30 May 2013, 13:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Motor France and Red Bull are happy to announce they signed famous cross-country rally rider Cyril Despres as the main pilot of the team. Despres' team mate will be fellow-countryman Mic...
20 Mar 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been around 2 months since the end of the 2013 Dakar Rally, but this means there are only 10 months or so remaining until the next edition kicks off. At least that's the way the guys ...
2 Mar 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In order to celebrate their back-to-back Dakar Rally win, MINI built a special edition JCW Countryman All4 Dakar edition in collaboration with their drivers, Stephane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottr...
21 Jan 2013, 10:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now that the 2013 Dakar is over, after more than 8000 km (5,000 miles) across 14 stages and crossing three countries, it's time for looking back and start building strategies for the 2014 compe...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Giniel de Villiers clinched his first win in the 2009 Dakar Rally, mastering the sand dunes of the Neuquen to San Rafael stage in 5h47:43. The South-African did most things right on yesterday's...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz won Stage 4 of the Dakar Rally after a thrilling battle with Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah. The Spaniard did not leave his rival's win a day before unanswered and clinched the 459...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi Motor Corporation today announced that the Racing Lancer model registered for FIA Cup will feature a turbodiesel engine for improved performance. The new engine will debut on November 2 i...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz is the new leader of the 2009 Dakar Rally. The Spaniard made little mistakes in Santa Rosa to Puerto Madryn stage on Sunday and clinched the overall lead after first day leader Nassar A...
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nasser Al-Attiyah knew he had to step up his game and do few mistakes on Monday in order to still have a shot at winning the Dakar Rally this year, and that's exactly what he did on Stage 3 of ...
23 Jan 2012, 01:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While most car enthusiasts agree that Formula 1 is the apogee of motor racing, there’s one competition that really sends shivers down your spine. Called “The Dakar Rally” but also ...
18 Jan 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / David and Goliath, the hare and the tortoise, Germany vs the US, MINI vs Hummer. That’s what this year’s Dakar Rally, which has moved from Africa to South America, was all about.
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17 Jan 2011, 14:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Needless to say, his maiden Dakar Rally victory in career is top of the list when talking about the motorsport achievements of Qatari rally driver Nasser Al-Attiyah. The Volkswagen competitor drove ...
6 Jan 2011, 08:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz means serious business in this year's Dakar Rally, as he recorded his 3rd win in 4 stages in the South American event and stretched his overall winning record to no less than 20 st...
5 Jan 2011, 07:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz did not continue his winning streak in the 2011 Dakar Rally on Tuesday, but it was still a Volkswagen Touareg to reach San Salvador de Jujuy in first place at the end of Stage 3. This t...
3 Jan 2011, 18:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz approached this year’s Dakar Rally with modesty and decided to take each day as it comes, and so far this strategy could not have paid off better. The reigning champion of the eve...
3 Jan 2011, 08:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz and Volkswagen began their title defense in the Dakar Rally perfectly in 2011, after the Spaniard scored the fastest times at all Stage 1 control points of the South American event to e...
28 Dec 2010, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only three days are left before the start of the most impressive motorsport challenge in the world, the Dakar Rally. With all the big names lined up in Buenos Aires for the 2011 edition of the famou...
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...
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...
27 Apr 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating Super Tenere’s arrival to Europe, Yamaha is organizing a charity event for the Riders for Health organization. Dubbed “Ride for Life 2010,” the adventure ride will fea...