World Rally Championship (WRC) driver Pierre-Louis Loubet is poised to make his debut in the world of rally raid, entering the 2024 Africa Eco Race with the new Apache APH-01 hybrid side-by-side vehicle. Joined by co-driver François Borsotto, Loubet is eager to explore this new challenge and prove the potential of the innovative hybrid racer.
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With the KAMAZ-Master team barred from the Dakar Rally due to sanctions, their representative Sergey Kupriyanov has expressed interest in returning to the Africa Eco Race. This presents an opportunity for the AER to attract more top rally raid competitors following the exclusion of Russian teams from the Dakar.
In a move that has resonated with off-road enthusiasts, the Rainbow Truck Team has announced that it will be forgoing the 2024 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in favor of the ‘true’ Dakar experience – the Africa Eco Race (AER). This decision comes as the team celebrates its 10-year anniversary and seeks to recapture the spirit of rally raid pioneered by Thierry Sabine.