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Title glory on the line as Mantshwabisi hosts finale

Desert race.PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Desert race.PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE

It is desert judgement day next on November 29 as the 2025 Botswana Off-Road Racing Championship (BORRC) roars into action, setting the stage for an all-or-nothing finale.

The Mantshwabisi 300km Desert Race, which is the sixth and final round of the 2025 BORRC, is the country’s only car racing competition. This is a race no team can bluff their way through, from racing's birthplace. The route is savage, the dunes shift, the ruts punish, and every kilometre has the potential to crown a champion or break a season in half.

Mantshwabisi has built a reputation as the stage where titles are won with grit, discipline and a bit of madness.

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