Riding for TEAM HRC, British rider Sam Sunderland was a worthy winner of the Dakar’s second special, his first stage win of his career in the Dakar Rally. The second stage of the Rally Dakar brought the riders from San Luís to San Rafael, taking in a total of 354 km against the clock, and […]
DESPRES TAKES FOURTH DAKAR TITLE; ELEVENTH WIN FOR KTM Red Bull KTM factory rider Cyril Despres on Sunday rode into Lima in triumph to seal his fourth career Dakar title and to present KTM with its eleventh consecutive win in this, the toughest event on the annual motorsports calendar. His KTM teammate Marc Coma finished […]
Day 11: Marathon Stage Cyril Despres went into Stage 11 of the Dakar Rally on Thursday with the slimmest of overall margins just 21 seconds ahead of KTM factory teammate Marc Coma. At the end of the 534 km timed split section, Despres was first across the line and had extended his lead to 2 […]
This year’s Dakar Rally has thrown up all sorts of surprises and upsets but for Yamaha mounted rider Helder Rodrigues all the signs are showing for it to be another successful showing as he now aims for his second straight podium is this monstrous race. The 33rd Dakar rally is firmly on the return leg as […]
When riders set out at Mar Del Plata on the Atlantic coast of Argentina on January 1 there were 178 in the start list of Dakar 2012. Now in Copiapo, Chile for the one rest day of the 2012 rally after nearly 4500 km the 33 rd edition of the world toughest motor sports event […]
Jonah Street withdraws from 2012 Dakar Rally with mechanical issues and announces retirement from Rally Racing Privateer American rally motorcycle racer Jonah Street withdrew from the 2012 Dakar Rally held in South America due to mechanical problems after only two stages of the 14-race-day event. Street, a six-time competitor in the world’s most grueling motorcycle […]
For many the daunting prospect of competing in the Dakar Rally is one that will never be realised. A race of mechanical, physical and mental endurance it is the toughest race on earth. Those that see through the 10,000km route from start to finish are considered kings among ordinary men while those who tame the […]
The Dakar is coming, the Dakar is coming! Focus is gradually building on one of the world’s greatest and toughest races known to man – the Dakar Rally. With KTM, Honda and Yamaha among others having weighed in with their weapons of choice, Beta are next to follow with their Beta 450rr Rally Bike. Here’s […]