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Cox and De Villiers, the founding fathers

Six South African competitors are taking on the 2024 Dakar on motorbikes and a further six behind the wheel of Ultimate cars. Factoring in Toyota Gazoo Racing, Century, Red-lined and now M-Sport, which crafted the Ford T1+ machines, South Africa is the spiritual home of 30 cars or so, amounting to a third of the field. The rainbow nation's rise to the top of the rally-raid...

D-2: nomads converge on AlUla

As the 46th Dakar Rally fires up, it has retained the concept of the "start camp", a sprawling bivouac that plunges competitors into the nomadic spirit of the race. After the shores of the Red Sea, the ancient city of AlUla will be hosting the start of the race. Before springing into action, the entrants are required to go through technical and administrative scrutineering...