VIGOUROUX AND BALDWIN TOGETHER FOR DAKAR 2014

4x4magazine | 13/11/2013 | 0 Comments

TEAM EVR / Jefferies Racing is a newly formed Dakar Team that is built around two extremely experienced racing professionals: Eric Vigouroux and BJ Baldwin. The team is aiming for outright successes in the Dakar 2014 with two new pickup trucks, designed and built in cooperation with Jefferies Racing.

The pair will drive the latest and technically most advanced desert racer, the EVR Proto VX 101 Rally Raid Concept, powered by a LS7 Corvette Racing engine, coupled to a Fortin sequential gearbox.

The EVR prototype VX-101 Rally Raid Concept is an entirely new concept with proven technology. “After several seasons with my Chevrolet Silverado for top honours in the past years we have decided to develop and build a totally new race truck. Based on our experience Jefferies Racing in California, USA, has constructed two competition vehicles. Despite Dakar 2014 being the first real competition for the EVR Proto VX 101 Rally Raid Concept, our goal is to show the world the potential of our team”, said Eric Vigouroux.

The Frenchman, currently living in San Diego, USA, is a veteran off-road racer. He has won almost every rally raid he entered the last four years. In 2010 he became FIA World Cup Champion in the 2WD category and last year Eric Vigouroux was the overall winner of the 2012 Rally of Morocco against all factory teams. In 2014 Eric will contest his 14th Dakar. With fifteen years of experience, a professional team and a totally new, high-performance pickup, Vigouroux definitely has the potential to create some big surprises.

BJ Baldwin is a very well-known rally raid driver in the USA and has competed in all different types of off-road racing. He holds four championships in the last six years with several race wins including the Baja 500 and he drove a HUMMER in Dakar 2010. With great experience and having competed in over 500 desert races, BJ Baldwin can be reckoned to be a top ten finisher in Dakar 2014 and could win some special stages.