NASCAR Fan Reacts to Best of Dakar Cars | Andalucía Rally
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The Mini cooper is basically a mini cooper body on a BMW X3 chassis and drive train. Both the Mini and the Hi Lux are all wheel drive/4wdall wheel drive, yep the mini is turbo diesel, Dakar is run every year around the first week in January and goes for 2 weeks or so. In Dakar there are, cars, trucks, motor bikes, side by sides, quads, buggy's, prototypes, SUV's and home built buggy's. Thanks Ian. Seeya Rob
Countryman*
@@P3DROCARNITAS Boggest mistake we have ever made letting bUmw by and use the Mini name they have ruined it .
@@petenikolic5244
I wouldnt say they ruined it... Sure its different but they are still fun to drive
#207 - Mattias Ekström / Emil Bergkvist - Mini JCW Buggy
JCW = John Cooper Works, a BMW owned
@@darknase Yes Huge mistake selling to that bunch of idiots bUmw
It was way better when they actually ran from Paris to Dakar. I used to stay glued to the TV screen during the rally for those two odd weeks of insane racing. Cars of all kinds, bikes and trucks all raced through Europe and Africa. The vehicles were built to tackle any kind of terrain. The distances of each stage varied from short distance special stages and up to 800-900 km per day. In 1990 the event had a total distance of 11,391 km, including 7,864 km of competitive stages. Now that was a rally!
Totally agree. Since then it became too remote and organizationally suffered from incompetence and doubtful change s of rules. And also they do pretty bad job for press,so there's so little information getting out, that people just don't bother watching 2 minutes (only available) of their favourite class a day...
HISTORY OF PARIS DAKAR RALLY 1979-1997 ruclips.net/video/9yMppcAwZRQ/видео.html
1988 - The golden age of the Paris Dakar rally ruclips.net/video/RR2bR0yGX5Y/видео.html
Yeah it used to be more of an event.. But i might also be biased because one of my uncles used to drive one if the support trucks
Mate check *Toby Price* he's won Dakar on the bike and Finke rally in Central Australia, on the bike and trophy truck. Absolute Legend 🇦🇺👍
The car you saw ("Batmobile") is a Mini JCW Buggy, a prototipe made by Xraid, a company specialized on racing vehicles and rally trucks. It was created at first as a prototype buggy by Nasser Al-Attiyah and bought by Xraid to develope from scratch a buggy for Mini, making it kinda the "next gen" of the original Mini (BMW X3 based) also seen on the video. In the main class for cars there's a lot of manufacturers and private teams that build their own vehicles for this races, this is why you see so many different shapes and sounds (those Hilux are music for the ears). This Andalucia Rally is part of the World Rally Raid Championship (also called Cross Country Rally). There's a lot of great footage of the Dakar Rally and is as crazy as awesome, the longest, dangerous, hardest, most grueling but beautyfull event on the calendar. It's so risky that riders and drivers know they have to stop and aid other competitors if needed. It brings competitiveness but also brotherhood to so many (yeah, I kinda love Dakar Rally). It started in 1978 in Africa, in 2009 it moved to South America and since 2020 the event has been held on Saudi Arabia. Here I found a compilation this channel made from fan videos (except chopper's cams), maybe it can give you context of what Dakar Rally is, would love to see your reaction to it. Cheers! ruclips.net/video/8B13NchsmMI/видео.html&ab_channel=Reypassionerally84
Really good video, thanks.
My favourite period for Paris-Dakar was the eighties when more cars were closer to production and manufacturers run stuff like the Audi 200 quattro and Porsche 959.
Many cars of this era were former Group B since they were banned in rally
and when they were actually driving from PARIS to DAKAR :p
Did they rally the 959? I thought the numbers on those produced were very small.
@@garrymuir1442 They did!
ruclips.net/video/W9tTjR-XiKY/видео.html
@@garrymuir1442 Better clip with more info: ruclips.net/video/sZOubIycs4Q/видео.html
Great vid as always mate but you really need to find vids from the earlier Dakar races when they were in Dakar. It's wild!
Yeah, this. The race's original name was the Paris-Dakar Rally.
Yep came here to say the same thing
If you like the sound of a big engine you need to watch Icelandic Hill Climbing. 1000+ horsepower
I've been waiting for some Formula Offroad to hit the channel. Absolute lunacy and they deal with water like nobody else!
For a US variation of the Icelandic hill climb stuff, in case you've not seen it, look for Rock Bouncer videos. Very similar, but generally on terrain that's more rocky.
@@clifwilmer8167 I have mate. Seen it when they’re at windrock.
As others have stated check out Finke Rally. Basically the same but in the aussie outback.
Dakar is the best race in the world and a giant rabbit hole, my favorite stuff is the Dakar TRUCKS, 12 tons of power or the SOLO bikes, guys drive and do all the work on their bikes with ZERO assistance for 14 days. No one is allowed to touch their bikes for the entire rally but the rider.
It was originally the "Paris-Dakar Rally" but because of military unrest in various parts of Africa, it was moved to South America and just called the "Dakar Rally". It's pronounced Dack (as in tack) - Kar (as in car). The Mini is the Mini Cooper Estate, all wheel drive. Not sure where it's run these days, as I dropped off watching a little while ago. They also run motorbike and truck classes as well.
Highly recommend watching the truck classes, as these monsters perform just like the cars. As stated earlier, you should watch Aussies answer to the Dakar, the Finke Rally in outback Australia. Keep up the good work Ian...
since 2020 Dakar Rally has been run in Saudi Arabia
Mini countryman actually. It's a mini crossover
@@jsel1994atr You're right, I keep getting those mixed up.
Agreed, the trucks are freaking awesome - they're full size 4WD trucks, not the pickups many call " trucks"
Plenty of classes in the Dakar, a bit like Le Mans 24hr, there's room for Factory specials. Some are 2wd Off roaders. The Can Am series was great for 'anything goes'.
By the sound of it, the Toyota probably has their N/A V8 that's also used in the Lexus LC500. 🙂
Yes, Andalucía is the southern region of Spain. We also have similar racing here in Portugal (we call them Bajas), with some international events.
For sure, those URs have such a distinct sound to them
It was the first to use the new 3.4l V6 twin turbo that has replaced v8s in all top of the line Toyotas.
I am not surprised at all that the original Paris > Dhaka rally was not followed much in the US. It goes back to the 70's and a time when US car makers didn't want citizens to know of the world outside.
Australia has a long standing passion for this type of event with some popular Redex Rallies being staged through the Aussie Outback in the 1950's...look up "Gelegnite" Jack Murray.
I wouldn't miss watching the Dakar Rally, wherever it's held. That is a Mini! Trucks and motorbikes race as well. Keep the throttle pinned is the go.
Check out the FINKE desert race in Australia
I did OFF ROAD racing in Australia for over 10 years paying for it 10 years later.
What happened man what’s the story? I’m a 24 year old dude and I’m working with hopes of being able to participate in rally one day even if I get in too late to be some kind of champion racer
Just checked the WRC calendar for this year. Next race is Portugal from the 19th to 21st.
Also nice to see that Kenya is back in June.
shiiet got to go watch xD
In Australia we have the Variety Bash, in the past we had one bloke named gelignite Jack he throw explosives out the window.
A couple of those cars looked like a modern nod to the historic Group B rally cars of the 80's - totally cool!!
Iirc Rally, and Rally Dakar, have pretty different standards. Whilst rally still kinda tries and stick to "Make it close to an existing model for sale, but reinforce it and make it safe for the drivers to go crazy"; Rally Dakar is more of an endurance, plus technical event, in which I feel the manufacturers are allowed to show off what they can create. Hence, why they're so much... Beefier and off-roading looking versus normally rally, and you see so many RedBull liveries. They also got different rules and the stages work different than rally. A huge difference that I've noticed, is that in many occasions, they got more open setting stages. In which instead of going through winding roads, they go out on like dunes, open fields, tundras, etc. I'd take a look into it later on to give a better definition, but these are the rough differences between each. Oh, and Dakar allows those huge trucks that you saw in other video, along with dirt bikes. It's brutal man.
Btw, yeah you're right. This takes place in Spain. I highly suggest checking out the Red Bull Kamaz videos to check out more of those trucks.
Also a sad fact: It is speculated that the origin of that trash tendency of Squatted trucks, came from those Baja style trucks that you can see here, in which the nose is higher than the back. In here it's used to respond better to the constant jumps and dips they have to deal with. In the Squatted ones, is to let everyone know you married your cousin.
So glad you finally got to the Dakar. One of my must see yearly events.
I love your honest enthusiasm! Rallying is truly international.
I know enough about Dakar vehicles to sound stupid, but I love this style of racing. Hardcore speed over country tracks and off-road. Awesome stuff.
You should watch about the Dakar trucks, at some point they were faster than the cars and so they added speed limits for the trucks
Man,those toyota's give me gosebumps FR
Almost 10yrs ago I helped repair the body panels on a Dakar rally raid Focus/bmw X5 when it came back to Adelaide from 2wks of sand, mud, rocks etc. The only part Focus was the headlights, front panel and bonnet, the rest was like a mini wagon designed to carry tools, spares etc. Engine was X5 diesel highly tuned. My part of the job was to rebuild the fibreglass panels broken, smashed or disintegrated from sand blasting ( it apparently was driven over by a Kamaz truck ! ) Once repaired I then resprayed the panels for reassembly . It was the first time I'd one in the flesh, they are an amazing piece of kit
Ian, i love these Rally videos man, keep em coming
I'm probably like half his age and have been loving Dakar style racing for quite a while now. I'm just glad others are willing to join the train.
You should see what the used to race back in the 80's.
There's a famous video from the 1989 Paris Dakar Rally where a 12 ton 1400 horsepower DAF Twin Turbo support truck actually keeps pace with ari vatanen's Peugeot 305 Dakar Evo at 200 mph during a leg in mauritania.
'89 was the last year of the "exotic" generation of support vehicles due to rule changes brought about after a horrifying fatal accident during the 1987 event where a previous generation DAF Twin Turbo crashed and three crew members were burned alive.
some of my favorite rally car stuff is watching their pre season testing runs where they know every inch of the road because they've been testing on it for weeks to nail down all the aspects of a new car and they cant be distracted by also learning a "track"... and the way the drive those cars through those roads, because they're so confident, is just next level... for example
ruclips.net/video/LLRRduTO3XE/видео.html
notice how the "pre load" the steering for landings and such...its just amazing skill. the speeds... I dint he ever lifts off the throttle and yes every inch of that road.
just type " rally testing" and you'll have a nice evening of pure controlled madness,
I have a Peugeot 2015 1.9 GTi , but with the 405 Mi16 engine (2.0 16 valve). And 306 back axle. It was my sister's car (she did the upgrades) and she and her husband wanted to sell it, the whole family was kinda shocked, so I bought the car to keep it in the family. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Nothing is more fun on a small twisty road.
Check out Sunraysia Mallee rally, also Finke desert rally, both are classic rallies in Australia
Toyota is a Hilux with the 5.0 Lexus V8 4wd and the Mini have a 3.0 BMW diesel and is also a 4wd. They race against each other on the same category. There's also some Rangers, Mercedes X Class, VW Amarok, RR Evoque, etc.
Oh man I grew up watching Paris-Dakar, it was a big thing. Back in the day it was something else, a BRUTAL rally where participants go through hell and the goal wasn't really to win or finish in the Top something... Crossing the finish line (and stay alive) was the real victory.
You should check Dakar Classic. Old cars on Dakar. Quite the endurance test for the whole teams.
I'll check it now. Sounds like pushing my grandparents through a marathon in the desert. I need to see that.
They're def great fun to watch. I'm guessing that anything slightly resembling standard kit with these is neatly stacked back in the workshop. Cheers.
You should look at the FINK rally in central aus cars and bikes!
Yes please!
Really loving the variety of race cars in this, keeps things much more interesting :)
That Hilux is an AWD. Rewatched the footage afterward and all 4 wheels were throwing dirt and stones. But the back of that car if pretty light so that might explain why it was drifting a little.
The original British mini used to thrash all the competition in rallies, back in the day, but because the minis kept winning and things were stacked against the other car manufacturers, the organisers created a new rule about the minimum wheelbase: the new rule excluded all minis from competing and thus the rally championships became more ‘interesting’ for viewers and manufactures (except for Austin, the mini manufacturers).
I love your hat my dude. I grew up and learned to drive on mountain gravel roads in Southern New Mexico so what some people call rally we call it going to work and delivering pizza. We used to practice handbrake slides and jumps on our lunch breaks from high school
LoL
The Toyota Hilux in that video had the 5 liter V8 mid-mounted. The newer ones have a 3,5 Twinturbo V6.
Except the Buggies and Open Wheelers, all classes are AWD/4WD. They have around 70% rear and 30% front
I started watching Dakar here in the states in 94' when I was 12. Primestar I think was the satellite company that had a channel that covered it. I'm still in love with it.
There were at least 2 Mini models there, one you noticed was Mini Countryman - based on a Mini SUV/Crossover that one can be either 4x2 or 4x4, and one of those "unknown" cars (the "batmobile" one with round lights) was also a Mini but based on different model (4x2 Clubman if I'm not wrong). There are also few more unusual cars based on rather unique brands like Optimus or Century. There are also some cars build based on american trucs like F150.
They are driving thru farmers paths...for sure with their permission XD. Saludos from Barcelona,Spain !!
@ 4:30 with the the red bull decals thats a Mini John Cooper Works Buggy running a 3.0 L 6 cilinder single turbo diesel engine that powers only the rear wheels.
First sorry for my english .. The batmobile at 4’30 looks like a Volkswagen Touareg but the comments are rights it’s a Mini prototype and the one at 4’50 is an other proto by a French mechanician who found the "brand” MD rallye sport and the name of this buggy is something like Optimus i belive. Looks like an Italian sports car it’s a beauty. Your channel is really nice good people here ! Appreciate it, keep doing 👍
Edit: just saw the one at 10’50 it’s an older version of it and it’s writing Optimus on it so no more doubt about it.
Hey there, loving all your racing content reactions. Dakar compares best to your Baja1000 event, since it's inception many different classes have been dominant/most entertaining just like Baja has many different participating classes. I love the jacked up Beetles :)
Some tidbits and background:
Dakar used to be a "you can't break it if you tried" stamp of approval on anything crossing the finish line. In the 80s and 90s, it was dominated by manufacturers making road going vehicles do the impossible. In case you like that sort of story, have a look at the story of the GT-R engine (rb26) powered Nissan Patrol, which won over every other class multiple times.
After rally becoming as famous as it did, manufacturers applied their wallets&engineers to build these prototypes (the low, squatting vehicles comparable to baja trucks), where there were basically no regulations except driver safety. 30 inches of travel and huge tires but somewhat hampered by reliability if your engine relies too much on power adders such as forced induction or sheer size, which makes oil circulation and cooling more difficult.
Arguably the most dramatic/insane class of racing of the competition sadly wasn't in the video. In short: the *actual* trucks are insane. No, I don't mean the Hilux, which is cool and has the nicest engine note in the competition with it's high revving, low displacement V8 from the Lexus LC500. These are actual 8 Ton trucks with pretty impressive ground clearance, modified to run over any terrain at +60ish miles per hour. That's just completely bonkers. Imagine a combination of monster/trophy truck with the drivers sitting right over the front axle at a height of maybe 6-8 feet. Inspite of their vehicle's height, their center of gravity is so insanely low they can take immense speed into turns where you'd be convinced they'd flip over. Also, the 3 (!) Ppl in the cabin sit side by side like you would on some old bench seat.
Last bit: Porsche used to go rallying in the 80s with rwd set up 911s, which now dominate retro 2wd rally events since their powered wheels have a lot of weight on them bc of the 911's engine placement. Porsche built a twin turbo, air-cooled, AWD version for the Dakar rally which became the 959, arguably Porsche's first ever supercar. A supercar Bill Gates bought 2 of, so he could crash test one and make the other road legal in the US. It's comparable to a ferrari F40 with 20 inches of ground clearance, massive tires and a 500hp aircooled engine in the 80s, dude. Still blows my mind. Anyway, I mentioned in a previous video how much I'd like for you to react to the famous Nordschleife. It's a 13 mile track with enormous elevation changes, 170 turns and great scenery. Also, it's probably the most demanding track ever, and you can drive your daily on it for little money :) keep the car content coming greetings from Germany
True, Dakar trucks are insane.
Hilux is a beast, in DAKAR Saudi Arabia there was a stock Hilux keeping up with the big boys
There was a couple of lotus Elise rally cars you asked about.. a few of the others would have been space frame buggy’s with a cool fiberglass bodies on them.
Mate you are the coolest Nascar fan out there by a mile!
So the Mini is the Mini Countryman Rally Raid, and then @ 04:23 That is the John Cooper Works (JCW) Buggy which is another Mini. I love the look of the Buggy because it really just changes it all up but still keeps the round lights to help show it as a Mini. I love how wide and flared the wheel wells are too to just make it really aggressive even with as soft as it's curves are.
Awesome. Adds a whole new meaning to the term "crop dusting."
The redbull sponsored one is the Mini John Cooper Works BUGGY as the name suggests it is in the buggies class which are rear-wheel drive, also a turbo diesel.
I really enjoy your videos...especially this rally one. Very cool. And so cool your New Mexican. Me too.
New to rally racing, and gotta say im loving it
the black car with Red Bull logos have some elements that reminds me of the old Renault "Megane" Buggy Schlesser, back when the "Dakar Rally" actually was from Paris to Dakar and not on some random track in a totally different continent.
but the Buggy Schlesser was made by Race Car Dynamics located in San Diego California, could be that this too have been made there.
That cooper with "AGRO RODEO" Livery is Lithuanian Racing Team driving this beauty :D
Maaaaan! Those Hilluxes are some of the best sounding cars ever JESUSSSSSSS
These rallyes are pretty badass... I love anything offroad...
The Toyota Hilux was using the 350 supercharged V8 with all wheel drive, the Mini was an inline 6 cylinder turbo diesel all wheel drive... the stadium trucks, and I believe, the prototypes were all using the 350 supercharged engines with rear wheel drive...
The actual Dakar rallye consists of dirt bikes, quads, SxSs, buggies, cars, production trucks, stadium trucks, prototypes, and semi trucks...
The closest thing we have to Dakar rallye in America is the Baja 500 and the Baja 1000... we also have US rallyes here, but they are not as televised as the international rallyes, except for the Pikes Peak hill climb... Pikes Peak in something to behold, the car there are insane, ranging from formula one style cars to semi trucks... an amazing event for sure...
So, what makes rallye so awesome? Well, a great rallye driver once said, "a circuit track driver sees one turn 100 times, a rallye driver sees 100 turns ONE time"... that's what makes rallye so intense...
The newest kid on the Dakar block is the Audi eTron. Best thing since sliced bread. Looks amazing but the sound 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Andalucía is here, at the south of Spain, cheers!
Although Canary islands are also Spain and are further south, let's say Andalucía is the southernmost Iberian peninsula Spain
Thank you for introducing me to this sport it's amazing. Now if you haven't already please take a look at the isle of man TT it's not cars but you will not be disappointed.
The current Dakar champ, Nasser Al-Attiyah's Toyota Hilux is manufactured in South Africa by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. It's a beast! The Hilux DKR T1+ is powered by twin-turbopetrol 3,5-litre V6 unit which delivers 298 kW and 660 N.m of torque to the 4×4 system via a Sadev six-speed Sequential Shift gearbox supported by a front, centre and rear limited slip differential and a ceramic 215 mm twin-plate clutch. Fuel is fed through to the powertrain via a 540-litre FT. A lot of the Dakar vehicles is 2 wheel drive which has its benefits in certain terrains. The Dakar is restricted to 110 mph but these vehicles can easily cruise much faster. PS: there is also a distinct difference between Desert Racing (Dakar) specs and Rally racings specs (WRC)...you'll have to Google.
Check out some old Dakar Rally footage (back when it was actually called the Paris-Dakar rally), they were tearing across the Sahara. It was an awesome event when I was growing up. I kinda lost interest when the Dakar name became meaningless; the rally actually used to finish in Dakar.
dude i would love it if you look into the suzuki extreme 4x4 challenge some time, they are on 35" tires, patrol axles, v8 and independent brakes on every wheel controlled by the copilot. just watched your v8 superboat video and i believe the suzuki extreme 4x4 challenge is also hosted in new zealand.
Paris - Dakar Race was on Wide World of Sports (ABC) in the 70's
Those golden fields that are about 2 feet tall could be spelt wheat grain. It's very hard to get that in most supermarkets as the bread is very expensive but in poorer countries it's pretty much natural everywhere in all types of bread etc.
You're right. It's the south of Spain. Great vids! Well done!!
There were Citroën, Peugeot and Renault.
The Toyotas were clearly identified and the Mini as well.
The misterious machine, no fenders, exposing her suspension, goes well beyond my limited knowledge.
And that section of the Rally was in Andaluzia, Spain. -- Portugal is not that arid.
Hi, nice to see your reactions. I recommend you the Rally Wroclaw - The Dakar of Europe. Greetings from Germany
I've seen sunflower paddocks, what appears to be eggplant paddocks and is that barley? Racing through farm tracks. Cool.
If I'm not mistaken the engines have to be what the manufacturer makes on a production basis for the vehicle or version of the vehicle, so as far as I know the mini will have BMW parts as it's the same company, I think the Hilux has either a 4litre V6, or a 3.5 turbo diesel . .. they change depending on class and just if they wanna run a petrol or diesel engine. . . . Dakar is definitely a must watch each year, always good value!
You should watch the Australian Finke rally.
I live here in Andalusia Southern Spain. Not been to this event yet but hope to at some point. And yes it is incredibly beautiful here in the Alpujarras. Not sure where they stage this but must find out. Andalusia is the largest province here in Spain so might make a good road trip too.
This is in Spain, you need to see 500 baja Portalegre, in Portugal, is where some Dakar pilots go to test their Cars before Dakar
This used to be on Speedvision each year back in the day. Watching it around 20 years ago is what really ignited my love of rally and off road stuff after it had essentially been smoldering for a while.
edit: me = New England
My former employer got us Hilux'to get around on the area we were working on. They were so much fun, you can change from AWD to RWD/FWD and with just the slightest amount of mud/gravel you can slide those things sideways with easy control 🤗
Check out the Finke Desert Race, held near Alice Springs in the centre of Australia.
That batmobile looking thing (your words) is a type of mini built specifically for this.
The others are mini countryman
I also love to see suspension working. Watching old school rally cars, saloon cars growing up the modern stiff cars just don’t look as impressive. I know that the opposite is true, but motor racing is about spectacle.
I love the trophy trucks / Baja . But definitely find some old Dakar early 80’s footage . And look for the bikes and lorries . Also do a reaction to the racing unimogs in Poland 👍👍👍
watching your video from Córdoba, in Andalucía!
btw, Andalucía is in the south of Spain, the southwestern part of Europe. there's some other rallies over here you could enjoy watching like the Sierra Morena rally
4:21 That would be the Mini JCW Buggy, a rear-wheel drive buggy prepared by the German X-raid team.
If you liked that you might want to watch some Truck Trial.
These things are just massive multi ton mountain goats.
You might enjoy the Finke River (dry river bed) rally from NT Australia.
A comment somebody made about gellic nite Jack Murray that was the Redex trails through the 1950s the Variety Bash was started by Dick Smith sort of based on the Redex trails there is footage on you tube
Mate check out Long Way Down, Long Way Round and Long way Up with a side note of Race to Dakar, 4 short series featuring Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor riding bikes around the world, Race to Dakar is Charley racing his motorbike throughout Dakar, you will not be disappointed 👌 I watch them all at least once a year lol
The Andalucía Rally, which is in Spain, is part of the World Cross-Country Championship . That Hilux is made by a company in Belgium called Overdrive, and the Mini (BMW) is made by a company called X-Raid that is based in Germany. Overdrive and X-raid are the official manufacturer of those respective brands. Both cars have tubular space frame chassis, sequencial gearboxes and four wheel drive systems. The Toyota has a naturally aspirated 5.0 Toyota V8 and the Mini has a 3.0 straight six TurboDiesel engine from BMW, that weirder car is also a Mini but only two wheel drive. The only think in common that this cars have if the production model is the wind screen and the badges, the rest of the body is all made of kevlar, carbon fibre and fibre glass.
By the way, check out Baja Portalegre 500 and the 24 hours of Fronteira in Portugal (is a 24 hour race off road)! Greatest off road races in the world (after Rally Dakar ! 💪 🇵🇹
Andalucia is southern spain. Great channel . All the best 🤪👍
G'day The Dakar race used to be in North Africa but moved to South America due to security concerns
You really should have a look at the older stuff from Dakar when it really was the Paris Dakar. 250kph trucks racing with bikes in the desert.
Robby Gordon participated a few time to the Paris - Dakar rally, driving a hummer.
Fun to watch motorsport with you 😀. You really have to check out rallycross. RallyX. The Petter Solberg area. That is some intence and exeting racing. Lot of fun. And great commentary...😃
Those Toyota Hilux are running essentially the same engine Toyota runs in NASCAR it's tuned a bit differently for more torque though heavier flywheel and some other things. Also the "batmobile" is a Mini JCW Buggy and it's running a twin turbo diesel V6
Give the Finke Desert Rally a look.
Alice Springs to Finke one day, return the next. It's awesome
You should watch the Finke Desert Race here in Australia, check out Toby Price who raced in both the 4 and 2 wheel sections ......
4.33 is a landrover defender with the turbocharged V6
I was just watching some World Rallycross Championship videos. I think you'll really like it.
6 cars, 6 laps, a mix of dirt and tarmac, rally cars on steroids and joker laps!
The Hiluxes are powered by the 5.0 2UR-GSE V8 engines originally from the ISF. Coupled to sequential boxes.
The "Mini's" are powered by the BMW B57 inline-6 turbodiesels