7 Aug 2026, 14:13 UTC53 views2 reactionsread 7 August 2026 📖Mathieu Baumel: Beyond the Comeback
Five-time Dakar-winning co-driver Mathieu Baumel returned to the Dakar Rally in 2026 with X-raid after a life-changing accident. In this exclusive interview, he reflects on the physical and mental challenges of his comeback, returning to the Dakar bivouac, winning Stage 1 with Guillaume de Mevius, and his goals for Dakar 2027.
Read the full interview: https://medium.com/@crossco…
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7 Aug 2026, 12:35 UTC73 views2 reactionsread 7 August 2026 📖 Guillaume de Mevius: Dakar in My Life
From watching his father race the Dakar as a child to standing on the overall podium in the Ultimate category, Guillaume de Mevius reflects on the key moments that shaped his career.
In this exclusive interview, the Belgian driver talks about growing up in a motorsport family, his years in rally and WRC2, the transition to rally raid, his first Dakar, the T3 and Ultimate podi…
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6 Aug 2026, 16:01 UTC121 viewsread 7 August 2026 Photo
Abdullah Turgut: First Start at Hungarian Baja
Abdullah Turgut began competing in baja events in 2022. In 2023, he became Turkey's first Baja champion, winning the inaugural Turkish Baja Championship. Since then, he has expanded his programme beyond Türkiye with starts in Greece and Italy. This year, Turgut will make his Hungarian Baja debut in a Can-Am Maverick R, joined by co-driver Harun Deynek.
"This will be my…
6 Aug 2026, 12:45 UTC113 viewsread 7 August 2026 Photo
Danner Racing: 20 Years After Hungarian Baja Debut
Austrian driver Christof Danner has been competing at the Hungarian Baja since 2006. Together with co-driver Herwig Rieger, he has remained loyal to the Steyr Puch G 320 5.5 AMG, making the Austrian crew one of the few teams still racing a classic T1 vehicle (the only one in all Austria) alongside modern rally-raid machinery. Their long-term goal is to take the same…
6 Aug 2026, 11:37 UTC105 viewsread 7 August 2026 File
Hungarian Baja Entry List National
6 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC111 viewsread 7 August 2026 Photo
Baja Sharish Gin 2026: Supplementary Regulations Approved
https://www.fpak.pt/calendario/regulamentos?prova=17707
@rallyraidgroup Topic European Baja Cup
https://t.me/rallyraidgroup/16396/21381
5 Aug 2026, 19:36 UTC132 viewsread 7 August 2026 Photo
Markus Walcher Returns to Hungarian Baja 20 Years After His Debut
Markus Walcher is a German cross-country rally driver and businessman. Trained as an automobile mechanic at Porsche, he later joined his family's bicycle business. Rallying runs in the Walcher family: his father, Gerhard Walcher, competed in the Dakar Rally eight times during the 1980s and 1990s.
Walcher made his off-road debut at the age of 16 and h…
5 Aug 2026, 18:38 UTC132 views2 reactionsread 7 August 2026 Photo
Czech driver František Brutovský will return to the Hungarian Baja, where he plans to compete in the Ultimate category with his Ford F-150 Evo. Ahead of the event, he reflected on why this rally has become one of the most meaningful in his career.
"Hungarian Baja is one of the most beautiful rallies for me. It is fast, demanding and uncompromising. Every kilometre tests the car, the crew and their physical and menta…
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5 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC145 viewsread 7 August 2026 Photo
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5 Aug 2026, 13:51 UTC167 viewsread 7 August 2026 File
Hungarian Baja 2026: FIA Entry List
5 Aug 2026, 12:41 UTC160 views2 reactionsread 7 August 2026 Photo
W2RC Announces 2027 Calendar
The FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship will retain its five-round format in 2027, with the calendar returning to a more traditional sequence and introducing longer intervals between rounds.
2027 calendar:
✅️1–15 January – Dakar (Saudi Arabia)
✅️21–26 March – Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (UAE)
✅️14–19 June – South African Safari Rally
✅️21–26 September – bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal…
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4 Aug 2026, 20:42 UTC174 viewsread 7 August 2026 Photo
Hungarian driver Lukács Kornél "Csucsu" and navigator Márk Mesterházi will compete on home soil at this week's Hungarian Baja in the Challenger category with the Taurus Max.
Csucsu:
"My father has been an iconic figure on the Hungarian off-road rally circuit for decades, so the path was practically laid out for me. The pair have been competing together since 2008: their experience in rally and rallycross, combined…
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