2027 Dakar Rally to Feature Longest-Ever 5,320km of Timed Stages, Most Sand Sections Yet in Saudi Arabia

The tougher the course gets, the more maintenance costs for the entered machines probably shoot up too.

Roughly where is King Abdullah Economic City located?

Once it goes dune-heavy, bikes and cars are probably going to split into clear winners and losers.

Breaking records this hard in the 49th edition shows the organizers are pushing hard too.

A record amount of sand sections probably means more scenarios where a navigation mistake flips the standings.

5,320km of timed sections, the longest ever — Dakar keeps getting more brutal every year.