Some oops moments in the dunes as the competitors get to grips with the navigational challenges of Stage 2
Watch the highlights of Stage 2 of 2024 Dakar
The nickname “Monsieur Dakar” suits the multiple record holder to a T. Stéphane Peterhansel won 14 editions of the rally, sometimes on a motorbike and sometimes in a car, between 1991 and 2021, and today he added a new record to his collection.
The road to Al Duwadimi, which contained the first dune fields of this edition, set the riders and crews on a course to the geographical heart of Saudi Arabia. The dunes were not tough or numerous enough to shake up the standings; instead, the entrants had to put their navigational flair to good use to get out of one maze after another
In an electrifying showdown, Dakar Legends Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz join the Red Bull TV crew in the heart of the camp to share a unique insight into their friendship and rivalry
The Summernats Dyno record has been broken.
The Maatouks Racing-built VL Commodore, MAKDDY, took the record with an incredible 2,504rwhp from the boosted RB30/26 VL Commodore.
Running an astonishing 79psi and 11,000rpm the screaming combo punched out a series of runs in excess of 2,300rwhp with a best of run coming during qualifying.
Taking out the Overall Horsepower title along with the Boosted Six-Cylinder class trophy and the Boost Demon award for the mammoth 79psi.
Andrew Lynch (aka “The People’s Champion”) takes his first ever Burnout Masters win at Summernats 36 in his LS powered Corolla “LYNCHY”.
With two insane displays of wheelwork in the Masters Qualifying and Final, it’s easy to see why he took the win with full use of the Burnout Pad at speed, along with a consistent and solid amount of smoke..
Medina Province, in the north-western quadrant of Saudi Arabia, set the scene for the special, which went on and on for 414 kilometres and threw the riders and crews of the Dakar in at the deep end. After exiting AlUla, the field weaved its way around canyons on sand, but the landscape soon changed to more challenging terrain.
Medina Province, in the north-western quadrant of Saudi Arabia, set the scene for the special, which went on and on for 414 kilometres and threw the riders and crews of the Dakar in at the deep end. After exiting AlUla, the field weaved its way around canyons on sand, but the landscape soon changed to more challenging terrain.
The name may seem misleading, with a prologue that turned out to have an extraordinary dimension, over a distance of 27 kilometres that was a condensed version, albeit a very accessible one, of the whole range of terrains encountered on the Dakar.