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: 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...
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 ...
Final 2012 Sales Figures for BMW Show Two-Digit Increase for December
9 Jan 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been a good year for BMW Motorrad, and the sales figures for 2012 clearly show this: with a 2% sales increase worldwide, the German manufacturer reaches a new all-time record of 106,358 mo...
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: Barreda Found Out That Leading Isn't Always Fun
8 Jan 2013, 10:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / So a lot of us wondered how come the Stage 2 winner Joan Barreda lost so much time in the Stage 3 of the Dakar. Well, he found out that leading the pack and starting first is not always as good as i...
2013 Dakar: Cyril Despres Takes the Lead, Husqvarna Gets Podium
7 Jan 2013, 20:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s an early statement for 2013 Dakar favorite Cyril Despres. After yesterday’s 2nd stage with Despres making a costly navigation error and missing the front pack, the 3rd stage brings ...
This Smart ForTwo is Dakar-Ready
30 Dec 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Smart ForTwo is a very common sight on European roads, and since there are so many of them, you will also get a chance to see some modified cars, with bike engines, widebody kits, lowered suspen...
Dacia Duster to Race in 2013 Dakar Rally · Video
28 Dec 2012, 16:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Two Argentinean teams will use heavily modified versions of the Dacia Duster in next year’s Dakar Rally. Another important difference is that these SUVs come under the Renault badge, as this i...
Isuzu Motorsport Prepares D-Max for 2013 Dakar Rally
21 Nov 2012, 10:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Isuzu might not have had much luck selling cars in America, but they haven’t given up on their claim to fame. Their motorsport division has built a the most spectacular and powerful D-Max pick...
Range Rover Evoque Desert Warrior 3 Revealed
8 Nov 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Excite Rallye Raid Team is excited to unveil the car they will use for next year’s Dakar, the Range Rover Evoque Desert Warrior 3, a racing machine powered by diesel and taking the form of...
You Thought Dakar Was Tough, Enter 2012 Redbull Romaniacs
11 Oct 2012, 07:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter Redbull Romaniacs, a competition which has become legendary in just a few years, held in a mythical place: Transylvania, Romania, the very home of Dracula, as they say. Well, indeed the Dak...
2009 Dakar Touareg 2 Almost Ready to Race
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has just announced that the four models to compete in the 2009 edition of Dakar are almost ready, with a November 15 deadline for the end of the production. The four Touareg 2 models will...
Al-Attiyah Wins Stage, Later Disqualified
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah did win the 6th stage of the Dakar Rally more than 5 minutes ahead of the competition but is likely to face disqualification for missing several waypoints on Thursday....
Dakar Rally Death Toll
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Dakar Rally has always been the scene of some of the most intense and breathtaking tests of bravery in the world. Aside from the fact that it involves several forms of motor racing, this race ha...
Sainz Stretches Lead in Dakar Rally
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Dakar Rally caravan got back in action yesterday, with a stage that only brought Volkswagen's Carlos Sainz another chance to put some more minutes between him and teammate Giniel de Villier...