Coma and Despres lead at the half way mark. The Dakar 2011, the 33rd edition of the world’s most famous rally paused on the border of Chile and Peru on Saturday for the one rest day in this more than 9000 km ride through Argentina and Chile. At the half way mark at Arica, the two dominant riders are...

The Dakar 2011 is approaching fast for Team “BMW Motorrad by speedbrain”. As bikes and equipment are on their way by sea to South America , the 14-men squad under the guidance of team principal Wolfgang Fischer feels well prepared for their debut appearance in the rally legend. The race gets...

KTM factory rider Marc Coma on Saturday wound up the six stage Pharaons Rally in Egypt’s desert sands with a victory that also secured the 2010 World Rally Championship title for the Spanish rider. The rally was also important for KTM’s Tim Trenker, competing for KTM-UAE who finished sixth overall...

Team speedbrain enters the Dakar 2011 as a powerful newcomer. Riders for the German-based squad are 450cc specialist David Fretigne, of France, and Dutchman Frans Verhoeven. Portugal’s Paulo Goncalves and Pedro Bianchi Prata are completing the BMW outfit racing with speedbrain technology. Speedbrain,...

The 9th stage of the Dakar was like an exciting sprint finish between the rally favorites. Although the first ten to finish yesterday started side-by-side, Marc Coma was the quickest over the 170-km route. The Catalan picked up the 10th special stage victory of his Dakar career by beating general standings...

The day’s special stage goes to David Frétigné, who gets his eighth stage victory in a Dakar finishing 43’’ ahead of David Casteu, who still remains leader in the overall standings. After David Casteu, it is the turn of David Frétigné to confirm the great potential of the 450cc bikes on this...

As the Dakar Rally continues to evolve towards the goal of 450cc machinery only in 2011, new manufacturers are taking notice and trying to gain a foothold in the historic sport. Sherco has done just that with a victory in the first stage as David Casteu piloted his SE 4.5i ahead of the larger 690 KTM...

Last years Dakar had the Czech Josef Machacek became the winner of Quad category in the Rally Dakar. The Czech Yamaha rider didn’t find a challenger in his class for the fifth time! Machacek triumphed with the luxurious lead of two and a half hour to the next quad competitor. At the age of fifty Machacek...

Hyundai Sponsors Team Rally Australia for 2010 Dakar Rally. Team Rally Australia is proud to announce that Hyundai Australia has become a sponsor of Australia’s team for the 2010 Dakar Rally in South America. “We are proud to have attracted the world’s fifth largest automotive group to...