Howes Holds
Rallye Du Maroc
Lead After Two
Stages
H
usqvarna's Skyler Howes holds a
1:40-second lead over KTM's two-time
Dakar Champion, Toby Price after two stages
of the 2022 Rallye du Maroc in Morocco.
A pair of fourth-place finishes on stages
one and two saw Howes leapfrog stage one winner,
former Yamaha factory man Ross Branch (Hero Mo-
torsports) and second-placed Luciano Benavides
(Husqvarna), while third- and sixth-place finishes
across the opening two stages for Price sees the
Australian second overall heading into day three.
"The organizers really challenged us all today
with some difficult-to-find waypoints, and I think
it was a tough day for everyone, on the whole,"
Howes said. "There were some tracks with a
waypoint at the end that were especially hard to
find. The wind had hidden the tracks so much that
it was really tricky to know if you were in the right
place. After that we hit the dunes and that was also
a real challenge. They were super soft, but there
had been some rain, too, that made them extra
difficult to ride."
Behind Howes, Price and Benavides after two
stages were Branch's former Yamaha factory team-
mate Adrien Van Beveren (Honda), former Dakar
winner Ricky Brabec (Honda) and Branch rounding
out the top six.
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IN
THE
WIND
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Skyler Howes is
keeping his powder
dry after two stages
of the Rallye du
Maroc with the
overall lead.
Wilson To Fire Power Honda
D
ean Wilson, who recently announced he's
finishing off his racing career in supercross,
has signed with Fire Power Honda. The veteran
racer who last competed on the Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Team in the U.S. both indoors and
out, will compete in the upcoming two-round
World Supercross Championship (WSX), next
year's AMA Supercross Championship and
select rounds of the Australian Supercross
Series. In the WSX and Australia races, he'll
compete on sister team Honda Genuine Fire
Power Honda Racing.
"I'm very excited to join the Fire Power
Honda team in America, as well as the Hon-
da Genuine Fire Power Honda Racing squad
in WSX," said Wilson. "The CRF450R is a
proven bike, and I know that I can achieve a lot
with the team of people that is in place here. There
is going to be a lot of experience and knowledge
under the tent—I'm really happy that I have landed
here."
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Dean Wilson has
found a new home
at Fire Power Honda
(U.S.) and sister
team Honda Genuine
Fire Power Honda
Racing (WSX).
