{"id":15391,"date":"2026-08-27T04:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/va361.com\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T04:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:01:16","slug":"daniel-pycock-ceo-dakar-classic-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/va361.com\/en\/blog\/daniel-pycock-ceo-dakar-classic-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Pycock, CEO of VA 361 Productions, Completes the 2026 Dakar Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VA 361 Productions CEO Daniel Pycock has completed the 2026 Dakar Classic, finishing 84th overall after completing all thirteen stages of the event in Saudi Arabia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Competing under his full name, Daniel Matthew Pycock, he drove car 756\u2014a 1993 Mitsubishi Pajero\u2014with navigator Francisco Javier G\u00f3mez Espigares. The result adds a major endurance milestone to a rally journey that began with the Panda Raid in 2018 and continued through the Desert Trophy and Rally Classics Africa.<\/p>\n<h2>Leadership under pressure<\/h2>\n<p>The Dakar Classic demands consistency, preparation and decision-making across consecutive stages in difficult terrain. Those same disciplines are central to Daniel\u2019s work at VA 361 Productions, where international productions require teams to perform accurately under pressure, across borders and to fixed deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel serves as CEO of VA 361 Productions. Fran G\u00f3mez serves as Co-CEO. Their leadership structure developed through the company\u2019s restructuring and transition from Visionarea to VA 361 Productions between 2020 and mid-2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Dakar result also informs Daniel\u2019s work as a speaker and storyteller, connecting endurance competition with leadership, execution, resilience and long-term personal transformation.<\/p>\n<h2>Verified references<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/danielpycock.com\/dakar-classic\/\">Read the complete Dakar Classic story and watch the film<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dakar.com\/en\/competitor\/756\">View Daniel Pycock\u2019s official Dakar competitor profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/danielpycock.com\/biography\/\">Read Daniel Pycock\u2019s official biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/danielpycock.com\/speaking\/\">Explore Daniel Pycock\u2019s speaking topics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VA 361 Productions CEO Daniel Pycock has completed the 2026 Dakar Classic, finishing 84th overall after completing all thirteen stages of the event in Saudi Arabia. Competing under his full name, Daniel Matthew Pycock, he drove car 756\u2014a 1993 Mitsubishi Pajero\u2014with navigator Francisco Javier G\u00f3mez Espigares. The result adds a major endurance milestone to a &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/va361.com\/en\/blog\/daniel-pycock-ceo-dakar-classic-2026\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Daniel Pycock, CEO of VA 361 Productions, Completes the 2026 Dakar Classic<\/span> Read More 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