Local teen set for Dakar trial

Scaling the heights: Armstrong will be an observer at the Dakar Rally as he prepares todebut in 2021
Scaling the heights: Armstrong will be an observer at the Dakar Rally as he prepares todebut in 2021

Local biking sensation, Brady Armstrong is joining HT Rally Raid team for the Dakar Rally, scheduled for early next year in the Persian Gulf.

The Lobelo Racing Club Francistown rider has been invited to join the Netherlands-based HT Rally Raid Husqvarna motorcycle team, as an observer for the spectacle that is to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 5 to 17, 2020.

Armstrong has had a good season on bike including a performance at this year’s 1000km Toyota Desert Race in Selebi-Phikwe where he finished the first round of the race in an overall second position before his race was stopped due to a mechanical problem.

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