Dakar Stage 1: Sainz wins in Cars, Price tops Bike Field
Carlos Sainz Sr. (Shown above) has managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, erasing what looked like an insurmountable deficit to take Stage 1 of the 2021 Dakar … Read More
Category: Off-Road
Nasser Al-Attiyah lays down marker during Dakar Rally prologue
Racing got underway at the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as some of the biggest names in rally-raid took part in today’s 11km prologue stage. Holding an early lead … Read More
Toyota Gazoo Racing Ready To Challenge For Dakar Title Again
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is looking forward to challenge for the Dakar Rally title again despite a truncated year which limited the team’s training and testing as a result of the … Read More
Tune in Reminder–53rd SCORE Baja 1000 on ESPN2 Sunday
Coverage of the pandemic-abbreviated two-race 2020 SCORE World Desert Championship concludes on ESPN2 this Sunday with the premier of multiple airings of the BFGoodrich Tires 53rd annual SCORE Baja 1000, … Read More
Preview: 2021 Dakar Rally
The rich tapestry of landscapes in Saudi Arabia offers an almost infinite number of permutations to give the route of the Dakar a better flavor. Just as 2020 was a … Read More
Honda out to defending the #1 at the 2021 Dakar Rally
Since the official Honda team returned to the Dakar Rally in 2013 after a 23-year absence, one of the team bikes will, for the first time, do so with the … Read More
Bottas to do Arctic Lapland Rally in January
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas plans to return to competition – in January. Disappointed with his fourth consecutive title defeat to Lewis Hamilton, and recently humiliated alongside George Russell in the Sakhir … Read More
VW Brand Dissolves Racing Operation, Shifts Staff to Work on EVs
Volkswagen AG is terminating motorsport activities at its namesake car division and reassigning employees to work on its growing line of electric vehicles. The Hanover, Germany-based unit employing 169 people will … Read More
Audi to compete in Dakar Rally
Audi is facing one of the greatest challenges in motorsport: The brand with the four rings will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 … Read More
The official 2021 Dakar route is revealed
The rich tapestry of landscapes in Saudi Arabia offers an almost infinite number of permutations to give the route of the Dakar a better flavor. Just as 2020 was a … Read More
L. McMillin/Roeseler win 53rd SCORE Baja 1000
Combining the enthusiasm and rare talent of youth with the experience and wisdom of a Hall of Famer, San Diego’s Luke McMillin joined forces with Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer … Read More
Rumor: Kubica may return to world rallying in 2021 (Update)
(GMM) Robert Kubica could return full-time to the world rally championship in 2021, according to Poland’s Przeglad Sportowy newspaper. Mere days ago, the Pole revealed that he was “tempted” by … Read More
Motorsport rocked by tragic death of 21-year-old co-driver
The motorsport world is mourning the death of 21-year-old rally co-driver Laura Salvo. The Spaniard died after her car crashed at the Rally Vidreiro race in Portugal on Saturday. The … Read More
Toyota Announces Appointment of Tommi Makinen as a Motorsport Advisor
Tommi Mäkinen* will be appointed as a Motorsport Advisor to Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) from January 2021, with the aim of further advancing the manufacturing of ever-better cars. Behind the … Read More
World RX adds Finland to revised 2020 calendar
The World Rallycross Championship’s revised 2020 calendar was approved by the World Motor Sport Council on Friday, and includes a new round at Kouvola in Finland. 2020 World RX calendar: … Read More
Sainz Sr. wins prestigious award
Carlos Sainz Sr. after winning the 2020 Dakar Rally Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr. was named Tuesday winner of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in … Read More
SCORE Baja 500 will not be held in July
Baja Following further review with Government Authorities regarding the conditions in Ensenada under the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Stoplight Monitoring System activated in Mexico as of June 1st, SCORE International has … Read More
WRC’s Rally Portugal cancelled
WRC's Carlo Sardo Organizers of the May Rally Portugal have officially called the 2020 event off. “After a joint assessment together with our partners, the various municipalities, national authorities and … Read More
Revised 2020 SCORE World Desert Championship
SCORE Offroad Adjusting to the changing times, SCORE International has announced further revisions of its 2020 racing schedule with new race dates for the first two events. The three rounds … Read More
Rebellion to quit WEC and Dakar
This may explain why for COTA socialist run WEC neutered Toyota over 2.5 sec to ensure Rebellion wins The Rebellion Corporation has announced that it will cease its motorsport business … Read More
Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai Beats The Toyotas At Monte Carlo
Thierry Neuville Thierry Neuville Seized A Maiden Rallye Monte-Carlo Victory On Sunday Afternoon After A Dominant Display During The Closing Leg In The Mountains Above Monaco. The Belgian, driving a … Read More
Second rider dies from Dakar crash
Edwin Straver Dutch motorcycle rider Edwin Straver has been confirmed as the second fatality from this year’s Dakar Rally. Straver’s life support (assisted respiration) was turned off and he died … Read More
Watch WRC Champion Tanak Fly Off The Road At 180km/h And Crash In Monte Carlo Rally
World Rally champion Ott Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja miraculously walked away from a horrible crash on their Hyundai debut at the 2020 Monte Carlo Rally. The Hyundai i20 Coupe … Read More
WRC Calendar changes confirmed
World Rally Following a request by Rally Chile organizers, the FIA has approved the event’s withdrawal from this season’s championship, which will now comprise 13 rounds. The gravel fixture, which … Read More
Video: 2020 Dakar Rally Highlights
The Dunes of Saudi Arabia The 42nd edition of the Dakar took competitors from the shores of the Red Sea in Jeddah, around the canyons and mountains of the western … Read More