Off Piste Journey‘s trio of riders for the Sonora Rally on 24–28 April won’t be essentially the most embellished group, with two being new faces to the world of rally raid, however they actually pack a punch within the title division as Jordan Dukes and Luke Stalker be a part of the returning Matthew Ransom.
Ransom boasts essentially the most expertise at Sonora by advantage of being the one one to even race there. In his début in 2020, he completed eighth general and third within the Highway to Dakar subcategory for riders aspiring to compete within the Dakar Rally. His second try in 2022 ended with retirement after three phases.
Dukes primarily competed in hare scrambles, a type of off-road bike racing on closed circuits, earlier than starting a transition to rally raid.
Stalker is even newer to the self-discipline as Sonora will likely be his rally raid début. Having rode bikes since he was three, he has additionally raced in hare scrambles in addition to enduro. In early April, he entered the AMA US Onerous Enduro Collection’ Snake Chunk occasion in Texas, ending twenty-eighth general and seventeenth within the Professional class.
All three are eligible for the Road to Dakar, with the winner of the category incomes free admission into the 2024 Dakar Rally.
