It has been an intense career so far for youngster Ricky Brabec who signed up for his first Dakar Rally at just 24 years of age. The American, does however, have a lengthy list of titles to back him up; he. had his best season to date in 2014, when he achieved the three most prestigious titles in desert racing: the Hare & Hound, Best in the Desert and Score, collecting the Baja 1000, Baja 500 and the Baja 250. Such an impressive honours list didn’t go unnoticed to Team HRC who scouted the youngster before inviting him to take part in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in early 2015, his first international participation, where he was the top Junior and fifth overall. After an injury, he returned to the Hare & Hound, winning the last race.

In the Dakar Rally, he won the 2020 edition and made history in American motorsport as the first American to win the Dakar Rally. In 2021 he was again on the podium, finishing in second after winning four stages.

The Monster Energy Honda HRC rider was forced to withdraw from the 2023 Dakar Rally after a crash, but bounced back a year later to take his second victory at the world's toughest event.

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