The rally history of the Porsche 911 well away from paved roads began before the first victory in the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1984. Early forays in the East African Safari Rally in the 1970s remain a strong memory. While the styling of the optional Rallye Design Package for the 911 Dakar draws heavily on the… Read More Historic decorative wraps for the 911 Dakar
Sebastien Loeb believes this could be the year that he leads Bahrain Raid Xtreme to victory in the Dakar Rally, and he underlined his intentions today on the first real test of the 45th edition in Saudi Arabia. The nine-time World Rally Champion is nicely placed in second position following the 367-km opening special stage,… Read More Loeb makes intentions clear in French star shines for Bahrain Raid Xtreme as Sainz takes stage win in Saudi
TOYOTA GAZOO Racings’ Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel recorded their second stage victory of the 2022 Dakar Rally, when they triumphed in Stage 4, between Al Qaisumah and Riyadh. The Toyota Hilux crew had a clean run, and managed to extend their overall lead in the rally to 38min 05sec. This after teammates Henk… Read More Another stage victory for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing as Al-Attiyah and Baumel extend their Dakar lead
The FIA and the ASO are facing one of the greatest challenges in the history of the Dakar Rally as they aim to balance cars built to T1+ and T1U regulations. After years and years in which the Dakar Rally was seen as an outsider in the world of motorsport, the FIA has now decided… Read More The technical and regulatory battle of Dakar 2022
MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci has received the medical approval to contest the 2022 Dakar Rally after an initial COVID-19 PCR test return a positive result. The KTM rider tested positive for coronavirus in the first mandatory PCR for all members earlier this week. KTM then subjected Petrucci, who has been confined since Thursday, to… Read More Petrucci cleared to race in Dakar after false COVID positive
One-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma says competitors are having to “rebalance” their driving styles to adapt to faster but less agile T1+ cars for 2022. In order to provide a level-playing field between a wide variety of cars, including Audi’s new electric-powered RS Q e-tron, the ASO has heavily modified the regulations for the… Read More Dakar drivers having to adapt driving style for new 2022 cars
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