Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders is on the verge of racing into Australian motorsports history as just the second man from his country to win a coveted Dakar Rally title.
With just one short, sharp stage left after a draining two-week Saudi Arabian slog in the world's toughest motor race, the Yarra Valley motorcyclist needs just to protect a substantial nine-minute lead over the final 131km loop around Subaytah, including 61km against the clock, to follow his pal Toby Price into the record books.
Realistically, only a mechanical calamity or accident can now topple the 30-year-old's magisterial progress, having led ever since he dominated the prologue as he seeks to emulate Price's 2016 and 2019 motorcycle triumphs.
