Dakar
The 12 days of the Dakar
A closer look at the numbers behind arguably motorsport’s toughest event. We’re still in the 12 days of Christmas but what of the 12 stages of Dakar? Arguably motorsport’s most arduous course gets under way on January 2 in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, stage one’s 454 kilometres a mere dent in the marathon course …
Gordon Enlists Creed For Dakar 2016
Robby Gordon and Team SPEED are returning to compete in the 2016 Dakar Rally in full force with Two super car HST Gordini’s contending for the overall win. Gordon will drive his familiar bright orange #312 SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires/ TRAXXAS entry; while 2015 Stadium SUPER Trucks Champion, and X Games Gold Medalist Sheldon Creed, joins …
OFFICIAL 2016 DAKAR ROUTE
Today, the stages of the 2016 edition of Dakar have been unveiled which will see the event kicking off in Lima, Peru and travelling through Bolivia to the Rosario finish line in Argentina. The schedule is: 3/01 – Stage 1: Lima – Pisco 4/01 – Stage 2: Pisco – Nazca 5/01 – Stage 3: Nazca …
Al-Attiyah On Top After Stage 4 at Dakar
For the fourth consecutive time, a MINI ALL4 Racing proved to be the fastest vehicle of the day. In the first real dune stage of the 2015 Dakar, Qatar Rally Team driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and his navigator Mathieu Baumel (FRA) celebrated their second stage win, followed by Nani Roma (ESP) and Michel Périn (FRA) …
Aussie Isuzu Team Out Of Dakar
Despite being ready and waiting at the Stage 4 start line, the Dakar Race Director has not allowed Isuzu Motorsports to restart Dakar. Isuzu Motorsports did not make the cut off time to start Stage 3 and as such, were forbidden from starting Stage 4. Just 80 kilometres from reaching the end of Dakar’s longest stage, …
Dakar Heats Up – Stage 2 & 3 Wrap
STAGE 2 – VILLA CARLOS PAZ > SAN JUAN Stage 2 of the 2015 Dakar was designed to unsettle even the most experienced competitors with 518 kilometres of hostile terrain. Penalised by two minutes for speeding on Stage 1, Nasser Al-Attiyah was determined to show that he was by far and away the fastest on the tracks during a …
READY, SET, GO! DAKAR STAGE 1 WRAP
STAGE 1 – BUENOS AIRES > VILLA CARLOS PAZ Scrutineering and the formalities are complete, Robby Gordon has launched the Gordini off the start podium in Buenos Aires and the 2015 has now begun with a 170km special section combined with 663km of liaison, where they will travel from Buenos Airies to Villa Carlos Paz. The …
Coconutters Aim for Dakar Top 10
Back for his fourth attempt at Dakar, the Cairns based driver Geoff Olholm is targeting a top ten finish in the #331 Coconut Racing Team Overdrive prepared Toyota Hilux. The red Hilux has been treated to a major facelift in preparation for the 9,000km, 14 day race which starts in Buenos Aires, then heads over the …
Aussie Isuzu Team Ready For Dakar
Australian team Isuzu Motorsports is ready to compete in the gruelling Dakar off-road endurance race that begins with a ceremonial start in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2015. In an Isuzu MU-X ‘International FIA T2’ production class car sporting race number 407, Western Australian driver Adrian Di Lallo and co-driver Harry Suzuki (NSW) will cover 9,111 …
HINO TEAM SUGAWARA GETS READY FOR DAKAR 2015
The world’s most experienced truck rally team has been refining its vehicles through testing and competition this year with the aim of claiming its sixth successive class victory at the 2015 Dakar Rally. 2015 also marks 25 years since Hino became the first Japanese manufacturer to enter the rally in 1991. Hino Team Sugawara has …
Wildcat Set to Tackle Australian Safari
Arctic Cat’s class leading Wildcat X is set to tackle the ultimate off-road challenge when it takes on the iconic Australasian Safari cross-country rally next week. With sponsorship and technical support from Arctic Cat Australia, Arctic Cat Perth and Quadparts.com.au, Team Arctic Cat G2 Rallye Racing has entered a 2014 Wildcat X in the Australasian …
Monster Energy X-raid Team wins Desafio Inca
Nani Roma (ESP) and Michel Périn (FRA) gave the Monster Energy X-raid Team the win in Peru’s Desafio Inca. With their MINI ALL4 Racing, the pairing won all the six special stages that had to be contested over the course of the three-day event. At the end of some 1000 kilometres and 13 hours …