Cross-Country Rally NEWS

2021-05-06 13:55:48 MISSION MAKERS is a podcast diving into the mindset and misconceptions of change makers in music, motorsports and business. Mission Makers are joined this week by Dania Akeel. The superbike racer who made history by becoming the first Saudi Arabian woman ever to receive a Speed Bikes Competition license and drive in a FIA-sanctioned rally.

The full conversation with Dania can be found on the video

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2021-05-06 13:50:11 Yazeed Racing team explained, why Irish co-driver Michael Orr will not participate in the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, the Andalucia Rally, which will take place in Spain between May 12-16. Orr is not fully fit to take part in the Spanish rally as he continues to complete his last physical therapy sessions. Yazeed Al Rajhi and Michael Orr were involved in an unfortunate accident in the second special stage of Sharqiya Baja last March and both suffered minor neck injuries. Al Rajhi’s medical team gave him the green light to return to the races after achieving complete recovery, while the Irishman will miss the Andalucía Rally and is expected to be ready for the Kazakhstan Rally in June.

Michael Orr:

I’m really disappointed that I can’t participate at Andalucia Rally, and I was hoping to be ready to return quickly but my doctors have not given me the green light yet to jump into the car, I haven’t completely recovered yet and I still have to complete my physiotherapy program, I’m sure I will come back stronger than before. Yazeed and I made a fantastic start together this season when we won the Dubai International Baja, but unfortunately, we had an accident in Baja Sharqiya. I am very happy that Yazeed has achieved a full recovery and that he will return to racing, I wish the team good luck and I’m sure they will fight to win the Andalucia Rally. Yazeed will miss Michael’s assistance at Andalucia Rally but hoping for his return in june.

Dirk von Zitzewitz will be co-driver of Yazeed Al Rajhi in the Andalucia Rally. Open / Comment

2021-05-05 18:57:21 Presentation of the 2022 Dakar
Save the date! 11th May!

HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation

David Castera, Director of the Dakar, and the Dakar team

are delighted to invite you to discover the major points of the route and the sporting innovations of the Dakar 2022 virtually.

On Tuesday 11 May starting at 7 pm (French time) Open / Comment

2021-05-05 14:07:48 Entry list of the Rally Andalucia 2021 (Open SSV) Open / Comment

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2021-05-05 13:29:39 Entry list of the Andalucia Rally 2021 Open / Comment

2021-05-05 11:55:06 Moto news from Anastasia Leniova: Baja World Cup stage cancelled

It is a pity that given the ongoing restrictions connected to the coronavirus pandemic, the FIM, Confederação Brasileira de Motociclismo (CBM) and local organizers cancelled the Baja Jalapao 500 originally set to take place from 17 to 19 June in Sao Felix do Tocantins in Brazil. This is the third Baja World Cup race in a row, that has been postponed or cancelled.

I've updated the 2021 moto cross-country rally calendar accordingly: https://te.legra.ph/Motorcycle-Cross-Country-Rally-Calendar-03-15 Open / Comment

2021-05-04 17:28:40 X-raid lines up for the Andalucia Rally 2021

MINI John Cooper Works Rally:
Carlos Sainz & Lucas Cruz
Laia Sanz & Dani Oliveras
Denis Krotov & Konstantin Zhiltsov
Vaidotas Zala & Paulo Fiuza

MINI John Cooper Works Buggy:
Mattias Ekstrom & Emil Bergkvist

Yamaha YZX1000R prototipe:
Eric de Seynes & Camelia Liparoti

Maverick X3:
Annett Fischer & Manuel Porem Open / Comment

2021-05-04 15:52:06 Dakar orgs showed the landscapes of the 2022 edition and said it was the planet Tatooine from Star Wars.

So now a question for fans of the saga. Where is Tatooine located (Google suggested that the filming was in Tunisia), but maybe it is Jordan or Saudi Arabia? Open / Comment

2021-05-03 18:34:22 MSK Rally Team: from Astrakhan to Andalucia

The MSK Rally Team will take part in the Andalusia Rally 2021 in a brand-new MINI car as a part of X-raid team. Last week, the team returned from Astrakhan, where they won the race at the "Gold of Kagan 2021". Co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov answered the questions of the Cross-Country Rally News telegram channel.

I didn’t take part in the Andalusia Rally, but I’ve heard about it. It's a busy, tight race. As the race is prepared by David Castera, I think that it will be an interesting stage, similar to the Dakar in style and preparation. I hope that this World Cup stage will also bring positive results for us, like the Astrakhan race.

https://te.legra.ph/MSK-05-03

Team video from Astrakhan


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