Barreda and Husqvarna Leading after the First 2 Stages of the 2013 Dakar
7 Jan 2013, 10:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After the Chile-based rider Chaleco Lopez (KTM) took the win of the inaugural 2013 Dakar stage and Despres, the defending champion just 13 seconds behind in the fifth position, it's time for Hu...
2013 Dakar Official Schedule Announced, Video Trailer Available
3 Jan 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With just two days before one of the world's toughest rally kicks off, here's the official announcement on the scheduled stages of this 5,239 mile (8432 km) race. The 2013 Dakar teams will...
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...
Marc Coma Won't Ride in Dakar 2013, Replaced by Kurt Caselli
22 Dec 2012, 08:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sad news for both KTM and Dakar fans: Spaniard Marc Coma will not be riding in the South American Dakar 2013 rally. The official announcement has been made hours ago by KTM Team Managers Alex Doring...
Harley-Davidson to Host the First Indian HOG Rally
21 Dec 2012, 10:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Again, on Harley-Davidson and India, it looks like the Milwaukee bike manufacturer has solid plans for this new market, as the latest news seem to show. So here we go, with the first Harley Owners G...
Honda Revises Dakar 2013 Plans with a 3-rider Line-Up
21 Dec 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With weeks before one of the toughest cross-country rallies kicks off in Lime, Peru on January 5th, Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) announces a three-rider line-up for Dakar 2013. The trio trying to ...
KTM's Marc Coma Uncertain for Dakar 2013
21 Dec 2012, 08:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 3-times winner of the Dakar rally Spaniard Marc Coma is yet uncertain for running the 2013 Dakar as his former shoulder in jury in Morocco is still causing problems. So far Coma is skipping all t...
Husqvarna and Akrapovic Are Ready for Dakar 2013
11 Dec 2012, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dakar Husqvarna Rally Team by Speedbrain has announced the lineup for the upcoming competition, scheduled to kick off in South America on January 5th. The Lake Varese team will have no less than fo...
Sebastien Loeb is Europe’s Ken Block
10 Dec 2012, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Sebastien Loeb, 9-time World Rally Champion, really knows his way round a rally car, yet he also knows his way round a tight course, in slippery conditions, at the wheel of a rally car. He was recen...
2013 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Announced for July 19-21
4 Dec 2012, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) President and CEO Rob Dingman made public the date for the 20013 Vintage Motorcycle Days event. This annual meeting dedicated to old and vintage motorcycles w...
KTM, Serious Preparations for Dakar 2013
3 Dec 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is not much time left until the Dakar 2013 will kick off, sending the toughest riders of the planet to the harsh South American deserts for 15 days. KTM's riders Marc Coma and Cyril Desp...
Lancia Delta Integrale Shoots Massive Flames
30 Nov 2012, 16:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lancia Delta Integrale is an icon, and not just a rally icon, because as a car, it represents a an age when Lancia made much more interesting cars, compared to what they have devolved into doing...
Tacita T-Race, the Electric Cross-Country Motorcycle
26 Nov 2012, 15:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We can't help happily smiling after we've seen the Tacita T-Race, a most welcomed appearance in the electric motorcycle market. We're looking at (probably) the first electric motorcyc...
Robert Kubica to Use Rallying as Recovery for F1
8 Nov 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Former (and quite possibly future) Formula One driver, Robert Kubica will take part in two European rally stages, in order to get his strength, reflexes and tempo going, as he plans to return to the...
Citroen Launches DS3 RRC Rally Car
30 Oct 2012, 16:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen has already won two world championships with the DS3 WRC, thus making it a highly-successful car, yet it’s far too expensive to be feasible for private teams and drivers. Well, now the...
Suzuki Swift Gets Subaru Impreza WRX Treatment in China
30 Oct 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Subaru Impreza WRX is truly an iconic car, which has spawned an entire subculture, along with it. Along with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, they have created a niche which they have had all to thems...
BMW C600 Sport Scooter Second in World's Largest Road Rally
19 Oct 2012, 07:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pierre Fredet is BMW's pilot for the Dark Dog Moto Tour (DDMT) in France and has made it in the second place this year. The DDMT is the world's largest road rally as it sums up to 2,200 mi...
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...
Loeb Relaxes Before Rally Japan
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only days before the start of Rally Japan this weekend, 4-time world champion Sebastien Loeb decided to relax a bit and took on an invitation from the French Acrobatic Patrol (PF) to fly over the Pr...
Group B Rally Cars: The Killer B's
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The 1980s are most famous for the launch of MTV, kitschy clothing, the Jamaican bobsled team successes at the Winter Olympics, Wayne Gretzky's rise to fame and the horrific Glam metal rock band...