When the Dakar Rally officially discontinued the ATV category at the end of the 2024 event, I thought that was more or less the final nail in the coffin for ATVs. I foresaw a quick decline in popularity over the next few years, and more races dropping the category. Thankfully, not only was I wrong, but the opposite happened.
ATVs hadn't raced at the Red Bull Erzbergrodeo, often touted as the hardest off-road race in the world, since 2018. But thanks to Segway teaming up with Red Bull, they're back as of 2026. The new class is called the Segway Quad Challenge.
