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2024 DAKAR RALLY, STAGE 6B: BRABEC IN FRONT!

Today was the second half of the 48-hour Chrono stage within the 2024 Dakar Rally. Yesterday, riders have been to trip so far as they might into the Saudi Empty Quarter earlier than 4:00 p.m. This morning, they resumed racing. For the 12 riders up entrance, it meant a really lengthy day adopted by a considerably shorter day. Riders in the course of the pack had two extra equally divided days of driving.The rider who mastered each segments greatest was Adrien Van Beveren. He had the most effective time yesterday and held on to his benefit over his Honda teammate Ricky Brabec. Second place, nonetheless, was adequate for Brabec to imagine the crown of general chief. He surpassed Hero’s Ross Branch and now holds a bonus of lower than a minute. Many riders had hassle with poor gasoline vary, and reported that they needed to discover a stability between gasoline conservation and velocity within the deep sand.

Sadly, Mason Klein lastly misplaced his battle with persistent mechanical points. He survived yesterday’s lengthy trek solely to cease immediately with undisclosed motor issues. That follows yesterday’s withdrawal of Skyler Howes. Joan Barreda additionally dropped out. Jacob Arguebright, however, had his greatest stage of the rally to this point. He discovered the sand to his liking and was capable of help his DUUST teammate Konrad Dabrowski on the course.

Ricky Brabec

Ricky Brabec : “There was a lot of time in the dunes but I didn’t mind that as the challenge of going for many hours and kilometers made it a lot of fun. Camping with the boys was a blast, we had a really good time last night although we didn’t get much sleep. The stage was 100% dunes but it was really cool and I hope they do something like this again. Rocks and open deserts are a bit better for me and with the dunes I really pushed but I also played it safe towards the end as I didn’t want to open stage seven. I’m in a good place going into next week, so let’s see what happens in the next six days.”

Skyler Howes: “I’m gutted to have to exit the rally early. After a less than ideal start I was looking forward to the chrono stage and the second week to claw back the time that I lost in the first couple of days. The issue that took me out is nobody’s fault, not mine, mechanics or the team. When you’re pushing at the maximum level for this many days, luck has a big part to play and yesterday I drew the short stick. Sometimes this happens in racing and all we can do is learn from it. Now I’m looking forward to the year ahead and focusing on being better. Failure and adversity can be the best teacher, one I’m familiar with.”

Jacob Argubright

Jacob Argubright: “Been a long 3 days In the empty quarter! I had to start dead last on stage 5 because of not starting stage 4 which turned out to be a blessing because I was able to help my Duust Co teammate @konrad_dabrowski537 with some electrical problems on his bike and from there we limped it in till pretty much dark in so he could continue the race. After such a slow day I started last yet again with Konrad on stage 6 called the Chrono stage that took place over 2 days of pure dunes. I rode my ass off surfing dunes passing I think around 100 people, running out of gas twice on the first day and once today and still had my best stage finish of P14. Really stoked considering I don’t think I ride that well the dunes but I definitely felt great both days. Ready for a nice rest day and back at it for the second half!”

1. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 07H 57′ 29”
2. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 04′ 13”
3. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 05′ 02”
4. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING+ 00H 06′ 55”
5. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY+ 00H 09′ 40”
6. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING+ 00H 10′ 39”
7. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 16′ 05”
8. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM+ 00H 21′ 19”
9. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 21′ 49”
10. JEANLOUP LEPAN, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 00H 26′ 24”
14. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 00H 42′ 52”
63. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS+ 04H 15′ 40”
84. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING+ 06H 24′ 37”

STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 6 A&B

1. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 27H 11′ 21”
2. ROSS BRANCH HERO, MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY+ 00H 00′ 51”
3. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 09′ 21”
4. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 14′ 14”
5. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 27′ 00”
6. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 28′ 33”
7. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING+ 00H 35′ 50”
8. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING+ 00H 47′ 26” 00H 15′ 00”
9. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM+ 01H 07′ 42”
10. JEANLOUP LEPAN, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 01H 31′ 42”
70. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS+ 13H 51′ 06”
81. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING+ 16H 04′ 50” 00H 18′ 00”
102. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 52H 15′ 03”

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Dakar 2024: Branch Back At The Top Of The Rankings At The Start Of Stage 6

In the Dakar Rally, there is not any stage that is unimportant. However, Stage Five was of explicit significance to riders operating the 2024 version. Why? Because the outcomes would decide the operating order of the GP class riders in the monster 48-hour marathon known as Stage Six. Rules for Stage Six had GP-class riders operating in reverse order of how they completed in Stage Five.

While Duust Rally Team rider Konrad Dabrowski had mechanical points, it was one more occasion the place you possibly can clearly see the Dakar Spirit on show as he had assist getting his bike again up and operating. 

Adrien Van Beveren thought he had the highest time and would due to this fact be sitting fairly for the beginning of Stage Six, however Pablo Quintanilla swept in to beat Van Beveren’s time by a mere 37 seconds. In all, right here have been the highest 10 outcomes for Stage Five of the 2024 Dakar Rally.

Racer Team Time
Pablo Quintanilla (Chile) Monster Energy Honda Team 1 hour, 32 minutes, 53 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France) Monster Energy Honda Team 1 hour, 33 minutes, 30 seconds
Toby Price (Australia) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1 hour, 34 minutes, 32 seconds
Daniel Sanders (Australia) Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing 1 hour, 35 minutes, 51 seconds
Mason Klein (USA) Korr Offroad Racing 1 hour, 35 minutes, 54 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana) Hero Motosports Team Rally 1 hour, 36 minutes, 35 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA) Monster Energy Honda Team 1 hour, 36 minutes, 41 seconds
Stefan Svitko (Slovakia) Slonaft Rally Team 1 hour, 37 minutes, 03 seconds
Tobias Ebster (Austria) Kini Rally Racing Team 1 hour, 37 minutes, 26 seconds
Skyler Howes (USA) Monster Energy Honda Team 1 hour, 37 minutes, 48 seconds

Incidentally, these outcomes put Hero Motosport rider Ross Branch again on high of the general standings after Stage Five.

The 48-Hour Marathon Loop Of Stage Six: Shubaytah to Shubaytah

The first day of Stage Six has wrapped, however as a result of the stage lasts for 48 hours, no official occasions can be found but. The riders nonetheless have one other day to journey to finish the stage.

Unfortunately for Skyler Howes, a mechanical failure ended his 2024 Dakar Rally effort simply 39 kilometers into the beginning of Stage Six.

 

2024 Dakar Rally Overall Rider Standings After Stage Five

The total leaderboard modified once more after Stage Five, so here is the place we’re at as Stage Six continues.

Racer Team Time
Ross Branch (Botswana) Hero Motosports Team Rally 19 hours, 5 minutes, 03 seconds
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (Chile) Monster Energy Honda Team 19 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA) Monster Energy Honda Team 19 hours, 8 minutes, 50 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France) Monster Energy Honda Team 19 hours, 23 minutes, 13 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 19 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds
Pablo Quintanilla (Chile) Monster Energy Honda Team 19 hours, 31 minutes, 50 seconds
Toby Price (Australia) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 19 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds
Daniel Sanders (Australia) Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing 19 hours, 42 minutes, 47 seconds
Romain Dumontier (France) Team Dumontier Racing 19 hours, 43 minutes, 55 seconds
Martin Michek (Czech Republic) Orion Moto Racing Group 19 hours, 44 minutes, 55 seconds

It’s undoubtedly not the ending that Skyler Howes hoped for on the 2024 Dakar Rally, however the one constant factor about Dakar is that something can (and does) occur. 

We look ahead to seeing what the second day of Stage Six brings, together with the remainder of the 2024 Dakar Rally.

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2024 DAKAR RALLY, STAGE 6A

Today was the primary half of the 48-Hour Chrono stage within the 2024 Dakar Rally. This is a brand new problem for this yr’s occasion, the place the riders are scored after two days of racing. The riders are informed to put down arms at 4:00 p.m. native time and head to the closest of seven bivouacs. At that time, it was Honda’s Adrien Van Beverin who had lined essentially the most floor together with his teammate Ricky Brabec shut behind. “Point F” at kilometer 513 is the place they are going to spend the evening, together with Luciano Benevidez, Kevin Benevidez, Nacho Cornejo, Toby Price, Joan Barreda, Ross Branch, Steven Svitco, Daniel Sanders, Antonio Maio and Martin Michek. Mason Klein and Jacob Argubright have been credited with the nineteenth and twentieth greatest distance for the day, respectively. Unfortunately, Skyler Howes didn’t not make it far sufficient to achieve any of the bivouacs. His Honda suffered terminal mechanical points solely 39 km into the stage. Also having a foul day was his Honda teammate Pablo Quintanilla, who ran out of gasoline and misplaced huge time.

The day’s occasions really put Brabec within the digital lead of the rally general, however these instances could have no official bearing on the standings till the end tomorrow.

Ricky Brabec
Skyler Howes

Provisional Results: Dakar Rally 2024, stage 6a

  1. Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) 6:30:39
  2. Ricky Brabec (Honda) 6:32:00
  3. Toby Price (KTM) 6:32:28

Overall Provisional Classification (after stage 6a)

  1. Ricky Brabec (Honda) 25:40:50
  2. Ross Branch (Hero) 25:43:38
  3. Jose Ignacio Cornejo (Honda) 25:47:27
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Dakar 2024: Cornejo Wins Stage 4 And Takes The Overall Lead

There are a number of causes to seek out the Dakar Rally and rally raids usually fascinating. Pitting riders and their machines in opposition to really grueling programs, handing them roadbooks, and seeing how rapidly they’re in a position to traverse the terrain to get the place they are going is just a part of it.

Skills and camaraderie are additionally a serious a part of it. Call it the Dakar Spirit, or name it what you’ll, however it’s at all times heartening to see rivals in a self-discipline look out for one another.

Sure, they wish to win, they usually wish to be the most effective, however in addition they know that you aren’t getting good within the first place or proceed enhancing if there is not any one working on the identical degree. They wish to beat the remainder of the sphere, however they concurrently need the remainder of the sphere to do properly; simply not in addition to they do. It is sensible, proper?

While that spirit is a reasonably frequent factor to see within the bivouac and on the levels, one thing that is much less frequent is what Kove Moto head Zhang Xue has been sharing with the world. Remember how we talked about that Mason Klein had been having some technical difficulties with his bike on Stage Two and Stage Three of the 2024 Dakar Rally? 

Not plenty of producers or group house owners would hop on social media and take full accountability for a machine that is not performing in addition to they really feel that it ought to. Yet that is precisely what Mr. Zhang did after the Kove’s engine broke on Stage Two.

 

He provided each a transparent clarification for what went unsuitable, in addition to a heartfelt apology. It’s precisely this type of spirit that makes Dakar particular.

During Stage Three, when Klein spent hours fixing his bike after which nursing it throughout the end line of the stage, Mr. Zhang could not consider his eyes. He took to the group’s Instagram account once more to share his enthusiasm for what he lauded as Klein’s genius in fixing the engine properly sufficient to get the bike throughout the end line in any respect as an alternative of merely retiring.

 

Humans make errors and are fallible, however it’s what we do and the way we be taught from these errors that reveals who we actually are. At its greatest, that is what any good motorsport brings out in folks, and it is notably true with rally raids (and Dakar chief amongst them). 

Thanks to Klein’s expertise in getting the Kove again house after Stage Three, the group was in a position to go on and full Stage Four. He’s at present operating in 99th place, however overcoming such lengthy odds and obstacles is its personal form of profitable.

Dakar Rally 2024: Stage Four Results

Stage Four ran from Al Salamiya to Al-Hofuf on January 9, 2024. At the beginning, the temps had been hovering on the 5 diploma Celsius mark (that is about 41 levels Fahrenheit). Ross Branch fell twice and was okay each instances, however these falls put a dent in each his stage and general time rankings. 

In the top, it was Nacho Cornejo’s faultless navigation and pace that noticed him take each the stage win and the general lead after Stage Four. Ricky Brabec completed in second, and birthday boy Kevin Benavides rounded out third place for the stage.

Here’s the complete high 10 outcomes for Stage Four:

Rider Team Time
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (Chile) Monster Energy Honda Team 2 hours, 51 minutes, 11 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA) Monster Energy Honda Team 2 hours, 54 minutes, 10 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2 hours, 54 minutes, 29 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana) Hero Motosports Team Rally 2 hours, 55 minutes, 37 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France) Monster Energy Honda Team 2 hours, 56 minutes, 36 seconds
Luciano Benavides (Argentina) Husqvarna Factory Racing 2 hours, 58 minutes, 33 seconds
Joan Barreda Bort (Spain) Hero Motosports Team Rally 2 hours, 59 minutes, 26 seconds
Rui Gonçalves (Portugal) Sherco Rally Factory 3 hours, 1 minute, 2 seconds
Skyler Howes (USA) Monster Energy Honda Team 3 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds
Romain Dumontier (France) Team Dumontier Racing 3 hours, 3 minutes, 5 seconds

2024 Dakar Rally Overall Leaderboard After Stage Four

By taking his eighth-ever Dakar Rally stage win, Nacho Cornejo has now taken the lead for the primary time on the 2024 Dakar Rally. With a number of levels left to go, it is unattainable to foretell what is going to occur between every now and then. For the second, although, the lead is his to get pleasure from.

Here are the general rider standings after Stage Four of the 2024 Dakar Rally.

Rider Team Time
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (Chile) Monster Energy Honda Team 17 hours, 27 minutes, 13 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana) Hero Motorsports Team Rally 17 hours, 28 minutes, 28 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA) Monster Energy Honda Team 17 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 17 hours, 47 minutes, 52 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France) Monster Energy Honda Team 17 hours, 49 minutes, 43 seconds
Luciano Benavides (Argentina) Husqvarna Factory Racing 17 hours, 58 minutes, 24 seconds
Pablo Quintanilla (Chile) Monster Energy Honda Team 17 hours, 58 minutes, 57 seconds
Toby Price (Australia) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 18 hours, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Martin Michek (Czech Republic) Orion Moto Racing Group 18 hours, 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Romain Dumontier (France) Team Dumontier Racing 18 hours, 5 minutes, 27 seconds

What will occur subsequent? Your guess is nearly as good as ours. Feel free to speak about it within the feedback.

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2024 DAKAR RALLY, STAGE 4

Stage 4 was the second half of the marathon after the riders of the Dakar rally camped within the desert in a single day away from their groups. It was additionally the shortest day of the rally up to now and it went effectively once more for the Monster Energy HRC Honda Team. Nacho Cornejo took his second stage win whereas his teammate Ricky Brabec was second. That put Cornejo within the general lead forward of Hero’s Ross Branch with Brabec in third, 5 minutes from the lead. It’s one other quarter-hour again to fourth place Kevin Benevidez.

Mason Klein

For Mason Klein it was one other day the place he was doing effectively to only get to the end together with his ailing Kove. It might be one other motor and one other penalty tonight, however Mason is creating an enormous fan base in China. One Chinese fan commented on Mason’s Instagram: “When you stopped, Chinese Kove users and Dakar fans were all watching your GPS. Yesterday, everyone stayed up until 2am Beijing time until you finished the race before going to bed. Yesterday, your feat will be recorded in the history of China’s motorcycle development. In two days, your fan base in China has exceeded everyone’s. I hope you can consider coming to China after completing the race smoothly. People would really like to travel to China!!!”

Jacob Argubright couldn’t get to the tip of the Marathon stage, however he might be allowed to proceed with huge penalties. “I’m officially out of my second Dakar rally with a mechanical issue. I did everything I could but I couldn’t even move the bike if I wanted to. No one to blame here, just part of the testing game. If all goes well we will fix the bike and I’ll be back racing tomorrow on stage 5, I just won’t be considered a finisher from this point forward.”

Ricky Brabec

Ricky Brabec: “Stage four was good, it was the shortest one yet so I was happy to have a shorter day. We’re at the bivouac an hour earlier than we have been, so that’s also nice and it gives the mechanics some more time to work on the bikes. I was second on the road which definitely wasn’t easy as navigation is really tricky this year. It can catch you off guard quickly so if you’re not on your toes from sunrise to sunset then it really can throw you.
Tomorrow’s stage five is a sand dune day, it’s a short one but it’ll be long day in the saddle with the liaison. It’s going to be an interesting next three days, everyone in the team is doing a great job and I’m looking forward to getting to the end of this rally.”

Skyler Howes: “I’m becoming more and more confident with the bike, we’ve made a few little changes to the suspension and to some other positive adjustments. I had a small mechanical issue which slowed me down and I also had to search for a hidden waypoint which lost me some time. The pace and riding was good and it was overall another positive day. I do prefer the previous stages as there’s more stones, rocky canyons and technical navigation, once you get into the dunes it’s almost like a motocross race, you push really hard and you just follow the compass.”

STAGE 4

1. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 02H 51′ 11”
2. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 02′ 59”
3. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 03′ 18”
4. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 04′ 26”
5. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 05′ 25”
6. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 07′ 22”
7. JOAN BARREDA BORT, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 08′ 15”
8. RUI GONÇALVESS, SHERCO RALLY FACTORY + 00H 09′ 51”
9. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 10′ 05”
10. ROMAIN DUMONTIER, TEAM DUMONTIER RACING + 00H 11′ 54”
15. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 15′ 08”
60. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 01H 13′ 15”
71. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 01H 23′ 56”
98. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 01H 49′ 16”
131. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 28H 53′ 49”

STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 4
1. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 17H 27′ 13”
2. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 01′ 15” 00H 01′ 00”
3. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 04′ 56”
4. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 20′ 39”
5. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 22′ 30”
6. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 31′ 11”
7. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 31′ 44” ‘
8. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 34′ 54”
9. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 00H 38′ 11”
10. ROMAIN DUMONTIER, TEAM DUMONTIER RACING + 00H 38′ 44”
11. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 39′ 43”
12. JOAN BARREDA BORT, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 42′ 34”
13. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 48′ 39”
14. RUI GONÇALVES, SHERCO RALLY FACTORY + 00H 54′ 28”
15. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 55′ 59”
89. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 09H 06′ 44”
90. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 09H 07′ 27”
107. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 11H 05′ 57”
123. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 49H 04’ 03”

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2024 DAKAR RALLY, STAGE 3

KTM’s Kevin Benavidez gained stage three of the 2024 Dakar Rally over Ricky Brabec. The outcomes have been revised after Pablo Quintanilla, Ricky Brabec, Joan Barreda and Ross Branch all obtained penalties for dashing. Quintanilla was the worst hit–he was penalized 6 minutes, which took the stage win away from him. The day took a toll on lots of the prime names. Two-time winner Sam Sunderland was pressured to withdraw after affected by a technical subject simply 11 kilometers into at this time’s particular. Hero Motosports Team Rally’s Sebastian Bühler crashed after 360 kilometers of the particular and was ultimately air-lifted out. Skyler Howes and Toby Price stopped to help him till assist arrived. Time spent at Bühler’s facet was given again to each of them.

Mason Klein and Jacob Argubright each had heartbreaks at this time. Mason was the final Rally GP rider to depart the beginning of the particular after altering an engine yesterday. As a outcome he discovered himself within the lead on adjusted time. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to final. His Kove began slowing down early within the particular. He labored on it for a half hour, then it was all he may do to limp to the end. Argubright additionally had mechanical points which precipitated him to cease in his tracks. He was penalized a large 12 hours. Both will begin tomorrow, however it’s a marathon stage, which suggests they solely have two hours to work on their bikes.

Ricky Brabec

Ricky Brabec: “I recovered some time today and rode the best I could. It was a long day and I had a couple of hiccups early on but here we are at the end of day three so I’m happy to be able to start stage four. There’s a long way to go but we will keep fighting.”

Skyler Howes

Skyler Howes: “It was another really fast and tricky day, for navigation as well. We did get into some nice dunes which was a good change of pace but there were a lot more rocks today which I’m having a lot of fun in. At the beginning of the special I caught up to Toby (Price) and rode with him pretty much the whole day, so he took the lead through the dunes and I led through the rocks. It was a super fun day, not without mistakes again, so I know I can improve a little bit more.”

STAGE 3
1. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 04H 39′ 28”
2. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 01′ 11” 00H 01′ 00”
3. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 02′ 51”
4. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 02′ 57”
5. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 03′ 18”
6. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 03′ 34”
7. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 04′ 14”
8. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 05′ 04”
9. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 06′ 36”
10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 00H 07′ 32”
90. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 02H 15′ 04”
105. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 02H 37′ 04”
124. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 07H 20′ 32”
125. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 19H 20′ 32”

OVERALL STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 3
1. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY, 14H 32′ 51”
2. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 03′ 11”
3. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 05′ 08” 00H 01′ 00”
4. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 16′ 16”
5. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 20′ 16”
6. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 20′ 32”
7. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 22′ 57”
8. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 24′ 13”
9. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 27′ 00”
10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 00H 27′ 12”
13. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 41′ 45”
95. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 07H 46′ 42”
99. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 07H 56′ 40”
110. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 08H 56′ 52”
122. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 20H 13′ 25”

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2024 DAKAR RALLY: STAGE 2

Stage two of the 2024 Dakar Rally was one other tough day for each driving and navigation. It was an excellent day for the Monster Energy HRC Honda Team. Nacho Cornejo caught as much as yesterday’s stage winner Ross Branch of the Hero rally staff, as did Ricky Brabec. The three of them shared chief bonuses at numerous factors of the course. When it was throughout, Nacho obtained the stage victory, Branch remained within the general lead and Brabec moved as much as third general with a fifth-place end. Skyler Howes additionally had a significantly better day, ending eighth on the stage and shifting as much as 18th general after his unhealthy luck within the two previous days. Today’s unhealthy luck award went to Mason Klein, who misplaced over two hours when his Kove skilled a mechanical failure. Klein’s goals of a high end are over, however he stays within the rally with the hope of scoring stage victories. Jacob Argubright additionally had some unhealthy luck, albeit on a a lot lesser scale. He misplaced his seat and needed to spend a lot of the lengthy day standing. Tomorrow would be the first half of a marathon stage the place the riders should make do with out outdoors help.

Ricky Brabec

Ricky Brabec: “It’s only day two and we have eleven days left, it’s a long rally but I’m happy to be here and to get to ride in a group with my teammates. If you can ride with other people it all makes it fun. It’s always difficult to open the road especially when the stage is over 460 km long, but I’m happy to be here, so let’s keep the good vibes rolling and make it to the finish line.”

Skyler Howes

Skyler Howes: “It was a better result than yesterday but I’m still falling short of what I expect out of myself. I was pushing hard on the tracks and when you do this you either have to focus on the terrain or on the road book and to do both at a super high speed is difficult to do. I was managing and doing a pretty good job but twice I made some mistakes which was totally my fault. The stage itself was really fun as we had more rocks out there which I enjoyed. I feel like I rode better through them and I feel fresher than I did yesterday, so all in all it was a good day.”

Jacob Argubright

Jacob Argubright: “My seat came off the first 10km of the stage today so had to do 450km without it. I’m not going to be a sore ass about it but it was a long day in and without a saddle. Not totally sure what happened but it is a test bike and sh*t happens, so I guess I’m testing it well. Other than that it was an okay day, had some navigation troubles here and there but I made it. Lost my time card as well so received a time penalty. P26 on the day and P21 in the general standings. Can’t wait to grab a seat and enjoy the show tomorrow.”

STAGE 2
1. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 04H 24′ 17”
2. LUCIANO BENAVIDES HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 05′ 59”
3. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 06′ 12”
4. SEBASTIAN BÜHLER, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 06′ 47”
5. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 07′ 14”
6. SAM SUNDERLAND, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 07′ 17”
7. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 07′ 40”
8. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 09′ 39”
9. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 11′ 32”
10. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 11′ 39”
11. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 11′ 53”
12. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 12′ 30”
13. RUI GONÇALVESS, SHERCO RALLY FACTORY + 00H 16′ 02”
32. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 00H 32′ 39”
97. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 02H 04′ 04”
107. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 02H 11′ 13”
117. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 02H 29′ 34”

STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 2

1. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY 09H 50′ 05”
2. JOSE IGNACIO, CORNEJO FLORIMO MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 02′ 55”
3. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 07′ 15”
4. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 15′ 20”
5. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 17′ 22”
6. DANIEL SANDERSRED, BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 17′ 24”
7. SAM SUNDERLAND, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 18′ 19”
8. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 19′ 39”
9. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 20′ 43”
10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 00H 22′ 58”
11. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING,+ 00H 23′ 50”
12. ROMAIN DUMONTIER, TEAM DUMONTIER RACING + 00H 25′ 43”
13. JOAN BARREDA BORT, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 28′ 56” ‘
18. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM,+ 00H 42′ 06”
23. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 00H 56′ 11”
45. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 02H 29’ 39”

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Can You Predict The Winners Of The 2024 Dakar Rally? Join This Contest

This 12 months, a brand new contest will roll out for the 2024 Dakar Rally: Race to Win by Aramco. The organizers have rolled out the principles, prizes, and the particulars of this competitors. The grandest prize of all of them consists of one thing huge in retailer for 2025 so learn on and see what you and your buddy can stand an opportunity to win.

The 2024 Dakar Rally began on January 5, 2024, in Al Ula, and its grand finale is slated for January 19, 2024. The prologue could also be by, however there are as much as 12 extra rounds to observe and extra motion to ensue. 

All bases are coated with this contest. From Rally GP, Rally 2 Quad, Ultimate, Challenge, Side-by-Side Vehicles (SSV), and Trucks, you’ll be required to construct your workforce. Each time your chosen car completes a stage, factors will probably be awarded, and every time it finishes within the high 10, much more factors will probably be given. Do select properly as a complete of 354 autos are in competition to win, with a complete of 137 bikes, 10 quads, 72 final vehicles, 42 challenger vehicles, 36 SSVs, and 46 vans. 

Stage rank Points  
1st 200 Points 
2nd 150 Points 
third 120 Points 
4th 100 Points 
fifth 90 Points 
sixth 80 Points 
seventh 70 Points 
eighth 65 Points 
ninth 60 Points 
tenth 55 Points 
Stage accomplished 20 Points 

Furthermore, you may nominate a car for a “Stage Winner Bonus” for every stage. Doing it will double the factors that will probably be awarded to your pool. More factors will probably be awarded to individuals who take the Aramco booster quiz. It’ll be a each day occasion that can dish out factors to those that know their stuff and will imply the distinction between a grand prize and a minor prize. 

Finally, the sixth stage will characteristic a particular fee for factors awarding. Taking place over two days, factors will probably be doubled that means that you would be able to earn as a lot as 400 factors in case your nominated car finishes in first place for this stage. 

Aprilia Tuareg Dakar Podium

Now, whereas “betting” in your favorites to win could also be enjoyable and undoubtedly a part of the game, the organizers of the Race to Win contest are making it value your whereas do you have to select to place within the effort and take part. The total winner will get a VIP all-expenses-paid journey for them and a good friend for the 2025 Dakar Rally. 

Other extra “minor” prizes embrace signed driver gear, which will probably be reserved for individuals who positioned 2nd to tenth within the standings. 

Prizes for the eleventh to twentieth will embrace the Dakar Desert Rally online game. 

Finally, all stage winners will obtain low cost vouchers for official Dakar merchandise daily of the competitors. 

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DAKAR 2024, STAGE 1 RESULTS

Stage one of many 2024 Dakar rally sees two Americans on the day’s podium. Honda’s Ricky Brabec completed in second place solely seconds adrift of stage winner Ross Branch on his Hero. Third place was Mason Klein on the Kove crew. For others, this yr’s rally wasted no time in delivering its promise to be brutal and unforgiving. Stage one noticed the medical crew has extract Tosha Schareina from at the moment’s particular after a fall at km 240 that damage his arm. The winner of the prologue was racing in his third Dakar. Also on the misfortune checklist was Skyler Howes, who needed to open a lot of the stage after beginning up entrance. Howes received misplaced early and spent a lot of the day driving along with his teammates who began behind him. Jacob Argubright, then again, was leased along with his 18th-place end on the day.

Ross Branch. Photo: A.S.O. F. Le Floc’h/DPPI
Ricky Brabec. Photo: Monster Energy HRC

Ricky Brabec: You couldn’t even rely the quantity of rocks on the market and while you’re making an attempt to dodge them and browse your notes it’s robust. You don’t wish to crash on the rocks, you don’t wish to miss a word so it’s discovering that stability. Definitely the navigation was onerous at the moment and so was the driving. The plan for tomorrow is simply to make it to the following bivouac with out making any massive errors.

Jacob Argubright

Jacob Argubright: Tough stage bodily with so many rocks and navigation challenges. I’ve by no means seen so many rocks in a rally stage and I liked it. Felt nice all day, couple of navigation classes discovered and misplaced time however I’m completely satisfied. The Red bike is fairly kick ass to say the least. I’m not going to say I’m drained however I’m prepared for a nap. P18 on the day and P18 within the normal so already off to a greater begin than final yr.

Skyler Howes. Photo: Monster Energy HRC

Skyler Howes: Major points this morning dropping a ton of time, combined with driving a bit of too conservatively set me method again at the moment. Ricky and Nacho caught as much as me and I used to be in a position to latch on to their tempo and trip with them however nonetheless not a great stage for me. It was a gnarly, filled with countless lava rock and technical nav, however that doesn’t cease the boys from juicing it on the market. An extended strategy to go nonetheless, gonna be onerous to chip away at this misplaced time however I’ll give it my all.

Mason Klein. Photo: A.S.O. F. Le Floc’h/DPPI

Results – Stage 1

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1 EVAN BRANCH Ross 16 BWA Hero Motorsports Team Rally 04H 56′ 01″
2 BRABEC Ricky 9 USA Monster Energy Honda Team +10.54
3 KLEIN Mason 43 USA KORR +11.19
4 CORNEJO José Ignacio “Nacho” 11 CHI Monster Energy Honda Team +13.43
5 SANTOLINO Lorenzo 15 SPA Sherco TVS Rally Factory +14.11
6 BENAVIDES Kevin 1 ARG Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team +15.37
7 SANDERS Daniel 4 AUS Gas Gas Factory Team +16.54
8 MICHEK Martin 10 CZE Orion Moto Racing Group +17.12
9 QUINTANILLA Pablo 7 CHI Monster Energy Honda Team +20.33
18 ARGUBRIGHT Jacob 21 USA Duust Honda Team +  32′ 22”
23 HOWES Skyler 10 USA Monster Energy Honda Team +39.29

Rider Standings

PROVISIONAL STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 1

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1 EVAN BRANCH Ross 16 BWA Hero Motorsports Team Rally 05H 13′ 55″
2 BRABEC Ricky 9 USA Monster Energy Honda Team +11.54
3 KLEIN Mason 43 USA KORR +11.58
4 CORNEJO José Ignacio “Nacho” 11 CHI Monster Energy Honda Team +14.48
5 SANTOLINO Lorenzo 15 SPA Sherco TVS Rally Factory +15.08
6 BENAVIDES Kevin 1 ARG Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team +16.14
7 SANDERS Daniel 4 AUS Gas Gas Factory Team +16.47
8 MICHEK Martin 10 CZE Orion Moto Racing Group +18.04
9 QUINTANILLA Pablo 7 CHI Monster Energy Honda Team +21.01
18 ARGUBRIGHT Jacob 21 USA Duust Honda Team +35′ 25”’
24 HOWES Skyler 10 USA Monster Energy Honda Team +44.20
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2024 DAKAR PROLOGUE

The 2024 Dakar Rally bought underway Friday with a brief 27-km prologue that noticed Honda supported Tosha Schareina on high. There is usually a cat and mouse sport to begin the occasion, with riders hesitant to complete in entrance however unwilling to lose an excessive amount of time. This 12 months the organizers threw in some tough sections that value some riders time–amongst them Skyler Howes. With a forty fourth positioned end 5’10’’ behind his teammate Schareina, Howes occupies the final place within the Rally GP class. As a end result, the official HRC rider will probably need to open the best way tomorrow, which is an unenviable process for a stage introduced as lengthy, tough and complex to experience as a lone ranger. At least he will probably be very more likely to decide up the bonus factors initially of the particular, although this will probably be of scant comfort to him, leaving him little alternative however to go for broke.Before the race even began, Mason Klein was already dealing with main difficulties. His Kove race bike was caught in customs in Dubai till the final second. He rushed it although tech inspection after Kove mechanics did an all-night drive by means of the desert.

Mason Klein was minutes away from lacking the beginning of this 12 months’s Dakar Rally.
Ricky Brabec cruised to a secure thirteenth within the Prologue

Ricky Brabec: It’s simply the prologue however I’m completely happy to get by means of that and begin the rally. We’ll see how everybody chooses their place for tomorrow and hopefully we’ll begin in a great spot. The prologue wasn’t technical, nevertheless it wasn’t simple, the navigation was a little bit bit tough, trickier than you’d assume going by means of all these canyons. It’s solely the prologue so ending a minute and 20 seconds out will not be a giant deal. P13

Skyler Howes fell and broken his highway e book within the Prologue.

Skyler Howes: This prologue was actually not a very good begin for me, the group likes to play a bit with some issues they usually had some sticks that we have been speculated to undergo. There have been so many strains going by means of every means all through the open desert that it was arduous to see these sticks, I reduce throughout to undergo them, hit a giant camel grass that was clearly off monitor and had a extremely large crash, however fortunately I used to be OK. I broken the bike, misplaced fairly a little bit of time and it was arduous to experience afterwards as I’d additionally broken the highway e book so I needed to depend on following the tracks.
Then in a while within the stage there was a tough word, clearly I had no highway e book to confirm so I used to be roughly going round in circles simply making an attempt to determine it out. Finally I validated the best way level and was capable of proceed on however I misplaced about 5 minutes as we speak which is tremendous irritating and an annoying approach to begin the race like this. P42

Tosha Schareina completed on high within the Prologue, however received’t have to fret about opening the course tomorrow. Top riders are allowed to decide on their begin place.

Rider Standings

PROVISIONAL STANDINGS AFTER PROLOGUE

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1 SCHAREINA Tosha 68 SPA Monster Energy Honda Team 00H 17′ 35”
2 SANDERS Daniel 4 AUS Gas Gas Factory Team +0:12
3 EVAN BRANCH Ross 16 BWA Hero Motorsports Team Rally +0:19
4 VAN BEVEREN Adrien 42 FRA Monster Energy Honda Team +0:24
5 BENAVIDES Luciano 77 ARG Husqvarna Factory Racing +0:26
6 SUNDERLAND Sam 3 GBR Gas Gas Factory Team +0:28
7 QUINTANILLA Pablo 7 CHI Monster Energy Honda Team +0:47
8 PRICE Toby 18 AUS Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team +0:51
9 BENAVIDES Kevin 1 ARG Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team +0:56
10 KLEIN Mason 43 USA BAS World KTM Racing Team +0:58
13 BRABEC Ricky 9 USA Monster Energy Honda Team +1:19
42 HOWES Skyler 10 USA Monster Energy Honda Team +5:10