Dakar Rally Daily

In this episode of Dakar Rally Daily we interview Mason Klein, the up-and-coming American rally racer as he prepares to head to Dubai in advance of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Mason gives us plenty to talk about as his program has completely flipped in 2024. After stage-winning and top-overall standing performances at last year's Dakar, Mason was a victim of budget cuts in the KTM support program and le...

We're back for Season Four of Dakar Rally Daily! Don't miss our 2024 Dakar Rally Pre-Race Show where we go over the 2023 World Rally Raid Championship series, and its unusually long list of injuries to the top contenders. Who's healthy and in position to win is top-of-mind as all the teams settle in to the Saudi Arabian scene just days before the start of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Some teams are looki...

The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge has wrapped after five fast, sandy stages across the Empty Quarter of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula and the country of the United Arab Emirates.  After over 17 hours of racing nearly 2,000 kilometers, Monster Energy Honda Team's Adrian Van Beveren took the win by 4:18 over Husqvarna Factory Racing's Luciano Benavides and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Toby Price (5:13 o...

The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is round two of the World Rally Raid Championship series and comes to the Middle East region just six short weeks after a grueling Dakar Rally finished. Hosts Quinn Cody and Jesse Ziegler get back into the rally spirit with a quick show discussing the contenders on-site, some unfortunate injuries to top racers, and just what the ADDC is all about in this show. Join u...

That's a wrap on the 2023 Dakar Rally. Get in on this show for the last word from the finish podium as the contenders take this race down to the wire.  We hear from Kevin Benavides, Toby Price and Skyler Howes today - the 2023 Dakar Rally Podium - as they complete the grueling event. Stay tuned for our annual wrap-up show full of interviews from the guys as they get back to society. Cheers everyon...

Stage 13 show is up and ready to rock. Today we cover stage 13 from the 2023 Dakar Rally and, unbelievably, the race is actually closer, again. After a big day in the dunes, the leaders of the overall classification are separated by a mere 12 seconds. Third place is a minute-and-a-half back from the lead. We've never seen a Dakar Rally so close. And tomorrow's final stage will be a ripper with rac...

Today's KLIM Dakar Rally Daily show from Stage 12 is here and we are blown away by how close the front of the race continues to be.  Amazing rides at the front of the race today shook the results up and turned predictability on its head. But, the front three contenders are still in control and the time gaps are someone staying unbelievably tight. We're talking less than three minutes separating th...

KLIM Dakar Rally Daily from Stage 11 of the 2023 Dakar Rally is LIVE. Boy, we honestly didn't see this coming. The race at the top of the general classification is off-the-charts close. Less than three minutes separates the top three riders, with first and second place covered by under 30 seconds. That's insane considering what each of these riders have been through. To keep the contenders for the...

Stage 10 wrapped up today with top contenders using the relatively short distance to strategically place them in ideal starting order for the next stages. Front runners keep a close gap on the overall rankings with the top three seperated by only two minutes! Hero Motorsports' Ross Branch took his second stage win of the rally today, with Honda's Adrien VanBeveren and Rally2 competitor Michael Doc...

The Dakar Rally starts after rest day. That's what they say. And apparently they know what they're talking about as  for the first time this year we are seeing big time losses from those who lead out stages and more and more mistakes are piling up. Today's show features insight from stage winner Luciano Benavides, Toby Price, Skyler Howes, Mason Klein and Daniel Sanders and we enjoy a special, in-...

We told you we were bringing in a heavy hitter special guest soon and he arrived just in time for our Rest Day Show! Don't miss our chat with Dakar Rally Winning Mechanic and eight-time Baja 1000 champion Kendall Norman. Talk about an enthusiast with great view into what's happening in the race so far, Kendall brings real knowledge to the show today and is an absolute boss on the mic. Plus, he eve...

We get into Stage 8 of the 2023 Dakar Rally today with insight from stage winner Ross Branch as he brings Hero Motosports their second Dakar Rally stage win!. We also hear from a resurgent Daniel Sanders, a flying Mason Klein and Honda's Adrien VanBeveren who is happy with his pace. Racing is back, right before rest day, and the results are starting to shape up for some BIG days in the Empty Quart...

Stage Seven from the 2023 Dakar Rally was canceled after Stage six dragged on for most riders into the night. The organizers made the call to make it a commute today, sending the motorcycle riders off on 500km road ride into a marathon bivouac. The weather really threw the last couple days into chaos but after tonights camp-out without their teams, the riders have just one more day of racing befor...

Well, the chaos continues to reign down on the Dakar racers after a massive, 900-plus-kilometer stage with a grueling 300KM liaison back to the pits. That liaison was almost as long as the entire timed special race portion of the day. And, it was a  surprise! Most racers figured the planned day would go as originally planned, but that didn't happen. With today's original bivouac area completely fl...

Today's Stage 5 Show goes deep into the sands of Saudi Arabia for direct reporting from the 2023 Dakar Rally.  For the first time in the rally, big navigation errors and accuracy determined the outcome of the day's and overall ranking. Also, the time bonus scheme for leading to the stage's waypoints played into the overall ranking today, actually awarding a stage victory! Don't miss this show! We...

Dakar Rally Stage 4 didn't disappoint with the speed and drama we expect from this epic race.  After losing Ricky Brabec to a crash (he's ok!) yesterday, the Honda crew stepped it up big time today with top finishes  and a stage win from Joan Barreda (29th stage win) and Pablo Quintanilla in second. Skyler Howes rode incredibly strong, again, to round out the top three - starting in second on the...

Today was one of those days at Dakar that really shakes things up.  For all but 43 motorcycle riders, the race stage was cut short due to a massive rain/hail storm wiping through the Saudi desert. The images are insane and reports are nasty.  For most of the moto contenders, the day ahead of that storm was fantastic. Unfortunately, American Ricky Brabec has withdrew from the race after a hard cras...

American RallyGP Rookie Mason Klein raced to his career-first Dakar stage win in today's long and grueling Stage 2 of the 2023 Dakar Rally. The privateer racer on the BAS Trucks KTM support team started the day in third place, an unfavorable starting position giving the length of the stage and potential for massive time loss. But, it seemed, the field was more than happy to give him the chance to...

It's already getting crazy out there, people. Welcome to the  KLIM Dakar Rally Daily 2023 Stage 1 show. Today we go over a lot of details about the race that happened, but first, we get some apologies out of the way for our beer-induced Stage Zero show from last night. Turns out we shouldn't do that because we should just know better. Not because we drank beer and made fools of ourselves, but beca...

We stayed up late to drink beer and record our Stage Zero show in almost live-like fashion last night. And wow, was that worth it! The experiment paid off with a real-time recap of the racers crossing the line AND some real-time commentary on our Dakar Fantasy Derby results! It might be midnight, but we are more than happy to give you the latest episode while you sleep so you can wake up ready to...

Mason Klein finished ninth overall as a 20-year old ROOKIE at last year's Dakar Rally. How do you think he plans on following that up? Well, we ask him in this pre-race interview from the California desert training grounds.  Don't miss it as hosts Jesse Ziegler and Quinn Cody get to know the young racer. We're certainly rooting for him out there and he's definitly putting in the work! Enjoy the sh...

Toby Price needs little introduction to die-hard Dakar Rally fans. He's a two-time winner on the Red Bull Factory KTM Rally Team and is probably the only dude to win a Dakar Rally with a broken wrist. He's also just generally an absolute beast on a motorcycle with almost ten Dakar Rally events under his belt. He's had a few injury DNF's but otherwise he's only missed the podium one year when getti...

In this 2023 pre-race interview we chat with Husqvarna Factory Racing's Skyler Howes about what it's like to jump into his second year as a factory racer, his crash at 2022's race and his recent surge in performance at the end of the 2022 W2RC Season including his first FIM World Rally win. Don't miss Skyler giving us the honest talk we expect from the humble Utah ripper.  Also, don't miss your ch...

Are you ready for the Dakar Rally? We are! And this is the official Dakar Rally Daily Preview show! We brought American Dakar Rally winner Ricky Brabec into our Cycle News studio to get some real racer insight into the new race route, new stages and all that's new as this year's rally season kicks off.  Highlights of this show include an unfiltered talk with Brabec about Dakar's new rules, how you...

In today's wrap-up show, we cover a pile of upcoming events you should be attending, chat about what it's like to not wake up early and talk about racing for a week, discuss if this new Rally Raid World Championship season will come to fruition, and announce the winner of our $1,000 KLIM Gift Card! But wait, there's more! We also hit the winner up via Instagram DM, get his phone number and call hi...