South African teenager becomes youngest top class driver to win a Dakar Rally stage
[Japan Today] - 01/7/2025
Nineteen-year-old Saood Variawa of South Africa became the youngest top-class driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally on Tuesday. The previous record was 22, set last…
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[Japan Today] - 7/01/2025
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