Africa Race 2021: Race winners are returning to defend their titles

FROM 2ND TO 17TH OF JANUARY 2021: THEY DEFEND THEIR TITLE ON THE 13TH EDITION

To benefit from the best rate, registrations are flowing in the AFRICA ECO RACE office. The winners of the 12th edition confirmed their participation for 2021 and are ready, knife between their teeth, to defend their title!

In the Auto category, Patrick and Lucas MARTIN from Team MMO will have to focus to win the 13th edition and who knows, maybe enter the history of the rally by winning twice in a row the AFRICA ECO RACE, which has never been done since Jean-Louis SCHLESSER with 6 consecutive wins.

In the SSV category, more specifically the SSV XTREME RACE, Benoit FRETIN and Cedric DUPLE from Team B2F COMPETITION, will have to measure up to a large competition. Without a doubt, the challenge will be tough and expected to be exciting in the dunes for these super agile machines.

In the truck category, the team led by Mikos KOVACS from QUALISPORT KFT, will for sure give a hard time to Tomas TOMECEK from Team PROMET CZECHOSLOVAK to equal his amount of victories on the AFRICA ECO RACE. An interesting battle ahead unless another desert giant comes along and rattles the prognosis.

On the two wheel side, Alessandro BOTTURI on his Yamaha, along with Pal ULLEVALSETER, who both count 2 victories each, will need to be prepared to stay at the top of their game against the new upcoming riders which showed their motivation last year and want to do better on the next edition. But beware, a previous AFRICA ECO RACE winner is thinking of joining this party and do his big come back in 2021. Stay tuned…

6 months from the departure, the AFRICA ECO RACE is looking promising with the regular competitors registering once again to feel the spirit of conviviality, but also with some new faces, looking to discover Africa on the footsteps of Thierry Sabine…
The route will be carefully chosen, with a compilation of the best stages of the last 12 years and including 2 loops. Already, we can say that the first special stage will not be a simple warmup as it will be close to 200km. From the first day, the 5th of January 2021, the competitors will get straight into it, which will bring some surprises.

And finally, for those who still have questions about the Covid-19 situation or the next edition, here is a video in which the key people of the AFRICA ECO RACE will explain all about the 13th edition in 2021.

Source Africa Eco Race Newsletter

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