New Defender joins Dakar rally as rugged support vehicle
New Defender joins Dakar rally as rugged support vehicle motor1.com 24/12/2020 The race begins in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on January 3. The new Land Rover Defender is joining the infamous Dakar Rally in 2021, but not in the way you might be expecting. Instead of taking on the rugged terrain as a competitor, the Defender will be acting as a support vehicle to one of the teams, carrying supplies, equipment and crew the length of the 4,751-mile race. Two new five-door Defender 110 models have been drafted in to support the Prodrive-backed Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) team. BRX’s driver lineup incl...