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In a sea of 450cc rally bikes, Greg Gilson will be on the oldest motorcycle by a wide margin at this weekend’s Qatar Baja when he races a 45-year-old Honda XLS 125cc.

Barbora Holická’s 1979 Citroën 2CV, nicknamed “Duckar” for the large rubber duck on the side and programme to support duck raising programmes, will return to the Dakar Classic next January with Lucie Engová.

Host country Spain dominated the medal count at the FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia, and the nation hopes to continue its reign when the inaugural FIM Continental Games heads to Jerez in November.

To prevent early gamesmanship, the FIA has updated the start order for the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship. The first cars out for Stage 1 will be those with Prologue times within 110% of the winner, while repositioned Ultimate drivers with Silver priority will have new spots too.