Frédéric Chesneau is the subsequent driver to enter the world of T1 rally raid as he’ll pilot a Century Racing CR6 within the 2024 Dakar Rally. His Group FS outfit introduced the information on Wednesday, whereas additionally revealing a reputation change to Skybox Rally-Raid.
Chesneau and his older brother Stéphane Chesneau have competed on the Dakar Rally since 2021, racing a Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo within the T4 class. After ending twenty-fifth total of their début, they improved to twenty-second in 2022. The siblings have been twenty-fourth within the 2023 version and scored a tenth-place end in school within the rain-shortened Stage #3; whereas not categorized as a finisher as a result of retiring from Stage #5, they have been capable of carry their automobile to the end line as a part of the Dakar Expertise.
The youthful Chesneau was beforehand an aerobatic pilot, profitable the FAI World Superior Aerobatic Championships in 2002. He additionally claimed the 2002 and 2004 WAAC Group crowns with the French nationwide workforce, with whom he was a member from 1997 by way of 2008. Stéphane, who runs a building firm on the island of Réunion, has competed in enduro.
The CR6 is Century’s present major rally raid mannequin, with ten appearing on the 2023 Dakar Rally beneath the Century Racing Manufacturing facility Group, Astara Team, Coronel Racing, and Off Street Idea banners. The manufacturing unit workforce, which had Brian Baragwanath and Mathieu Serradori as drivers, fielded an upgraded model of the CR6 dubbed the CR6-T with a turbo engine. Following Dakar, Century has began improvement of the Century CR7 for competitors within the increased T1+ subcategory.
Century is a reasonably widespread and inexpensive choice for these hoping to race within the top-flight T1 class however don’t need to spend an excessive amount of on premier automobiles just like the Toyota Hilux. The CR6 is positioned within the T1.2 subdivision for diesel four-wheel-drive modified vehicles.
Skybox intends to disclose the Chesnaus’ new CR6 “earlier than the tip of June.”
