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TH Trucks returns to Dakar Rally with Polaris RZR

The TH-Trucks Rally Team will take on the 47th edition of the Dakar Rally with a three-crew team at the helm of the Polaris RZR Pro R in the T4 category, which will take place in Saudi Arabia from 3rd to 17th January 2025.

Specialists in competition and assistance trucks with more than 25 years of experience in the field, TH-Trucks Rally Team has built three Polaris RZR Pro R side-by-side vehicles for the Dakar Rally’s T4 category, with the goal to cross the finish line with all three teams.

“We’re delighted to be returning to Saudi Arabia next year,” said Susana Hernando, Technical Director of TH-Trucks. “It’s always a great honour to be able to participate in the Dakar Rally; a race I have always held in the highest regard, and we are ready to take on the challenge again with Polaris RZR. The SSVs are hugely capable, and the Pro R in particular is the perfect balance of high performance and reliability, ideal for our pilots.

“The goal for the 2025 race is to have all three of our crews cross the finish line,” continued Hernando. “Getting the Dakar Finishers medal is certainly no mean feat. Whatever the outcome, we can be sure that the next Dakar will be an exciting journey.”

This year, TH Trucks has supported racing teams in the Spanish CERTT (Campeonato España Rallyes TodoTerreno), extensively testing and developing the RZR Pro R alongside the championship for continual improvement ahead of Dakar. The team triumphantly won in T4 category with the Pro R ridden by pilot Fede Mogni and co-pilot David Aguado.

TH TRUCKS DAKAR RALLY CREWS

#406 – Enrico Gaspari (IT) and Fausto Mota (ESP). The TH Trucks pilot Enrico Gaspari once again enters the Dakar Rally following his successful finish in 2023 and year-long testing with the RZR Pro R, alongside co-pilot Mota.

#434 – Domingo Roman (ESP) and Oscar Bravo (ESP). Due to an accident on the dunes in the last edition of Dakar, the crew were unable to complete the race, but after a full recovery from surgery, pilot Domingo Roman, the crew returned to racing this year for the Baja Aragon for some essential testing ahead of the Dakar Rally.

#435 – José Ignacio Gayoso (ESP) and Santiago Javier Ramiro (ESP). A new crew to TH Trucks and the RZR Pro R this year, the team have also been competing throughout 2024, gaining valuable SSV testing ahead of Dakar.

The 2024 Dakar Rally begins on 3 January.

Follow the team’s progress via social media: FB – @thtrucksteam / IG – @thtrucks_team

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE POLARIS RZR PRO R, PLEASE CONTACT THE POLARIS ORV MEDIA OFFICE AT PRESS@POLARIS-ORV.MEDIA
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