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Persol heads back to Dakar to support the Lucky Explorer Racing Team.

Written by MIDO | 12/22/2022

Two international icons of Italian motor culture, with a shared vision – between the 31 st of December 2022 and the 15th of January 2023, Persol and Lucky Explorer will face one of the world’s most intimidating off-road races with their eyes set on riding the least-travelled terrain.

The team
Piloting the team’s ambitions through rock, sand and the unrelenting emptiness of the Saudi Arabian desert, Ottavio Missoni Jr. – whose lifetime passion has always been exploring uncharted territories on two wheels and collecting them – makes his Dakar début in the Rally2 category alongside seasoned dust rider and four times Dakar participant, Cesare Zacchetti in the Original category by Motul.

Persol Protector
Driven by their talent, courage, and dedication, the Lucky Explorer Team will mark out the course of an authentic quest for adventure, with the Persol Protector framing their look from start to finish. Designed to push the limits in impeccable style – with its symbolic round metal shape and distinctive black leather blinders – this patented symbol of pioneering style will be featured in all official race shots. Also present on the team’s racing masks, livery and racing jackets, the Persol logo will underwrite the unique energy of this adrenalin-fueled desert race with a name that defines the art of transforming functional design into something that goes places.