Officials call off sixth leg of Dakar Rally
Officials called off the sixth leg of the Dakar Rally on Thursday due to dangerous, snowy weather conditions in the Andes, where drivers were to cross Friday from Argentina to … Read More
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Officials called off the sixth leg of the Dakar Rally on Thursday due to dangerous, snowy weather conditions in the Andes, where drivers were to cross Friday from Argentina to … Read More
Stephane Peterhansel The fourth stage of the 2012 Dakar began today, with competitors racing over a 326km special stage, which saw Stephane Peterhansel snatching the victory from Juan Roma. Roma … Read More
Cyril Despres, already a winner in San Juan on the Dakar's last visit in 2010, won again today in the motorcycle category, taking advantage of a major navigational error by … Read More
A French motorcyclist was in critical condition Tuesday after being found unconscious in remote sand dunes during the Dakar Rally. The rally, one of the most dangerous in motor sports, … Read More
UPDATE The death of Argentinean rider Jorge Martinez Boero overshadowed the first day of the Dakar Rally on Sunday in which Russia's Leonid Novitzkiy lead the cars section and Chilean … Read More
The Dakar Rally starts Jan 1 and can be seen on NBC Sports, previously Versus every day for 1 half hour starting Jan 2. Also American Robby Gordon starts 4 … Read More
One of the biggest surprises of the Frankfurt Motor show was the revelation of Bentley considering a Rally Raid program. During the launch of a new car it was confirmed … Read More
Winning driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Timo Gottschalk Seven years after his first participation in the Dakar, Nasser Al Attiyah has reached the highest step on the podium. Considered for … Read More
Argentine media reports a man died when the small truck he was driving collided with a car participating in the Dakar Rally. The death was not immediately reported Thursday by … Read More
Nasser Al-Attiyah took a big step towards his first Dakar Rally win after Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz hit trouble on the 11th stage of the event. The reigning champion, who … Read More
The return to Argentine territory of the Personal Dakar Argentina-Chile 2011 turned out to be very complicated for the challengers. Despite setting off behind Cyril Despres, his main rival for … Read More
A late start to the stage today due to the mammoth 668km liaison drive over the border back into Argentina. The participants are currently tackling the short, but very technical, … Read More
At the halfway point of the Dakar Rally, Volkswagen holds the top two positions overall and all four Race Touareg 3s continue to set the pace over each grueling stage. … Read More
Volkswagen Motorsports drivers Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (Qatar) and Timo Gottschalk (Germany) finished first on the eighth stage in the No. 302 Touareg 3, overtaking teammates Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Lucas … Read More
Nasser Al-Attiyah kept Dakar Rally rival Carlos Sainz in his sights as he chopped the defending champion's lead in half in the seventh stage to Antofagasta in Chile on Sunday. … Read More
Stage six results:Pos Driver Car Time/Gap1. Carlos Sainz, Volkswagen, 4h53m53s2. Nasser Al-Attiyah, Volkswagen + 9s3. Giniel de Villiers, Volkswagen + 9m49s4. Mark Miller, Volkswagen + 9m50s5. Stephane Peterhansel, BMW + … Read More
Since his first appearance on the Dakar, Ruben Faria has won a special each time he has taken part. After losing out on victory on the first stage due to … Read More
After tackling the first dunes on the Personal Dakar Argentina Chile, Francisco Lopez thought he had won his fourth stage on the Dakar. But the time taken by Paulo Gonçalves, … Read More
Robby Gordon had right front wheel bearing issues before the start of the timed special, costing him about 5 hours. He completed the stage, but because he was late to … Read More
Robby Gordon driving an American made Hummer (i.e. bucket of bolts) has no hope of catching race leader Carlos Sainz in the Volkswagen above Robby Gordon finished 15th in the … Read More
Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk On the long special of the day, motorcycle rider Marc Coma was victorious for the 12th time in his career on the Dakar. Cyril Despres holds on … Read More
Defending champions Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres stretched their leads in this year's Dakar Rally as they doubled up again on the second stage. Former world rally champion Sainz claimed … Read More
Carlos Sainz leads the Car Category after Day 1 in his VW Victoria to CordobaBikes, Quads: 192km; Cars, Trucks: 222km After the ceremonial start on New Year’s Day today (January … Read More