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Tag: Dakar Rally

Jan092023January 9, 2023January 9, 2023by Jen Braithwaite

DAKAR REST DAY: A LONG WAY TO GO BUT IT’S TIGHT AT THE TOP

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The first big motorsport event of the year is yet again throwing curveballs and creating drama as the world watches on with intrigue. As many conclude their holiday season, the 2023 Dakar Rally is winding its way across Saudi Arabia, and the scenery is as beautiful as it is brutal. While the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team is preparing for the second half of the race, we have taken a look at the stats and the pictures from the last week of competition.


Dec232022December 23, 2022December 27, 2022by Jen Braithwaite

DAKAR 2023: A TRIO OF CHAMPIONS BUT NOTHING IS GUARANTEED

Posted in Racing

It’s somewhere between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius. You’re in the middle of nowhere with nothing but endless desert ahead, lost. The minutes are ticking by. With just a roadbook to keep you on the right route, hoping you hit your waypoints, you’re forced to back-track and figure out your mistake…


Jan082022January 8, 2022January 14, 2022by Jen Braithwaite

THE INCREDIBLE SURPRISES OF DAKAR

Posted in Racing

This year’s Dakar has already created many talking points and legendary tales that will be told for years to come as we head into today’s rest day in Riyadh. Danilo Petrucci is the man of the moment, having taken his first stage win – and many by surprise – just 53 days after hanging up his MotoGP™ leathers and embarking on what many thought would be a near impossible task for the Italian.


Dec302021December 30, 2021January 8, 2022by Jen Braithwaite

Toby Price: Training in Dubai, prepping for the big one and a passion for all things mechanical

Posted in People, Racing

As you’re preparing for your new year celebrations, spare a thought for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price. An offroad legend, Dakar winner and globally loved racer, Toby is in the final stages of prep for the biggest event on the calendar, the Dakar rally, having spent the last few months living in a hotel room. We caught up with the Aussie just a short time ago to talk about hotel food, training for the big one and a passion for all things mechanical.


Jan292021January 29, 2021January 29, 2021by Jen Braithwaite

DAKAR 2021: A BATTLE TO THE WIRE

Posted in Racing

Kilometer after kilometer the concentration, the energy, the navigation, the physicality and all while keeping the throttle absolutely twisted. Desert dunes, to rocky mountains, the Dakar Rally is a battle of endurance for both rider and machine.


Dec302020December 30, 2020December 29, 2020by Robert Lynn/Future7Media

Jordi Viladoms: Preparing for Dakar 2021

Posted in Racing

The Dakar Rally is one of the most notoriously difficult races on the planet. With the 2021 event just weeks away, we caught up with KTM Rally Team manager Jordi Viladoms to get an insight into Dakar, what’s new for 2021 and the team’s goals.


Feb122020February 12, 2020February 21, 2020by Jennifer Dick

DAKAR 2020: A CAPTIVATING RACE OVER SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE TERRAIN

Posted in Heroes, People, Racing

As the dust settles on the 2020 Dakar Rally, which marked a new chapter for the event at a new location in Saudi Arabia, we at the KTM Blog have been taking a look through the breath-taking images from this year’s race.


Jun142019June 14, 2019June 19, 2019by Tina Torelli

About the queen of Dakar and the Erzbergrodeo: “I’ll be back to finish it!”

Posted in People, Racing, Riding

It was the end of May and the Iron Giant wasn’t in the mood. On a freezing, stormy day, 1800 riders gathered at his feet to try their luck. Among them, 34 fun and fearless women in muddy boots were waiting for the Iron Road Prologue to start. The toughest girl in motorsport was feeling like a rookie again. As a Dakarian, she knows only too well the thrill of the unknown, yet nothing compares to the Erzbergrodeo.


Apr192019April 19, 2019April 24, 2019by Tina Torelli

Luciano Benavides’ jumpy ride to the world cross-country rallies podium: “I said to myself I could do it, for myself, and the team”

Posted in People, Racing

It was 11am, April 4, when Luciano Benavides, still a junior, rode into the Red Bull KTM Factory Racings Rally Team’s paddock at Yas Marina Circuit as runner-up of the 29th Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. A big smile appeared on his face when he took off his helmet. It was the take off the 23-year old Argentinian had been waiting impatiently for quite some time. “In this race I discovered the new me,” he said. The magic can’t be truly explained, but we can at least try.


Mar292019March 29, 2019April 3, 2019by Tina Torelli

Marc Coma is back in the saddle (in his natural habitat)

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With the first KTM Ultimate Race just around the corner, we had a chat with Marc Coma, the great warrior of the African and South American Dakars. We discussed about the mysteries of the rally raid and the irresistible attraction of the Dakar.