2014 Dakar: Stage 3 Claimed by Honda, Navigation Problems Occur
8 Jan 2014, 08:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The third stage of the 2014 Dakar brought another victory for Honda as Joan Barreda Bort claimed his second win this year. He was followed by reigning champion Cyril Despres (Yamaha), 4'41"...
Yamaha's 2013 Dakar Roundup... Prepare for Despres
30 May 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here comes one more piece of video Dakar greatness, this time from the Yamaha Racing team. Watch this 3 and a half minute-long roundup with Yamaha's top riders in the 2013 edition of the world&...
Marc Coma Is Back, Wins the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
16 Apr 2013, 10:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the fans of Marc Coma and KTM: the Spaniard is back on two wheels and it looks like he's more eager to win like he was before. He won the first place in the Abu Dhabi Desert Chall...
Kurt Caselli and KTM Win Their First 2013 Hare & Hound Race
26 Mar 2013, 13:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM' most recent addition to the factory team, Kurt Caselli won the third round of the AMA Hare & Hound series. Caselli had troubles with his bike at the very start of the race and was ...
2014 Dakar: The New Poster Is Out
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 ...
Breaking News: Cyril Despres No Longer Riding for KTM
13 Mar 2013, 10:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM announced that 5-times Dakar winner Cyril Despres will no longer be a part of the team. KTM has mentioned the riders enlisted in the “Red Bull KTM Factory Racing” team, and Despres&#...
2013 Dakar Yamaha Round-Up
11 Mar 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's another round-up-type video for the awesome 2013 Dakar Rally, this time coming from Yamaha. Yamaha' s best performance this year was Olivier Pain, a 6th place in the overall rank...
Honda's 2013 Dakar Round-Up
27 Feb 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team HRC has put together a very nice video summing some of the key moments during the 2013 Dakar Rally in South America. The factory team had three riders in this amazing 14-day, 8,420 km (more ...
Gintautas Igaris' Terrible Crash in the 2013 Dakar
12 Feb 2013, 16:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video show one of the very dangerous parts of the Dakar Rallies: crashing. Given the very nature of the race, competitors are always pushing hard in their attempt to cover the special stages an...
Small Puddle Causes Tens of Crashes in 2013 Dakar
11 Feb 2013, 12:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The guys racing in the Dakar Rallies are highly-experienced riders, well-acquainted to the harsh conditions of poor roads covered in rubble, sand and even larger rocks. However, having a pond and s...
KTM's Kurt Caselli Stops Racing and Helps Injured Fellow Rider
29 Jan 2013, 15:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like riding a Dakar rally is not only a proof of strength and determination, but also develops a rider's spirit in ways which sometimes seem far from the modern habits. It's the c...
2013 Dakar Ends in Full KTM Glory
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...
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...
Honda Extends Partnership with Termignoni Exhausts to All Motorsport Fields
16 Jan 2013, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After winning both the riders' and constructors' 2011 MotoGP, Honda and Termignoni have decided to prolong and even extend their partnership. As a consequence, Termignoni will be provi...
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 ...