The Dakar Rally is one of motorsports biggest tests of man and machine, and the variety of machines is something spectacular. Over the years the trucks have gotten bigger and badder, the cars smaller and quicker, and now there are other classes that people never could have imagined competing at Dakar. The SxS class, which stands for Side by Sides, is a class full of popular rigs but that surely has to be a tough tough ride through the desert. The bikes and quads have always had my respect, and awe for that matter, as the guys riding them are at least partially nuts. It certainly doesn’t seem like a very fun or easy way to make it through a rally the size of the Dakar.
The bikes look less punishing than those tractor trailer looking trucks.