Toyota defends desert race title

Leeroy Poulter with another Toyota vehicle came second followed by Gary Bertholdt in the third position. Evan Hutchison won the special vehicles category with a BAT.

As the only multi-day event on the Donaldson cross-country championship’s calendar, the Kahalahari Botswana 1000 desert race is officially classified as a marathon event, which means that teams scored points on each of the race days individually. The results had a significant impact on the championship standings.