A top athlete and a trained commercial pilot from Botswana, Ross Branch is a three-time South African cross country champion and a seven-time winner of the Botswana 1000 Desert Race, which earned him the nickname “Kalahari Ferrari”.
see photosRoss Branch will join Hero for the Abu Dhabi Desert Race Challenge in March 2022
After a successful outing at the 2022 Dakar Rally, in which the team took their first stage win, Hero MotoSports Team Rally has announced Ross Branch as one of their latest additions to the rider line-up. A top athlete and a trained commercial pilot from Botswana, Branch is a three-time South African cross country champion and a seven-time winner of the Botswana 1000 Desert Race, which earned him the nickname “Kalahari Ferrari”. Ross will participate in future rallies wearing hero colors alongside Joaquim Rodrigues, Franco Cami, Aaron Mare, Sebastian Bühler and CS Santosh.
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Ross Branch will ride at Hero MotoSports alongside Joaquim Rodrigues, Sebastian Bühler, Franco Cami, Aaron Mare and CS Santosh.
Wolfgang “Wafy” Fischer, Team Manager, Hero Motosports Team Rally, said, “Right after our historic win at the Dakar Rally, we are excited to make a strong addition to our team. In almost six years, we have reached a solid footing. We have reached the stage of performance, and it is an opportune time for us to welcome top talent like Ross Branch to the team. Ross and Franco were both teammates a few years ago, and I am glad they are together again I also remember with gratitude and pride, how Ross stayed to help Sebastian Bühler after the accident in Abu Dhabi last year. I am sure that his rich experience and camaraderie with other riders this season and beyond. The latter will give a huge boost to our team’s performance.. Currently, the team is preparing for the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge to be held in March, and we are excited to have Ross representing the team along with Jerrod, and Franco Joe Were well after his injury last year. Sebastian and Santosh are still recovering Their honor has been injured, and we are both Wishing him a speedy recovery.”
Ross Branch, Rider, Hero Motosports Team Rally said, “I am thrilled and extremely honored to be joining a team that is making headlines for all the right reasons. I have been tracking the growth of Hero Motosports over the years. I have been, and am often amazed by how quickly this young team has made it to the top league. I am joining the team at a good time, and I hope I do my best to deliver great results. I will be able to do the best I can. I look forward to riding with some of the best and promising riders in the sport, who are also good friends of mine. I thank Hero MotoCorp for believing in me, and I am passionate about motorcycles and motorcycles. It’s a great honor to represent the world’s largest manufacturer of scooters. In some of the toughest races in the world!”
Ross Branch began his motorsport journey at the young age of five when he competed in his first racing event. Motocross became the launchpad for his foray into motorsports and the rider competed in the MX1 class in motocross, while also foraying into cross-country racing 10 years earlier. He has been enjoying long-distance endurance events ever since.
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Ross Branch has been participating in Dakar for the past four years and was also awarded Rookie of the Year in 2019.
Branch Dakar has been a regular and has been participating in the rally continuously for the past four years. The rider won the rookie category in his Dakar debut in 2019 and took the stage victory in 2020. He also won the opening round of the 2021 FIM Cross Country Rallies Championship in Kazakhstan and finished the championship in 10th place. When not racing, Ryder hosts motorsport training classes at the Khawa Training Academy, which he founded in 2013 with the Botswana Tourism Organization.
Hero MotoSports Team Rally and Ross Branch will come together for the first time at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in March 2022. This is the second round of the newly formed FIM World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC). The team will field three riders including Joaquim Rodrigues and Franco Cami.
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