Sports · Motorsport · 6 hrs ago
Daniel Ricciardo plans a long road trip to Austin for US Grand Prix weekend
Daniel Ricciardo is driving from Arizona to Austin ahead of the US Grand Prix weekend.
The Australian former F1 driver, now a Ford ambassador, was in Lake Havasu for the Ford Raptor Rally.
He plans to take a scenic route of about 1,200 miles, with desert roads and swimming stops along the way.
Ricciardo’s lifestyle brand Enchanté and Ford Racing are hosting a pop-up event in Austin during the race weekend.
It is not clear whether Ricciardo will attend the race at the Circuit of the Americas, where he did not appear last year.
The trip gives him a way to join the Austin festivities after his racing career ended, and the pop-up is planned for the race weekend.
Daniel Ricciardo and his group set out from Lake Havasu, Arizona, on a long road trip to Austin, Texas, ahead of the US Grand Prix weekend.
The trip is expected to cover about 1,200 miles.
Ricciardo had been in Lake Havasu for the third Ford Raptor Rally, attended by Ford Raptor owners.
His lifestyle brand Enchante and Ford Racing are hosting a pop-up event in Austin during the race weekend.
It is unclear whether Ricciardo will attend the race at Circuit of the Americas.
- Who
- Daniel Ricciardo and his group.
- What
- They set out on a long road trip to Austin ahead of the US Grand Prix weekend.
- When
- After the Ford Raptor Rally over the weekend; the trip was due to begin within a couple of days.
- Where
- From Lake Havasu, Arizona, to Austin, Texas.
- Why
- To take part in the US Grand Prix festivities.
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Ricciardo and his group attended the third Ford Raptor Rally in Lake Havasu, Arizona.
Ricciardo and his group set out on the road trip to Austin.
Enchante and Ford Racing are hosting a pop-up event in Austin.
- Starting point
- Lake Havasu, Arizona
- Destination
- Austin, Texas
- Distance
- About 1,200 miles
- Event
- Third Ford Raptor Rally
- Austin event hosts
- Enchante and Ford Racing
What people are saying
Last night we kicked things off in Lake Havasu at the Ford Raptor Rally, and in a couple of days we're taking the long way to Austin. And I mean the lonnnng way. Desert, backroads, swimming holes, all of it. Not gonna lie, I can't wait.
Raptor’s packed. First stop, the Nellie E Saloon. The long road to Austin starts now.