THE DAKAR DREAM TEAM
As motorsport continues to grapple with the issues du jour of sustainability and diversity, we are presented with an endless parade of initiatives that lay claim to reducing our carbon footprint and making ours a more accepting and inclusive sport. But let’s be frank: many of these initiatives may prove to be the work of snake oil salesmen looking to find a new way to make a quick buck or simply to be heard saying the right thing.
Such an accusation cannot be levelled at Team Excite: a new all-female team that is aiming to make an impact on the Rally-Raid world and achieve honours on the Dakar. The team certainly made all the right noises about ‘redressing the gender imbalance’but equally we are talking about rallying here, the discipline with arguably the highest achievements recorded by women in the entire world of motorsport.
Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom, Michele Mouton and Fabrizia Pons, Louise Aitken-Walker and Tina Thorner – these are the superstars who represent the many hundreds of women who
