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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 36: Johnny Campbell

Matt Martelli — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:02:46 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with 11x Baja 1000 Champion and Off-Road Hall of Fame Inductee Johnny Campbell. We discuss the upcoming Dakar Rally, one of the longest and most brutal off-road races on the planet. Johnny talks about his extensive history with the race and his current involvement in training some of the athletes including 2020 Dakar winner Ricky Brabec for...

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DAKAR 2024: A NEW STEP TOWARDS THE FUTURE

Press Releases — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:20:17 +0000

The rally’s fifth edition in Saudi Arabia will be held from 5 to 19 January 2024, starting in the thousand-year-old city of AlUla, crossing the country in the direction of the Empty Quarter and finishing in Yanbu on the shores of the Red Sea. “The challenge will be just as daunting as last January”, warns race director David Castera, who promises the competitors massive stretches of dunes where...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 5: AJ Jones

Matt Martelli — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:52:22 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with 2x Dakar winner AJ Jones. Listen as we discuss what it’s like to win the most brutal multi-day off-road race on the planet not once, but twice. We also discuss his championship career racing in the United States and Baja. I’m your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy.

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Audi’s Dakar Rally RS Q e-tron E2 off-road race car

Matt Martelli — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 10:46:21 +0000

Audi’s Dakar Rally RS Q e-tron E2 very well may be the most important off-road racing car in history. The RS Q could be the bridge away from fossil fuel-driven engines to new, cleaner fuel sources. The remarkable vehicle combines a 2.0 liter four-cylinder turbo engine that burns ETG and e-methanol powering the two electric drives at the front and rear differential and charging the batteries.

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2023 Dakar – The Americans are coming!

Matt Martelli — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 17:03:54 +0000

No American has won the Dakar overall, a challenge we need to conquer, but we are well on our way. Our biggest victory to date was in 2020 when both Ricky Brabec win in bikes and Casey Currie win in UTV’s. There was no parade and very little recognition in the US. But those of us who knew celebrated. Two years later AJ Jones repeated Casey Currie’s win in UTV’s putting another American flag on the...

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Red Bull Desert Wings gear up for bigger, tougher and rougher 2023 Dakar Rally

Matt Martelli — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:48:29 +0000

It’s time to head back to the dunes for motorsport’s toughest test of endurance racing, the one and only Dakar Rally! The Red Bull Desert Wings squad preparing to push themselves to the limit at the 2023 Dakar include serial champions as well as fresh-faced talents looking to make their mark on the sands of Saudi Arabia. The most fierce opponent anyone will face at the Dakar is the route itself –...

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The desert shows its teeth on opening stage of 2022 Dakar Rally

Kilian Hamlin — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:04:47 +0000

It did not take long for the 2022 Dakar Rally to take a serious bite out of its convoy of competitors. On the very first long stage of the rally there were some serious time losses as the desert dunes showed no mercy. Even those enjoying a clean opening stage remain vigilant of the dangers ahead. It’s been an enjoyable return to the deserts of Saudi Arabia so far for three-time Dakar winner Nasser...

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BUGGYRA Racing: The Path To Dakar Glory | Part 3 – Conquering Dakar

Chris Leone — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Presented by King Shocks Images via BUGGYRA Racing BUGGYRA Racing: The Path to Dakar Glory Part 1 – Setting the Stage (February 15) Part 2 – The Right Combination (February 22) Part 3 – Conquering Dakar (March 1) On January 2, hundreds of 2021 Dakar Rally competitors took to the start line in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Prologue. BUGGYRA’s two SSV entries for Machacek and Enge...

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BUGGYRA Racing: The Path To Dakar Glory | Part 2 – The Right Combination

Chris Leone — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Presented by King Shocks Images via BUGGYRA Racing BUGGYRA Racing: The Path to Dakar Glory Part 1 – Setting the Stage (February 15) Part 2 – The Right Combination (February 22) Part 3 – Conquering Dakar (March 1) The Czech Republic produces some of the Dakar’s most successful racers, but few are in the same air as Josef Machacek. Born in Chrudim in 1957, Machacek scored numerous accolades on...

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BUGGYRA Racing: The Path to Dakar Glory | Part 1 – Setting the Stage

Chris Leone — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Presented by King Shocks Images via BUGGYRA Racing BUGGYRA Racing: The Path to Dakar Glory Part 1 – Setting the Stage (February 15) Part 2 – The Right Combination (February 22) Part 3 – Conquering Dakar (March 1) Few events in motorsport capture both man’s sense of adventure and the ultimate test of machinery like the Dakar Rally. The two-week odyssey through some of earth’s most challenging...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 1: Casey Currie

Matt Martelli — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:32:17 +0000

Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 1: Casey Currie The sport of off-road racing is full of incredible stories, wild characters, legends, and even villains. We cover it but there’s only so much we can put down in an article. Sometimes we have to dig a little deeper and that means sitting down with some of our industry’s most influential characters and hitting “record”. Welcome to the Off-Road Racer...

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Resilient Benavides, Record-Setting Peterhansel Claim 2021 Dakar Rally Wins

Chris Leone — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:38:19 +0000

Even a broken nose couldn’t stop Monster Energy Honda rider Kevin Benavides from claiming motorcycle class glory at the Dakar Rally in 2021. Despite suffering the injury midway through the grueling two-week event—on a stage that he won, no less—Benavides ensured that his team would go back-to-back this year. Defending champion and fellow Honda rider Ricky Brabec would come home second overall...

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