2026 Sonora Rally | SS3, Day 3
Photos by WESTx1000 Day Three of the 2026 Sonora Rally pushed competitors from Caborca to La Salina across the longest and most demanding stage of the week. With 265 kilometers of dunes, desert, and coastal terrain, racers faced a relentless test of endurance, navigation, and survival. We'll continue sharing daily updates as the rally unfolds.
Stay tuned. Begin Press Release: Stage Three Left a Salty Aftertaste The Longest Stretch of the Sonora Rally, This Special Aimed Racers Towards La Salina Stage 3 of the Sonora Rally expanded into the heart of the event, pushing racers from Caborca toward La Salina across the longest and most demanding day of the week. As competitors made their way toward the start, the desert offered a quiet warning-plentiful bones of eroded animals appeared in their peripheral vision, a chilling reminder that things die here, and purpose-built motos and UTVs are no exception.
From the first kilometers, the stage unfolded as a complete cross-section of Sonora's terrain, combining dunes, open desert, coastal influence, and technical navigation into a single, relentless test. Flat terrain that seemed endless still carried surprises. At one point, a vulture lifted off with a snake carcass in its grasp-a fleeting but stark reminder of the environment surrounding the course.
As the 265 kilometers ticked away, bellowing engine noises hit the dunes, pinging like a submarine's sonar underwater and making it difficult to place where another competitor was swooping in from. It wasn't the kind of day you could overpower-it had to be managed. At the front, results reflected that balance.
In Pro Moto, Adolfo Alonso (#2) claimed the Stage 3 win with a time of 4:42:59, followed closely by Ciaran Naran (#21) and Kyle McCoy (#1). In the Auto category, Jorge Cano and Abelardo Ruanova (#202) delivered a strong performance to take the fastest time in the UTV classes, continuing their steady push. But Stage 3 was less about outright pace and more about survival.
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