Sonora Rally 2016 4/3-4/7 ( San Luis Rio Colorado ● Puerto Peñasco ) (1 Viewer)

[yjeff]

No affiliation, but maybe CSC can field a team:

Sonora Rally - Home

Mini Dakar like action in the Altar Desert, formally the Cortez Rally. might be also fun to watch, 4 hours from Phoenix

 

[yjeff]

From their site:

"In Brief
Sonora Rally is a four day cross-country off-road rally in Mexico's scenic Sonora Desert, utilizing Dakar style rally roadbooks for navigation

The emphasis is on challenging rally style navigation through a wide variety of desert terrain. Race categories include motorcycles, quads, cars, trucks, and UTVs. The Safari class allows street licensed cars or trucks that may not have a roll cage.

The event is the brainchild of off-road and rally specialists Scott Whitney and Darren Skilton. Their vision is to present an off-road race unlike any other, introducing innovative elements that challenge the machine, and the competitor’s body, mind, and soul.

They aim to provide a unique world-class rally that is both challenging for the best off-road competitors, as well as manageable by the less accomplished. Dakar vets will find familiarity in the rally format and terrain, while rally newcomers will get a strong taste of what Dakar is really like.

One aspect that sets this rally apart from all other off-road races in North America, and mimics the famouse Dakar Rally, is the massive sand dunes, and extensive "HP" (off-track) compass heading navigation that is required to find your way."

 

[1leglance]

I plan to go and volunteer to help with this event if they will let me.
It would be a blast to compete in the safari class but shortly after I have to chase in the Mexican 1000 so can't take a chance of rig damage.

Would be cool to see some Copper State folks at this as I know quite a few of us enjoy Baja and Sonora.