Manama, Jan. 13 -- Stage nine of the Dakar Rally took competitors around a looped stage, leaving and returning to Neom; 579km in total, with 114km of road and 465km of special stage driving.
Bahrain Raid Xtreme driver, Nani Roma, was reunited with his support team after two days of the marathon stage, with no overnight assistance. Roma began the day's stage on the shores of the Red Sea, tracking the coast for a stage of mixed driving conditions; sandy coastline followed by rocky terrain. The two-time Dakar Rally winner experienced almost no problems throughout the lengthy stage, paying testament to the Hunter's competitiveness, returning the BRX T1 car to the bivouac in an almost immaculate condition, despite a long and testing day of driv...