South Africa’s Saood Variawa claimed victory in the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday, edging compatriot Henk Lategan by just three seconds, while overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar retained his lead with a reduced margin in the Saudi Arabian desert. Read More: South Africa defends naval drills with Iran, Russia as ‘essential’ […]
Dakar Rally
Lategan leads the Dakar, champion Al-Rajhi withdraws
Saudi Arabia’s Dakar Rally champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi declared an end to his title defense and withdrew on Wednesday as South African Henk Lategan dominated the fourth stage for Toyota and took over at the top. Al-Rajhi had been struggling from the start in his customer entry Toyota Hilux, and was already 19th when he withdrew […]
Dakar Rally moves from South America to Saudi Arabia
The Dakar Rally is swapping South America for Saudi Arabia. Dakar Rally organizers say next year’s race will be held in “the deep and mysterious deserts of the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia.” Created by Thierry Sabine after he got lost in the Libyan desert in 1977, the Dakar Rally was raced across Africa until […]