Sebastien Loeb Wins 7th Monte Carlo Rally
21 Jan 2013, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year's edition of the Monte Carlo Rally, as part of the World Rally Championship, went to French driver Sebastien Loeb, who has now won the famed rally venue for the seventh time, despite ...
2013 Dakar Final Stage Bikes Special Start Delayed Due to Clouds
19 Jan 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It seems like at the moment of writing the bikes still haven't started the final special stage of the 2013 Dakar. The Start was scheduled in La Serena for early in the morning, but low-altitude...
2013 Dakar: Lopez Takes Stage 13, Despres Still the Overall Leader
19 Jan 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With only one more stage in the 2013 Dakar, there is still room for serious racing, as things aren't yet decided. Chaleco Lopez triumphed in Stage 13 on home ground and is highly motivated for ...
2013 Dakar: Verhoeven Takes Stage 12, Injured Barreda Comes Third
18 Jan 2013, 07:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With a comfortable lead Frenchman Despres took thing easy in the 12th stage of the 2013 Dakar, preferring to rather help his team mate Ruben Faria and remain on the safe side to taking unnecessary r...
2103 Dakar: Stage 12 with Barreda Bort Still in the Race after Yesterday's Injury
17 Jan 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We can now confirm that Joan Barreda Bort took off in the 12th stage of the 2013 Dakar. There were serious fears that Barreda could retire from the rally after the shoulder injury he sustained yeste...
2013 Dakar: Stage 11 and the Hardships of the Fiambala Dunes
17 Jan 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2013 Dakar riders have had a hard time during the Stage 11: rain kept dust and dirt to the ground making visibility no longer a problem for the competitors following in the wake of the front-ru...
2013 Dakar: Stage 11 Means Dangerous Dunes Prone to Cause Navigation Errors
16 Jan 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Heat is building up in the 2013 Dakar Rally with only 3 stages left in this tough competition. Stage 11 links La Rioja and Fiambala in Argentina, and brings 256 km of liaison and a short but hard 2...
Volkswagen to Debut Polo R WRC at Monte Carlo Rally on January 16
15 Jan 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The rally version of the new Polo R, the WRC variant, to be more specific, will make its competition debut at the Monte Carlo rally, on January 16 - tomorrow. The all-wheel drive Polo, powered by a ...
2013 Dakar: Stage 8 Is Rain Meets Pampas
14 Jan 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 8 of the 2013 Dakar meant a little bit of changing in the rding manner as the competition moved to the Argentinian plains (pampas) and rain took over the rally. After hard times in the dry des...
2013 Dakar: Thomas Bourgin Dies after Crashing into a Chilean Police Car
12 Jan 2013, 12:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a sad day for France, KTM and Dakar fans, as this tough raally claims yet another victim, French KTM rider Thomas Bourgin. Bourgin was only 25 and this was his first Dakar presence. So ...
2013 Dakar: Rookie Caselli Takes Stage 7
12 Jan 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nice surprise for the Stage 7 of the 2013 Dakar held between Calama and Salta: Kurt Caselli, placeholder for KTM's last year champion Marc Coma, takes the stage, and proves again that rookies a...
Five-Pot Heaven - Audi Quattro Rally Car Loud Acceleration
11 Jan 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Audi Sport Quattro S1 isn`t only a part of Group B rally racing from the 1980s, but it goes even further than that - it defined the sport and everything changed once it arrived on the scene. Wei...
2013 Dakar: Full KTM Podium in Stage 6, Top 3 Overall Are French
11 Jan 2013, 07:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 6 of the 2013 Dakar (Arica- Calama) brings a full podium for KTM, with Chile's Lopez in the 1st position, followed by Portuguese Faria and the favorite Despres in third. However, in t...
2013 Dakar: French Yamaha Riders Take Stage 5, KTM Gets Podium, Too
10 Jan 2013, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 5 meant a good race for the Yamaha bikes, with two Frenchmen (Casteu and Pain) finishing in the first 2 positions and Spaniard Pedrero on a KTM coming in 3rd. Favorite Cyril Despres keeps ...
Audi Quattro Rally Car Gets Tail Out - Breaks Electricity Pole in Half
9 Jan 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The original five-cylinder turbocharged monster, the rally version of the Audi Quattro, is probably the best known rally car of the 1980s. With its rakish coupe styling, angular design, flared wheel...
Dakar-Spec MINI Countryman Lands Badly After Dune Jump
9 Jan 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Dakar Rally is one of the most grueling off-road racing challenges one could ever dream of trying. It is such a difficult event, that even those who have experience still fear it. Now, moving th...
2013 Dakar: Despres' Hesitations in Stage 4 Cost Him Time
9 Jan 2013, 10:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we reported earlier, Joan Barreda Bort took Stage 4 of the 2013 Dakar for his team Husqvarna by Speedbrain. Despite him starting the race in position 24, it looks like barreda managed to find the...
2013 Dakar: Barreda Bort Takes Stage 4, Pain Becomes Overall Leader
8 Jan 2013, 21:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here we are at the end of the Stage 4 of the 2013 Dakar rally. This day was a long one, with the riders having to cover a 429 km special stage coupled with a 289 km liaison. The fourth Dakar day&rsq...
Termignoni Exhausts, Back in Dakar after 19 Years
8 Jan 2013, 12:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been 19 years since Termignoni exhausts have equipped a Dakar motorcycle. Back then, those glorious years saw Edi Orioli winning the 1994 and 1996 Dakars, riding a Cagiva Elefant 900 and a...
2013 Dakar: Chivite and His Bultaco Withdraw, Along with Other 17 Riders
8 Jan 2013, 10:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember Ignacio Chivite, the privateer riding in the Dakar Rally with the old Bultaco? Well, it looks like the 2013 Dakar was no better than his last rallies: Chivite withdraws during Stage 2,s o h...