MINI All4 Racing to Compete in 2011 Rally Dakar
7 Dec 2010, 11:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After confirming the largest car entry in the history of the Dakar Rally last week – no less than 7 crews in the car category – BMW has provided us with yet another (pleasant) surprise. ...
BMW Confirms Biggest Dakar Lineup in Team History
24 Nov 2010, 11:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW will do everything in its power to finally take the Dakar Rally crown off their German rivals Volkswagen in the cars category. And by that we mean the German manufacturer will line up its bigges...
VW Race Touareg 3 Dakar Challenger Unveiled
22 Aug 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After two months of teasing, German manufacturer Volkswagen finally took the wraps off its new Dakar challenger, the Race Touareg 3. Coming as an evolution of the Race Touareg 2, winner of the 2009 ...
Volkswagen Confirms Updated Touareg 3 for 2011 Dakar Rally
6 Jul 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One good old saying goes like this “If it works, why change it?” Well, that certainly doesn't apply to motor racing, where one victory is not necessarily followed by another one unl...
Volkswagen Confirms Presence in 2011 Dakar Rally
19 Apr 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since the South American continent seems to favor Volkswagen in recent years – of course, we're talking about the Dakar Rally – the German manufacturer has today confirmed its prese...
Dakar Rally Confirmed in South America for 2011
24 Mar 2010, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems that the South American continent is set to become the continuous host of the Dakar Rally, as the Argentine Secretary of State for Tourism Enrique Meyer officially confirmed that the 2011 e...
Sainz Happy for Winning the Dakar Rally "His Way"
18 Jan 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz is arguably one of the happiest men in motor racing these days. After becoming double winner in the World Rally Championship in the early 1990s, the Spanish racer achieved one of the mo...
Carlos Sainz Wins 2010 Dakar Rally
16 Jan 2010, 17:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz clinched his first ever Dakar Rally a few minutes ago, despite crossing the finish line of the last San Rafael to Buenos Aires stage on Saturday behind his title rival and Volkswagen te...
Button Wants to Compete in the Dakar Rally
16 Jan 2010, 15:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button admitted that he would be interested in competing in the Dakar Rally as a privateer. The reigning champion of Formula One is apparently a big fan of the South American event and, durin...
Sainz Grabs 2nd Win in 2010 Dakar Rally, Closens to Overall Victory
15 Jan 2010, 06:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With only a couple of stages to go in the 2010 Rally Dakar, Spanish driver Carlos Sainz seems to have taken a comfortable lead from Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah, for his first ever win in t...
Chicherit Wins First Stage in 2010 Dakar
14 Jan 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The two Dakar Rally contenders will have to work hard until the very last stage of this year's event if they want to clinch the overall win in the South American race. Following the results in ...
Sainz Takes First Win of 2010 Dakar, Extends Overall Lead
13 Jan 2010, 08:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / He is the overall leader in the 2010 Dakar Rally but, until yesterday, he was one of the few front-runners without a single stage win under his belt in this particular event. Obviously, we're t...
Peterhansel Wins Another Dakar Stage from Sainz
8 Jan 2010, 06:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Though he may have little chances of winning another Dakar Rally this year, legendary French driver Stephane Peterhansel proved everyone that he can bounce back from any disastrous situation he may ...
Mark Miller Wins Stage 5 of Dakar, Sainz Moves into Overall Lead
7 Jan 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The fifth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally competition saw Carlos Sainz move into first place overall. The stage from Copiapo to Antofagasta was won by Volkswagen’s Mark Miller, after Stephane Pe...
Gordon Wins Stage 4 of Dakar Rally by One Second
6 Jan 2010, 06:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As we've said yesterday, a new day brings a new stage winner in the 2010 Dakar Rally. Today, it was American racer Robby Gordon to take his Hummer to the top of the time classification in the c...
Peterhansel Wins Stage 3, Takes Dakar Rally Lead
5 Jan 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Another day, another stage winner and yet another overall leader in the 2010 edition of the Dakar Rally. Following the action in Day 3 of the South American event, it is legendary driver Stephane Pe...
Roma Takes Dakar Rally Lead, Spectator Dies after Stage 1
3 Jan 2010, 16:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nani Roma, none other that the former Dakar Rally winner in the motorcycle category, has taken off to a 2-minute lead in this year’s car competition. The BMW driver managed to outscore his nea...
Robby Gordon Aims for 2010 Dakar Win
29 Dec 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the Dakar Rally ready to roll in a few days, most of the event's main contenders are now preparing the last details of their racing programmes for the South American adventure next month. ...
Katayama Rescued Alive in Mt. Fuji Climbing Attempt
18 Dec 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Climbing mountains in Japan can become dangerous, as former F1 driver Ukyo Katayama found that out for himself in recent days. As reported by the Yomiuri newspaper on Friday, the 46-year old former ...
KTM Confirmed for the 2010 Dakar Rally
15 Dec 2009, 11:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though recent rule ambiguities would have seen a completely KTM-free 2010 Dakar Rally, the Austrian manufacturer confirmed its presence for the competition which is due to start from the Argentine c...