Abu Dhabi Full Speed Ahead

After another great year of Dakar, it's left many of us looking forward to seeing more extreme desert racing. The next big event on the calendar for many of the Dakar rally riders is the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, held April 4th through April 11th. Formerly known as the UAE Challenge, this cross country rally event follows routes through the Liwa Desert and parts of an area on the Arabian Peninsula known as the Empty Quarter. It is also now considered the season opening event for the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup and the FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship.

With Cyril Despres recently leaving the KTM team for "new challenges" (some speculating a move to the factory Honda team), Marc Coma is the man in the spotlight, attempting to defend his WCCCR title after coming back from a recent shoulder injury. ADDC 2013 should prove to be another great show for fans of cross country rally racing. At the time of this writing, just twlve days remain before the event begins.

For full details on the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, including video highlights and photos of previous years, visit the official website at the link below.

http://abudhabidesertchallenge.com/