CREW FACTS

M.C.

• The Century Racing adventure on the Dakar all started thanks to Mark Corbett. The CEO of Century Property Development, is indeed the man behind the project that started back in 1996 when he was then driving a Jeep.
• A regular figure of all major races of the South African off-road championship, he first appeared on the Dakar back in 2012 and finished at an outstanding 24^th position overall. At the time he was competing with François Jordaan in a custom built CR4 buggy.
• He returned four years later in a CR5 and improved his first performance, flying to 17^th spot overall in Argentina, this time with Juan Mohr as his co-driver.
• Extremely busy and committed to his work in real estate and in motorsports, the fifty-year-old from Durban has finally decided to return to the Dakar. Not only will he be pushing hard on the tracks of Saudi Arabia in his CR6, he’ll also be keeping a close eye on the performances of his newest baby, the CR7 T1+.

R.B.

• Like Mark Corbett his boss at Century Property Developments, Rodney Burke has a passion for offroad racing. But while his team-mate had the opportunity to discover the Dakar in 2012, he had to wait until 2016 to take on the world’s toughest rally.
• His motorsports career started on South African soil as a co-driver during numerous editions of the local cross-country championship in the cockpit of many different drivers including Dakar legend Giniel De Villiers that he helped clinch the title in 2022 standing in for injured Dennis Murphy.
• The 44-year-old from Johannesburg appeared on the Dakar when it was still in South America and already in a Century buggy he reached the finish alongside Colin Matthews at a very satisfying 39^th position. He had to wait for six years before returning to the rally, this time with Chris Visser (29^th in 2022).
• For his third Dakar, he will therefore be in a Century two-wheel drive CR6 driven by the founder of the team.