Dakar and Rally-Raid discussion...

[FIRE]

The Dacia will make it's debut in Rally of Marocco this weekend.

[Gerard C]

I'm with you here but maybe the word "cheap" is slightly too strong, its motorsport and cost loads of money. But if take in count, and they do, the numbers of hours on telly, yes it is relatively cheap. Lets say cost effective, yes?

[Gerard C]

First comparison Ford/Dacia/Toyota/Mini in Morocco this week. Loeb knows already some troubles, overheating and one front wishbone broken (driver mistake).

[NaBUru38]

Rallye du Maroc - Bikes

Bikes

1. AUS Daniel Sanders (KTM), 15:45'06
2. ESP Tosha Schareina (Honda), + 11'
3. ARG Luciano Benavides (KTM), + 21'
4. FRA Adrien van Beveren (Honda)
5. RSA Bradley Cox (KTM)
6. BWA Ross Branch (Hero)
7. ESP Edgar Canet (KTM)
8. ESP Lorenzo Santolino (Sherco)
9. RSA Michael Docherty (KTM)
10. IND Harith Noah (Sherco)

T1 Ultimate Cars

1. QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah (Dacia), 14:26'34
2. FRA Sebastien Loeb (Dacia), + 5'
3. BEL Guillaume de Mévius (Mini), + 13'
4. SAU Yazeed Al Rajhi (Toyota)
5. USA Seth Quintero (Toyota)
6. CZE Martin Prokop (Ford)

T3 Challengers:

1. POL Eryk Goczal (Taurus), 15:14'11
2. POL Marek Goczal (Taurus), + 9'
3. SAU Dania Akeel (Taurus), + 27'

T4 SSV

1. SAU Yasir Seaidan, + 17:19'00
2. POR Alexandre Pinto, + 10'
3. ECU Sebastián Guayasamin, + 25'

[NaBUru38]

2024 World Rally Raid Championship - final standings after round 5 Morocco:

Bikes

1. BWA Ross Branch (Hero), 88
2. FRA Adrien van Beveren (Honda), 76
3. ESP Tosha Schareina (Honda), 70
4. USA Ricky Brabec (Honda), 63
5. CHI José Ignacio Cornejo (Honda / Hero), 41
6. CHI Pablo Quintanilla (Honda), 37
7. GER Sebastian Bühler (Hero), 29
8. USA Skyler Howes (Honda), 26
9. RSA Aaron Mare (Hero), 25

T1 Ultimate Cars

1. QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah (Prodrive / Dacia), 202
2. SAU Yazeed Al Rajhi (Toyota), 260
3. BRA Lucas Moraes (Toyota), 117
4. BEL Guillaume de Mévius (Toyota / Mini), 100
5. EAP Carlos Sainz (Audi / Ford), 100
6. USA Seth Quintero (Toyota), 81

T3 Challengers:

1. LTU Rokas Baciuska (Can-Am), 209
2. ARG Nicolás Cavigliasso (Taurus), 187
3. BRA Marcelo Gastaldi (Taurus), 143
4. USA Austin Jones (Can-Am), 126
5. SAU Dania Akeel (Taurus), 124
6. USA Mitchell Guthrie (Taurus), 112

T4 SSV

1. SAU Yasir Seaidan, 208
2. ECU Sebastián Guayasamin, 206
3. ITA Rebecca Busi, 155
4. ESP Ricardo Ramilo, 141
5. FRA Claude Fournier, 92

[BertMk2]

Thanks for posting all of the updates on this I haven't kept up with a lot of the coverage this year but it's not a surprise to see Nasser Al-Attiyah at the top of the 'cars' class again is it? Year in, year out he's up there - never thought I'd see Dacia up there though

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

Thanks for posting all of the updates on this

Yes, thank you NaBUru38.

Originally Posted by BertMk2

not a surprise to see Nasser Al-Attiyah at the top of the 'cars' class again is it?

Earlier this year he had a different opinion about "this" Prodrive car:

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Nasser words from this https://www.motorsport.com/dakar/new...exit/10566587/
He has a "secret" to keep his car in one piece. A well kept one.

[NaBUru38]

The World Rally-Raid Championship has lots of excellent YouTube highlights videos, but lacks mainstream coverage.

[Gerard C]

I have the strange feeling that the Dakar won't be like a beach for the Ford team… Dark horse or slow horse? As to the new again honey moon between Nasser and his team, may be all could go wrong after the first video playing an old movie: Dunes! The long lasting thing in couples stories is more often resentment than pure love or mariage photos! Haha, love this one base on a true story. In fact, two stories!!

[NaBUru38]

Winning cures all diseases, except vanity I guess.

[FIRE]

After the end of the Audi project I assume X-raid will focus again fully on the Mini?

[NaBUru38]

I wouldn't be surprised if X-Raid is calling every single manufacturer to offer their services.