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Tork Craft tools is celebrating brand ambassador Ross Branch clinching the 2024 World Rally Raid Motorcycle Championship. Botswana rider Branch, who is also a triple former South African Cross Country racing champion, wrapped his title up with a fine third place in the Moroccan Rally last week. 

“We have a world champion in our midst!” Tork Craft tools marketing boss Ryan Hunt confirmed. “Congratulations to Ross Branch on becoming the first African rider to ever win the World Rally Raid Championship, and all the better for doing so with a Tork Craft badge on his arm! On behalf of all at Tork Craft, every Botswanan, South African and African, we salute our latest motorsport hero on an incredible achievement.”

Ross Branch commenced his 2024 World Championship campaign with a brilliant second place at the Dakar Rally in January. He repeated the feat with second in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge a month later, as he moved into the lead of a championship he would not lose, backing that up with fifth place in both Portugal in April and in Argentina in June. 

That was enough to ensure that Ross needed only to finish in Morocco to take the title in the 2500 kilometre Rallye Du Maroc, made even tougher by unseasonal rains. That was never enough to stop Ross from riding his Hero home a fine third overall to wrap the title up with his third podium, and fifth top five finish in five 2024 starts.

“We are truly proud of our new Tork Craft World Champion.” Ryan Hunt concludes. “Ross is one of many top racers who swears by our products, so it is a huge moment for us that one of our riders come out on top of the world. Once again, well done Ross Branch!”

World Champion Ross Branch will now focus on Dakar 2025, where the objective simply has to be to go one better on his second place this year. The World Championship also visits South Africa for the first time in 2025, when local fans will get the chance to support their Rally Raid heroes first hand at the third round South African Safari Rally at Sun City from 18 to 21 May. The new season commences at Dakar ‘25 on 3 January.