Had intervention happened sooner or the war in Gaza not escalated to begin with, Rodrigo Varela would be racing his original Maverick, stuck on a redirected ship after a Houthi attack, in the Dakar Rally right now.
Lucas del Río will not race the Dakar Rally in 2024 for last-minute personal reasons, per his co-driver Bruno Jacomy. Jacomy is now seeking an open driver for the race.
Debuting later this month, the Mitsubishi off-road minivan will have four-wheel drive and a generous ground clearance. A new teaser shows the concept's rear.
For someone who has won the 'Raid the Himalaya rally' 11 times, Desert Storm six, seven editions of SJOBA, Dakshin Dare thrice, and has been an Indian National Rally champion (Gypsy), organising a major rally himself was the obvious next .