An Inside Look at Motorsports
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
(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has ended speculation about his motor racing career by signing up for another season of the world rally championship (WRC). After talks about a possible return to … 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
Given his early departure from the Dakar Rally, Robby Gordon now intends to participate in the 2011 SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge next weekend, as well as compete for the 2011 … 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
Kimi Raikkonen in his Citroën Kimi Raikkonen said in 2010 he conducted an interesting experiment to see if he would miss Formula 1 and it turns out that the Finn … Read More
Before the “Dakar" startNews from the Volkswagen Team Wolfsburg (30 December 2010). The countdown has started: The Volkswagen team’s preparations for the almost 9,600 kilometer desert classic in Argentina and … Read More
Robby Gordon roams around his shop about three weeks before his 2011 season kicks off with the Dakar Rally, and he has a group of mechanics working on his Hummer … Read More
Date Event/LocationJan. 14-16 17th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge Laughlin, NevadaMarch 11-13 25th MasterCraft Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 San Felipe, Baja CA, MexicoJune 2-5 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Ensenada, … Read More
Kimi Raikkonen is on the verge of committing his future to Citroen in the World Rally Championship, with an announcement expected within the next few weeks according to AUTOSPORT. Despite … Read More
2011 marks the 33rd running of the international test of endurance and determination known as the Dakar Rally, which for the third consecutive year will take place in the South … Read More
Washed up Former F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen may switch to Ford (GMM) Far from returning to F1, Kimi Raikkonen's next move in the world of premier motor sport could be … Read More
Seven-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb has reiterated that he will not be aiming for a full-time Formula 1 career, despite having considered the possibility after a one-off test session … Read More
Roberto Guerrero will celebrate his 52nd birthday Nov. 16 with a close circle of friends – all of whom will begin competition two days later in the 43rd Baja 1000. … Read More
