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Dakar Rally Stage 9: KTM’s Coma wins while Mini’s Peterhansel closes the gap

On a 9th stage dominated by the sand, Red Bull KTM’s Marc Coma made his mark and reinforced his lead in the general standings whilst picking up his 23rd special stage victory on the Dakar, his second…

Dakar rally stage 4: Depres disaster and the Sainz show

Stage 4 of the 2014 Dakar saw Juan Pedrero take his maiden win at the end of a special which dealt Cyril Despres’ prospects a severe blow. The Frenchman slipped down the general classification after conceding over 40 minutes to…

1-2-3 for Mini on Dakar Rally Day 3

After the perfect run by the reigning Dakar champion Stéphane Peterhansel (FR) in his black Mini All4 Racing at the 2014 Dakar Rally on Monday, the third competitive day of the world’s toughest endurance rally was another…

Honda will race motorcycles in 2014 Dakar with works team

Honda will participate in the motorcycle class in the 2014 Dakar Rally – Argentina, Bolivia, Chile to be held in January 2014 with its works team “Team HRC.” Five riders—Helder Rodrigues (Portugal), Sam Sunderland (United Kingdom), Javier…

Motul ready for the 2014 Dakar challenge

Motul, manufacturer of world class lubricants, will once again take on the most grueling motorsport event in the world, the Dakar Rally.  The legendary race pits the world’s greatest off-road drivers against amateur competitors, Dakar often being…

Toyota to enter World Rally Championship with 86 race car

Toyota Motorsport is developing a rally version of the GT86 sports car that will be eligible to compete in the World Rally Championship (WRC). The car, known as the TMG GT86 CS-R3, will be built to R3…