community International A shakeup in the cars, bikers duke it out in the desert Nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb’s ruthless pressure paid off as his fifth straight stage win on Friday moved him up to second overall, an hour and a half behind overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah’s made in South Africa Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux. In a busy day among the cars, the bike race remains...

DAKAR DAY 13: BITTERSWEET STING IN THE TAIL   by Motorsport Media - 14 Jan 2023 12:45:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 13 Report Where Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia When Saturday 14 January 2023 Community International Drama all round, Attiyah ‘s Toyota on the brink of car win Saturday’s 154-kilometre stage through the dunes to Al Hofuf would prove a dramatic dream breaker for some. South African T1.2 leaders Brian Baragwanath and Leonard Cremer, who suffered a hard landing, flipped, and damaged their Factory Century. The car was towed out of the stage. Another Century...

DAKAR 2023 SHINES ON SOUTH AFRICAN STARS by Motorsport Media - 15 Jan 2023 13:15:00 What Dakar 2023 Day 14 & Final Report Where Damman, Saudi Arabia When Sunday 15 January 2023 Community South Africa National SA success as Al Attiyah’s Toyota, Benavides’ KTM win Dakar 2023 proved a stunning success for South Africa. Nasser Al Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel’s GR Hilux DKR T1+ stormed to their third Dakar victory for Toyota Gazoo Racing on Sunday as SA cars starred, taking the overall and two class wins.    South Africans also starred on two wheels, as...

Treasuryone Locked & Loaded For Dakar by Motorsport Media - 15 Nov 2023 09:00:00   TreasuryONE motorsport’s Hennie de Klerk and Juan Möhr and their hot new Toyota V8-powered Hilux, are locked, loaded, numbered, and ready for Dakar 2024. The race car and team equipment is already en route to Saudi Arabia following a two-year build-up to the big moment. The team will follow in good time for the January 5 start.   2018 Dakar rookie winner Hennie enjoyed a victorious debut racing his new WCT Engineering-built FIA T1+ TreasuryONE Toyota Hilux in the opening rounds...

South African contingent to add a twist to epic Dakar 2024 Bike race It is almost that time again! On Friday 5 January 2024, 354 crews comprising of 72 cars, 137 motorcycles and 10 quads, 78 Challenger cars and SSVs, and 46 Trucks will line up to start Dakar 2024’s 157 km prologue around Al-Ula.    That sets the starting order for the next day’s first 532 km Arabian desert stage to Al Henakiyah before 4,727 km of racing and 7,891 km overall, to the finish at Yanbu on Friday 19 January. This preview covers all you need to know about the 2024 bike and quad race.    The...

Epic 7,900 km two-week Dakar starts in Saudi Arabia 5 January Dakar 2024 is only three weeks away. On Friday 5 January 2024, 354 crews comprising of 72 cars, 137 motorcycles and 10 quads, 78 Challenger cars and SSVs, and 46 Trucks will line up to start Dakar 2024’s 157 km prologue through the Arabian Desert around the Saudi city Al-Ula.    That sets the starting order for the next day’s first 532 km Arabian desert stage to Al Henakiyah before 4,727 km of racing and 7,891 km overall, to the finish at Yanbu on Friday 19 January. This preview covers all you need to know about the...

Motorcycle surprises as Dakar 2024 kicks off with Prologue Dakar 2024 kicked off with the short, sharp 24 kilometre Prologue on Friday as the quads and then the motorcycles set off in reverse order. Although the day’s result is purely academic, and many competitors likely veiled their true pace, the Prologue often reveals unexpected results and combinations to watch in the coming fortnight and the results produced a few surprises.   Not least first of the pro riders home, Spaniard Tosha Schareina made his name known by going quickest aboard his Honda and stayed there. He fended off...

  Ekstrom tops cars, Schareina bikes in Dakar prologue surprises Dakar 2024 started with 418 entries coming under starter’s orders for a quick 24 kilometre Prologue and a few surprises around Al’Ula in the Arabian Desert on Friday. Although the day’s result is purely academic as it merely sets Saturday’s starting order, and many hid their true pace, the Prologue often reveals unexpected results and combinations to watch in the coming fortnight and the results certainly produced a few surprises.   Sixth on the road among the car entries, DTM and Rallycross star Mattias Ekström...

Branch wins, Cox fourth, but Docherty crashes out of the lead Dakar 2024’s first bike stage proved a bittersweet one for Southern African riders. Despite stopping to help a fallen rival, Botswana hero Ross Branch rode his Hero home to a compelling victory to take the overall lead, while Bradley Cox starred to bring his BAS KTM home fourth and first among the R2 class privateers. It was a however disastrous day for his teammate Michael Docherty, who crashed out of the race lead late in the day.   Botswana hero Branch opted to start 18th on the 414 km race through the Saudi Arabian...