US EditionArgentine Triumph on a Difficult Day at the Dakar Rally and with a Change to the F1 Style
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The first stage of the Dakar Rally ran in Yanbu, with a 305 km timed stage dominated by stones and a novelty that changed the dynamics of the race: for the first time, the cars had a mandatory four-minute pit stop to check or change tires. The organization ordered everyone to stop at kilometer 32—whether or not they did the replacement—to avoid strategies and “lives.” The measure aims to take care of the cars before the hardness of the terrain a…
The Dakar Rally 2026 officially began with a demanding day for Guatemalan driver Francisco Arredondo, who faced the first stage of the world’s toughest rally in the Rally2 motorcycle category. The inaugural tour combined 213 kilometers of Link with 305 kilometers of Timed Special, taking Yanbu as its starting point and arrival. Arredondo, representative of the BAS World KTM Racing Team - Puma Energy Rally Team - Bremen, successfully completed th…
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