The Baja Morocco won’t solely be Gonçalo Guerreiro‘s first time racing within the desert, however his first in a Challenger-class car. On Friday, he introduced he’ll race a Taurus T3 Max within the occasion for BBR Motorsport with Enio Bozzano as his navigator.
“I’m tremendous excited to announce this new problem alongside with BBR construction, driving the Taurus by BBR,” mentioned Guerreiro. “It marks a totally new chapter for me, with a unique automotive than what I’m used to drive however I’m trying ahead to adapt my driving to abandon and enhance daily.”
Guerreiro is without doubt one of the prime drivers within the Portuguese Cross-Nation Championship (Campeonato Portugal de Todo-o-terreno), profitable the T4 (SSV) title in 2022. He’s presently second within the standings with 56 factors, trailing João Monteiro by thirty with back-to-back wins on the Baja TT de Lagos and Baja TT Norte de Portugal. Nevertheless, he’ll skip the upcoming Baja TT Sharish Gin on 19–22 September to concentrate on Morocco, even at the price of a second championship.
In April, he made his first World Rally-Raid Championship début when the sequence got here to his dwelling nation for the BP Final Rally-Raid. He received the Prologue however was pressured to retire after three phases with a mechanical failure.
He crossed over into neighbouring Spain in late July for the Baja España Aragón, a part of the FIA World Baja Cup, and received the SSV class. Two weeks prior, he introduced his entry for Baja Morocco.
Guerreiro usually races a Polaris RZR Professional R Sport for JB Racing, whereas the Taurus is a step up because it races within the larger Challenger class for race purpose-built SSVs. The Taurus is without doubt one of the prime Challenger vehicles in the present day, profitable its class on the Dakar Rally in January.
“I’m very pleased to welcome Gonçalo to the staff for the Baja SSV Morocco,” mentioned BBR supervisor Loic Bonnevie. “We’re going to have an awesome race and I imagine that he is without doubt one of the future prime drivers in off-road racing.”
The Baja Morocco will happen on 23–27 September.
