Brazilian duo’s Dakar hopes survive pirate attack on cargo ship carrying car

Everything seemed ready for Varela’s Dakar debut. A member of a traditional Brazilian motorsport family, the South American Rally Raid champion was preparing to compete for the first time in the biggest rally-raid in the world, alongside navigator Bozzano, when the project suffered a serious blow. During Christmas time with his family in Brazil, Varela received news that the cargo ship carrying …Keep reading