Dakar Classic: The fashion is on

The beginnings of the historical variation of the famous rally-raid took place between enthusiasts in winter 2021, with 24 vehicles in Saudi Arabia. At the time, the idea of ​​taking a car from the 1980s on the Saudi sands could have questioned the most cautious people. But given the positive feedback from this first experience, Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) must manage a much larger influx of files!

A sixty vehicles are in the running to follow the three speed averages (compared to two in 2021) in 2022. “The owners are so keen to come that they are willing to rebuild exact replicas, laughs David Castera, the Director of the event. Now, it's up to us to carefully select quality cars. We may lose this year's "fancy" models in favor of more legendary crates. It's going to be great. »

Another novelty, on 20% of the course, only navigation will be judged. Without a timer, the kilometers lost gardening will be punished. Well, it's certainly not a car, but the restoration project of a double-cabin Daf truck by Dutchman Jan de Rooy (the white truck that runs faster than the Peugeot 405 by Ari Vatanen, that was him) will be one of the great attractions of the Dakar Classic, number 2, planned on a route different from the modern race but with more sand than in 2021.