The Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race is the premier off-road racing event held in Southern Africa, and is the biggest race on the ABSA Championship. It’s a race that takes place in Botswana, over a distance of 1000km and a different course is laid out each year.
The Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race has proved to be an exciting and rewarding environment for off-road racing, and has even been called the “Comrades Marathon” of off-road races. This endurance race has a diverse selection of participants, including motorcyclists and quad bikers from …
The results are here…
We gave you a sample from day one the night the race began…
Please use the link below to download the spectator map, which is in PDF format - the file is approx 3.9mb
Spectator Map
Here are a few pictures from the launch of the Toyota Desert Race shop in Game City.
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A tougher than ever route is the daunting prospect facing competitors on the 2009 Toyota 1000 Desert Race, round four of the Absa off-road Championship, in Botswana from 19 to 21 June.
The event marks the halfway mark in this year’s national championship and, while competitors face a tough weekend, it is a challenge they will relish. The TDR is the only long-distance event on the calendar, and is regarded by the off-road fraternity as the Comrades Marathon of the Absa series.
“The route once again takes in the usual thick sand, …