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With Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea potentially impacting transport to the UAE, CFMOTO Thunder Racing Team will not race the 2024 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.

Nicola Dutto, a paraplegic rider, stole the show when he and his team conquered the Baja 1000 in November. Two months later, the crew will head from Europe to Dakar at the 2024 Africa Eco Race.

2009 Dakar Rally champion co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz turned down offers for 2024 as injuries prompted him to walk away from navigating, but he isn’t calling it quits on racing or the Dakar just yet.

Willem Avenant hopes to achieve a childhood dream of racing the Dakar Rally in 2025, a journey he’ll document on his “Decoding Dakar” series that he plans to provide as a roadmap for other Dakar aspirants.

After making his début in 2022, Mário Franco will run his second Dakar Rally in 2024, racing a Yamaha in the Challenger (T3) class with bike star and rally co-driving newcomer Daniel Jordão.