Although one vehicle is better suited for the rally than another, the Morocco Desert Challenge is open to all types of vehicles: 4×4’s, buggies, motorbikes, quads, SSV’s and trucks.
The Morocco Desert Challenge is not an official FIA/FIM rally. This means we are more flexible when it comes to allowing “special” vehicles. However, some important safety measures should be taken into consideration. In this section we tell you which minimum requirements exist per vehicle-category:
All types of off-road motorbikes are allowed, but try to avoid bikes of more than 160 kg. All types of quads are allowed: 4×2 race quads, 4×4 quads, ATV’s.
For all motorbike & quad riders (in all categories): it is compulsory to wear protective clothing at all times during the rally and during the ‘liaisons’.
For those participating in the ‘Rally PRO’ category, a personal race-insurance is compulsory (can be purchased via the organisation).
Other material, to carry on the bike/quad at all times:
Motorbikes & quads need to have a fuel autonomy of minimum 250 kms. Normally speaking the distance between fuel provisioning points (check points) is around 200-220 km, but one needs to consider extra kilometres as a result of navigation mistakes or extra fuel consumption in for instance the dunes.
All types of SSV's are allowed
For SSV riders, it is compulsory to wear protective clothing at all times during the rally and during the ‘liaisons’.
For those participating in the ‘Rally-PRO’ category, a race insurance is obligatory (can be purchased via the organisation).
RAID: no obligations, standard SSV’s are allowed
Other equipment, obligatory to have aboard the SSV at all times:
SSV’s need to have a fuel autonomy of minimum 250 kilometres. Normally speaking the distance between fuel provisioning points (check points) is around 200 km, but one needs to consider extra kilometres as a result of navigation mistakes or extra fuel consumption in for instance the dunes.
All cars and buggies, (prototypes or standard, 4×2 or 4×4) are allowed to register.
Rally PRO: In this categories, the following protective clothing is obligatory:
The vehicle needs to be equipped with the following items:
For those participating in the ‘Rally-PRO’ category, a race insurance is obligatory (can be purchased via the organisation).
RAID: no obligations, standard cars and buggies are allowed
Other equipment, obligatory to have aboard the car/truck at all times (and for all categories):
Cars and buggies need to have a fuel autonomy of minimum 550 km since they cannot use the fuel provisioning during the stages (on the checkpoints).
It’s not always necessary to mount an expensive extra petrol tank. It is allowed to use extra recipients (jerry cans), to secure it in your vehicle and to empty it in your main tank as soon as you can.
Trucks are allowed to register on the condition that all axles are powered (4×4, 6×6, 8×8).
The following protective clothing is obligatory:
The vehicle needs to be equipped with the following items:
For those participating in the ‘Rally-PRO’ category, a race insurance is obligatory (can be purchased via the organisation).
RAID: no obligations, standard trucks are allowed
Other equipment, obligatory to have aboard the car at all times (and for all categories):
Trucks need to have a fuel autonomy of minimum 650 km since they cannot use the fuel provisioning during the stages (on the checkpoints).
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