2026 Sonora Rally | SS2, Day 2
Day Two of the 2026 Sonora Rally pushes north from Puerto Libertad to Caborca, delivering a brutal mix of speed, navigation, and punishing desert heat. What began with fast ranch roads quickly turned into a test of precision through dunes, dust, and mechanical attrition, shaking up the standings across multiple classes. We'll be bringing you daily updates as competitors battle deeper into Sonora.
Stay tuned. Begin Press Release: The Fangs Sink In Day Two of the 2026 Sonora Rally Heads to Caborca Day two of the 2026 Sonora Rally turned up the heat, in both the literal and figurative senses. Leaving the seaside of Puerto Libertad, the starting gun pointed onward and upward, sending racers on a northern trajectory inland toward the heart of Mexico and into a blistering 97-degree furnace.
One could almost call the first half of the 252-kilometer stage pleasant. Competitors blitzed across 100 kilometers of near-empty, fast-graded ranch roads lined with dense cacti-a fact Josiah Skagen (#10) learned the hard way when he finished with spiny vegetation embedded in his arm. But that early speed was a trap.
The fast tracks soon gave way to tricky navigational demands, including a treacherous stretch of camel grass and a sudden section of steep, dangerous dunes. Expanses of desert sand have a way of muffling all visible surroundings. As vehicles honed in on the finish, roaring engines cut through the relentless buzzing of flies that populated the heavy air.
But as tires cut deeper into the sand, the fangs of Sonora began to sink into the competitors. Dust became a critical hazard. Rally Enduro rider Alan Mason (#12) saw his strong early pace evaporate in a blind corner.