Dakar Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/dakar/ Experience the game beyond the screen Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:03:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://sandjack.tv/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-Sand-Jack-fav-32x32.png Dakar Archives - SandJack TV https://sandjack.tv/tag/dakar/ 32 32 Al-Attiyah sends letter to FIA president over Dakar frustrations https://sandjack.tv/al-attiyah-sends-letter-to-fia-president-over-dakar-frustrations/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:03:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/al-attiyah-sends-letter-to-fia-president-over-dakar-frustrations/ Dacia Sandriders driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has revealed he has sent a letter to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem over his grievances from this year’s Dakar Rally. The five-time event winner was left aggrieved by a 10-minute penalty when finishing fastest on Stage 5, a lost spare wheel taking away his 9m59s advantage at the end […]

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]]> 28968 Defender to join Dakar Rally from 2026 https://sandjack.tv/defender-to-join-dakar-rally-from-2026/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:41:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/defender-to-join-dakar-rally-from-2026/ The Defender brand has announced plans to enter the Dakar Rally in 2026 as part of a three-year programme. The British manufacturer, a subsidiary of Land Rover, will field two examples of the popular Defender in all rounds of the World-Rally Raid Championship next year, with an additional third vehicle added to its line-up for […]

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]]> 27816 W2RC – New-look 47th Dakar Rally set to kick-start fourth W2RC season https://sandjack.tv/w2rc-new-look-47th-dakar-rally-set-to-kick-start-fourth-w2rc-season/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:50:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/w2rc-new-look-47th-dakar-rally-set-to-kick-start-fourth-w2rc-season/ The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays host to the Dakar Rally for the sixth time from January 3rd-19th. Fifty registered FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) contenders spearhead a massive entry on what promises to be one of the most difficult ever Dakar rallies and the fourth to be the opening round of the W2RC. Starting […]

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]]> 27814 The Dacia/Prodrive innovation that is positively changing the Dakar challenge https://sandjack.tv/the-dacia-prodrive-innovation-that-is-positively-changing-the-dakar-challenge/ Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:50:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/the-dacia-prodrive-innovation-that-is-positively-changing-the-dakar-challenge/ Dacia Sandriders will debut an innovative new driver safety device at the Dakar Rally. The team will utilize a ‘seat attenuator’ to absorb impacts on the rough terrain, reducing spinal compression injuries that drivers have experienced in recent years. Prodrive, the technical partner, has developed the damper system, which will be installed on all three […]

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]]> 27094 New-look 47th Dakar Rally set to kick-start fourth W2RC season https://sandjack.tv/new-look-47th-dakar-rally-set-to-kick-start-fourth-w2rc-season/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/new-look-47th-dakar-rally-set-to-kick-start-fourth-w2rc-season/ Starting with a Prologue stage near Bisha on January 3rd, competitors will tackle 12 gruelling desert stages that incorporate 5,145 competitive kilometres in a punishing route of 7,753km. Toyota Gazoo Racing are the defending W2RC Manufacturers’ champions but face the might of Dacia and the Ford M-Sport teams on this occasion with X-raid Mini concentrating […]

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]]> 27296 W2RC – 2025 Dakar entries announced https://sandjack.tv/w2rc-2025-dakar-entries-announced/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:38:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/w2rc-2025-dakar-entries-announced/ Key highlights • Entries for Season 4 closed on 13 December. 50 FIA vehicles signed up —24 Ultimate cars, 16 Challenger vehicles and 10 SSVs. • Dacia and Ford M-Sport are joining Toyota Gazoo Racing, Overdrive Racing and X-Raid and shaking up the balance of power in the car competition. The Challenger and SSV titles […]

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]]> 26260 Barbora Holicka, Duckar to fly again at Dakar Classic in 2025 https://sandjack.tv/barbora-holicka-duckar-to-fly-again-at-dakar-classic-in-2025/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 03:34:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/barbora-holicka-duckar-to-fly-again-at-dakar-classic-in-2025/ Barbora Holická and Lucie Engová are set to bring their 1979 Citroën 2CV back to the Dakar Classic in 2025. Following a successful finish in their debut this year, their aim for 2025 is to compete for the win. In the 2024 Dakar Classic, the pair finished sixty-third overall and secured victory in the H1.A […]

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]]> 22858 Christine GZ abandoning 2025 Dakar Rally entry due to budget https://sandjack.tv/christine-gz-abandoning-2025-dakar-rally-entry-due-to-budget/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:35:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/christine-gz-abandoning-2025-dakar-rally-entry-due-to-budget/ Unfortunately, Christine GZ will have to wait until 2026 for another shot at the Dakar Rally. She recently announced that due to a lack of funding, she will not be able to participate in the 2025 edition as she had hoped. GZ expressed her disappointment in a social media post, stating, “I would love to […]

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]]> 28382 Lithuanians understanding but doubtful on rumours of 2025 Dakar Rally’s cancellation https://sandjack.tv/lithuanians-understanding-but-doubtful-on-rumours-of-2025-dakar-rallys-cancellation/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:28:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/lithuanians-understanding-but-doubtful-on-rumours-of-2025-dakar-rallys-cancellation/ A week after securing the World Rally-Raid Championship in the Challenger class, Rokas Baciuška returned to Lithuania with an interesting rumor he heard about the 2025 Dakar Rally: “It’s interesting to see what will happen because I’ve heard that it might not take place due to the war, but these are just rumors. I believe […]

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]]> 18766 Serhii Malyk targeting Dakar Classic return in 2025 https://sandjack.tv/serhii-malyk-targeting-dakar-classic-return-in-2025/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:12:00 +0000 https://sandjack.tv/serhii-malyk-targeting-dakar-classic-return-in-2025/ Serhii Malyk plans to make his return to the Dakar Classic in 2025, marking his second start in the race after débuting in 2022. He will drive a 1998 Renault Kerax D-50 truck under the team name Spirit of Ukraine. Malyk is a land speed record holder with over forty world and national records to […]

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