SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Polaris RZR’s factory race team will compete for the first time ever in the 2021 Dakar Rally which is one of the world’s toughest races.
The RZR Dakar team will be comprised of three BAJA champions, including Wayne Matlock, Kristen Matlock, and Craig Scanlon, competing January 3, 2021 through January 15, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Husband and wife duo Wayne and Kristen Matlock will each be racing at Dakar in their own RZR vehicles. Wayne and Kristen Matlock joined Good Morning San Diego to give an update on the race.
Carrying more than 20 years of professional racing experience and known as RZR Racing’s most decorated BAJA driver, Wayne is a 10-time UTV BAJA Champion across BAJA 1000, BAJA 500 and San Felipe 250 races. At Dakar, he will be backed by navigator Sam Hayes. Kristen, a seven-time BAJA Champion, will be teamed with navigator Max Eddy. Known for her competitive drive, Kristen started racing UTVs professionally less than five years ago and
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Polaris RZR’s factory race team will compete for the first time ever in the 2021 Dakar Rally which is one of the world’s toughest races.
The RZR Dakar team will be comprised of three BAJA champions, including Wayne Matlock, Kristen Matlock, and Craig Scanlon, competing January 3, 2021 through January 15, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Husband and wife duo Wayne and Kristen Matlock will each be racing at Dakar in their own RZR vehicles. Wayne and Kristen Matlock joined Good Morning San Diego to discuss the race.
Carrying more than 20 years of professional racing experience and known as RZR Racing’s most decorated BAJA driver, Wayne is a 10-time UTV BAJA Champion across BAJA 1000, BAJA 500 and San Felipe 250 races. At Dakar, he will be backed by navigator Sam Hayes. Kristen, a seven-time BAJA Champion, will be teamed with navigator Max Eddy. Known for her competitive drive, Kristen started racing UTVs professionally less than five years ago and has since d
DUBAI: The long wait for the second Dakar Rally to take place in Saudi Arabia is over.
On Sunday, the first stage of the world’s most famous desert rally will start in Jeddah as the competitors tackle the 622 km route of tracks and valleys that lead to Bisha.
Saudi hopes will rest on the shoulders of Yazeed Al Rajhi, of Overdrive Toyota in the car category, who thanked the country’s leaders for hosting the competition and promised a better showing than last year.
“Last year we had some problems with navigation, we lost a lot of time, but were happy to finish fourth,” the 39-year-old said at a press conference held by the Dakar Rally organization. ‘