DAKAR PROVEN™
Since its inception in 1977, the Dakar Rally has pushed the limits of both man and machine across Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Widely regarded as one of the most remote and demanding off-road races in the world, it spans roughly two weeks in a multi-stage format, covering thousands of miles through diverse and treacherous terrain. Conquering these challenges and reaching the podium earns our Bead Grip® wheels and the athletes who run them the title Dakar Proven™. Explore galleries and highlights from Dakar and Method athletes.
DAKAR GALLERY
It has been an intense career so far for our guy Ricky Brabec, signed up for his first Dakar Rally at just 24 years of age. Ricky does however have a lengthy list of titles to back him up. The Californian 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 list didn’t go unnoticed to Team HRC who scouted young Brabec 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 2020 Ricky made history as the first American to win the Dakar Rally.
The Dakar Rally is the most remote, longest, and toughest off-road race in the world. To compete you need a vehicle built specifically to handle the grueling two week/ 14 stage (plus a prologue) rally and traverse the remote desert of Saudi Arabia. Because of the terrain, you'll often see coverage of the rally from the air via helicopters. Marian Chytka and his MCH photography team on the other hand, navigate out onto the course through massive dunes and razor sharp rock beds to capture incredible shots you can't get anywhere else. To accomplish this daunting task, Marian built out this 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser (LC100) with a slew of upgrades, custom fab work, and Method 706 Bead Grip wheels.
