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Africa Eco Race overall bike leader Thomas Marini is out after a mechanical failure on Wednesday. Jean-Loup Lepan now leads, but has an army of 650cc+ bikes on his tail.

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2026 Africa Eco Race: Marini out in Stage 9, multi-cylinders give chase
Africa Eco Race overall bike leader Thomas Marini is out after a mechanical failure on Wednesday. Jean-Loup Lepan now leads, but has an army of 650cc+ bikes on his tail.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson will return to his desert roots when he makes his Mint 400 debut in an Unlimited Truck from Terrible Herbst Motorsports.

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#Mint400 #NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson set for Mint 400 debut
NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson will return to his desert roots when he makes his Mint 400 debut in a Unlimited Truck from Terrible Herbst Motorsports.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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KAMAZ-master will race the Taklimakan Rally in China in May. It will be their first international rally raid since winning the 2022 Dakar Rally a month before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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#TaklimakanRally #环塔拉力赛
KAMAZ-master to enter Taklimakan Rally
KAMAZ-master will race the Taklimakan Rally in China in May. It will be their first international rally raid since winning the 2022 Dakar Rally a month before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Maybe Anakin was onto something about not liking sand.

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#AER2026 #AfricaEcoRace
2026 Africa Eco Race: A sandy Stage 8
Maybe Anakin was onto something about not liking sand.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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The mass start for Stage 8 of the Dakar Classic. From left to right:

#902 Unimog of Ibrahim Al-Muhna
#703 Land Rover 109 Series III of Karolis Raišys (who went on to win)
#704 Porsche 924 of Tomasz Staniszewski
#708 G-Wagon of Jörg Sand

📸 Aurélien Vialatte / ASO

#Dakar2026 #DakarClassic
February 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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The mass start for Stage 8 of the Dakar Classic. From left to right:

#902 Unimog of Ibrahim Al-Muhna
#703 Land Rover 109 Series III of Karolis Raišys (who went on to win)
#704 Porsche 924 of Tomasz Staniszewski
#708 G-Wagon of Jörg Sand

📸 Aurélien Vialatte / ASO

#Dakar2026 #DakarClassic
February 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Monday's Africa Eco Race stage had a lot of sand, and a lot of disappointment like Jacopo Cerutti as he watched his hopes of a repeat slowly fade away.

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#AER2026 #AfricaEcoRace
2026 Africa Eco Race: Stage 7 heads into the eye of the sandstorm
Monday’s Africa Eco Race stage had a lot of sand, and a lot of disappointment like Jacopo Cerutti as he watched his hopes of a repeat slowly fade away.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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2,780 are signed up for the 50th Enduropale du Touquet. 1,292 are in the main race, 746 are in the Vintage, 220 are in Junior, 114 are in Espoirs, and 408 are in Quad (374 solo, 34 duo).

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#EnduropaleDuTouquet #Enduropale #LeTouquetParisPlage #FIMSandRaces
2026 Enduropale du Touquet entry list
2,780 teams are signed up for the 50th Enduropale du Touquet. 1,292 are in the main race, 746 are in the Vintage race, 220 are in Junior, 114 are in Espoirs, and 408 are in Quad (374 solo, 34 duo).
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February 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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A day after Brock Heger won the Toyo Tires Desert Challenge's Limited Race for the second straight year, Christopher Polvoorde did the same for the Unlimited Race with his third in a row.

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#KOH2026 #KingOfTheHammers
2026 King of the Hammers: Christopher Polvoorde three-peats in Toyo Tires Desert Challenge Unlimited Race
A day after Brock Heger won the Toyo Tires Desert Challenge’s Limited Race for the second straight year, Christopher Polvoorde did the same for the Unlimited Race with his third in a row.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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Eight seconds separated Tomáš Ouředníček and Christian Femont from the car victory in Sunday's screamer of an Africa Eco Race stage.

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2026 Africa Eco Race: Ourednicek takes fast Stage 6 by 8 seconds
Eight seconds separated Tomáš Ouředníček and Christian Femont from the car victory in Sunday’s screamer of an Africa Eco Race stage.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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After fracturing three of his vertebrae in a crash, former Dakar champion Sam Sunderland's Enduropale du Touquet debut won't be in 2026.

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Sam Sunderland injured, expected to miss Enduropale du Touquet
After fracturing three of his vertebrae in a crash, former Dakar champion Sam Sunderland’s Enduropale du Touquet debut won’t be in 2026.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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For the second year in a row, Brock Heger won King of the Hammers' Toyo Tires Desert Challenge just two weeks after claiming the Dakar Rally SSV win.

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#KOH2026 #KingOfTheHammers
2026 King of the Hammers: Brock Heger repeats in Toyo Tires Desert Challenge Limited Race
For the second year in a row, Brock Heger won King of the Hammers’ Toyo Tires Desert Challenge just two weeks after claiming the Dakar Rally SSV win.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Havoc Racing will run the King of the Hammers' Every Man Challenge with two 4800s for brothers Josh and Caleb Bacsi, both veterans of the Marine Corps. Their crew also includes six Marines and a Navy sailor.

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Havoc Racing: “King of the Hammers represents everything we trained for in the Marine Corps”
Havoc Racing will run the King of the Hammers’ Every Man Challenge with two 4800s for brothers Josh and Caleb Bacsi, both veterans of the Marine Corps. Their crew also includes six Marines an…
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February 1, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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Daniele Santini, a journalist who was instrumental in growing the Italian Motorally Championship, was killed Thursday in a traffic accident on his way to Dakhla for the Africa Eco Race's rest day.

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#AER2026 #AfricaEcoRace
Daniele Santini dies in AER road accident
Daniele Santini, a journalist who was instrumental in growing the Italian Motorally Championship, was killed Thursday in a traffic accident on his way to Dakhla for the Africa Eco Race’s rest…
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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Two weeks after winning the Dakar Rally, Nasser Al-Attiyah beat the T1+ cars to win the Saudi Baja overall in his T1.2 Optimus.

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#SaudiBaja #رالي_حائل
Nasser Al-Attiyah’s 2WD beats T1+ for Saudi Baja victory
Two weeks after winning the Dakar Rally, Nasser Al-Attiyah beat the T1+ cars to win the Saudi Baja overall in his T1.2 Optimus.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Swiss watchmaking giant Tudor has become the official timekeeper of HERO-ERA on a three-year agreement.

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#HEROERA #HEROERArally #TudorWatch #BornToDare
Tudor becomes official timekeeper of HERO-ERA
Swiss watchmaking giant Tudor has become the official timekeeper of HERO-ERA on a three-year agreement.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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After a challenging first half plagued by bad weather and the usual tribulations of a rally raid, Africa Eco Race competitors were relieved to make it to Dakhla on Friday.

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#AER2026 #AfricaEcoRace
2026 Africa Eco Race: Stage 5 zooms by, rest day looms
After a challenging first half plagued by bad weather and the usual tribulations of a rally raid, Africa Eco Race competitors were relieved to make it to Dakhla on Friday.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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The new Polaris RZR Pro R Ultra Edition is the first UTV to feature factory-integrated active sway bar links.

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#Polaris
Polaris unveils RZR Pro R Ultra Edition with new active sway bar links
The new Polaris RZR Pro R Ultra Edition is the first UTV to feature factory-integrated active sway bar links.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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The Africa Eco Race "celebrated" Throwback Thursday by throwing cars—throwbacks and modern—onto the back of the flatbed.

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2026 Africa Eco Race: Service trucks busy in Stage 4
The Africa Eco Race “celebrated” Throwback Thursday by throwing cars—throwbacks and modern—onto the back of the flatbed.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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Nasser Al-Attiyah will race the MD Optimus in Baja Cup races while continuing with Prodrive in the W2RC through 2027, though the latter also depends on Dacia's future plans.

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#BajaCup #W2RC
Nasser Al-Attiyah to race MD Optimus in Bajas
Nasser Al-Attiyah will race the MD Optimus in Baja Cup races while continuing with Prodrive in the W2RC through 2027, though the latter also depends on Dacia’s future plans.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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After an impressive run in the Dakar Classic with the DAF Bull, Tomasz Białkowski will return to his trusty Polaris RZR Pro R for the FIA World Baja Cup.

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#BajaCup
Kamena commits to World Baja Cup
After an impressive run in the Dakar Classic with the DAF Bull, Tomasz Białkowski will return to his trusty Polaris RZR Pro R for the FIA World Baja Cup.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The Ultimate Marathon Rally, organized by TL'O, is scheduled for late February 2027 as a regularity rally in Morocco.

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#UltimateMarathonRally #RallyRaid
Ultimate Marathon Rally set for late February 2027
The Ultimate Marathon Rally, organized by TL’O, is scheduled for late February 2027 as a regularity rally in Morocco.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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In the first full-distance stage of the 2026 Africa Eco Race, Thomas Marini stunned the multi-cylinder 600cc bikes by beating them on his single-cylinder 450cc Husqvarna.

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#AER2026 #AfricaEcoRace
2026 Africa Eco Race: 450cc Marini shocks multi-cylinders with Stage 3 win
In the first full-distance stage of the 2026 Africa Eco Race, Thomas Marini stunned the multi-cylinder 600cc bikes by beating them on his single-cylinder 450cc Husqvarna.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Peter Falk, a rally driver in the '50s and '60s who later led Porsche's racing engineering division to success at Le Mans and Dakar, passed away Friday at the age of 93.

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#DakarRally #LeMans24 #FIAERC #ERC #Porsche
Peter Falk, 1932–2026
Peter Falk, a rally driver in the ’50s and ’60s who later led Porsche’s racing engineering division to success at Le Mans and Dakar, passed away Friday at the age of 93.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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For the 2027 Dakar Classic, Loprais Team will bring back the Tatra 815 Puma and 815 HAS while also debuting a replica of Karel Loprais' 1988 Dakar winner and the 6×6 815 VD.

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#Dakar2027 #DakarClassic
Loprais Team bringing 4 trucks to 2027 Dakar Classic
For the 2027 Dakar Classic, Loprais Team will bring back the Tatra 815 Puma and 815 HAS while also debuting a replica of Karel Loprais’ 1988 Dakar winner and the 6×6 815 VD.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM