Peterhansel: High average speed making Dakar “kind of dangerous”

After organiser ASO admitted that some stages in the inaugural Saudi-based Dakar event last year were “very fast”, a new route that is “80-90% new” compared to the previous edition was prepared for 2021 to address the issue. 
A top speed limit was also introduced for the cars category, with competitors in the T1 (which includes Toyota, X-raid and Prodrive’s new BRX1 contender) and …Keep reading