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The 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas was the first season of the reformed FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja-style rally raid events for cars, buggies, side-by-sides, and trucks held in multiple countries. The championship was last held in 2010, after which the baja events were combined with the longer cross-country rallies to form the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.
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The 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas is the second season of the reformed FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja-style rally raid events for cars, buggies, and side-by-sides held in multiple countries.
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Austin Jones is an American off-road racing driver. He won the Dakar Rally in 2022 in the SSV T4 category. He also won the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in the SSV T4 category and is a 2x Baja 1,000 winner and SCORE International Champion in the Trophy Truck Spec Class.
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- ↑ "Classifications". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ "Teenager Sella wins Africa Eco Race". euronews. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
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