In 2021, contemporary off his third Dakar Rally Quad class victory, Ignacio Casale determined to change to the a lot bigger Vans with Buggyra Racing. After two years of piloting a Tatra Phoenix for the workforce, he introduced Monday that he has left the organisation. His 2023 plans weren’t instantly revealed.
“On this put up I need to inform you that I not belong to the @buggyra_racing @tatratrucks workforce,” began Casale’s entry. “I need to thank the complete Buggyra workforce for these two incredible 2 seasons that we lived collectively on my Tatra truck. Thanks for trusting me and giving me the chance to drive the spectacular Tatra. Thanks additionally to my boss, Martin Koloc, who grew to become an awesome buddy. I’m certain that simply is a “see you quickly”. Quickly I’ll report on my future and Dakar 2023. I hug everybody.”
Casale made his Dakar début within the Vans in 2010, the place he shared an Atakama along with his father Francisco and completed twenty-sixth. He moved to Bikes for simply the next 12 months earlier than committing to the Quads. In eight tries, he took the Quad win in 2014, 2018, and 2020. He additionally entered the SSV class in 2019.
In search of a brand new problem, he returned to Truck racing with Buggyra in 2021 and completed ninth. His 2022 Rally noticed a pair of stage retirements however ended on a powerful word as he positioned third within the final leg and labeled twenty-seventh. Whereas he was in a position to end each tries, he struggled with mechanical points all through his Buggyra Dakar tenure. For instance, Stage #5 of the 2022 race noticed Casale arrive on the bivouac late on account of main engine issues that knocked him out of the earlier leg, and he was in a position to muster velocity for a top-ten run earlier than his Phoenix misplaced cylinders and its turbocharger.
Outdoors of Dakar, he primarily competes in home cross-country rallies in his native Chile akin to final month’s Atacama Rally.
Buggyra has not introduced Casale’s successor within the Tatra for 2023. The Czech outfit is fielding an SSV for the “Dakar Sistaz”, twins Aliyyah and Yasmeen Koloc, who race for the workforce within the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and sports activities vehicles. Josef Machacek, the 2009 Quad and 2021 Gentle Prototype winner, completed twenty-fifth in SSV with Buggyra in 2022 and in addition presently competes within the Euro Series.
