Dakar Rally
Audi testing RS Q e-tron EV for Dakar Rally
Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron to take on one of the greatest challenges there is in international racing: the Dakar Rally! Audi wants to be the first car manufacturer to use an electrified drivetrain…
Wanna go off-road racing… and take the kids along for the ride? You need to get the Boot!
The SCG Boot is a road-legal Baja 1000 weapon for the budding off-road racer… and there’s even a four-door family version for those with kids! Here’s the perfect Weird Wednesday vehicle for budding off-road racers: the SCG Boot. This epic…
2021 Dakar Stage 11: 6 stage wins not enough for Al-Attiyah?
2021 Dakar Stage 11 sees Al-Attiyah take the win but Peterhansel retains a seemingly unbeatable rally lead overall. 2021 Dakar Stage 11, the penultimate stage, was originally scheduled as the longest of the rally, covering a total of 560km (a…
2021 Dakar Stage 10: Al-Rajhi takes stage win and Al-Attiyah closes gap
Al-Rajhi’s HiLux takes the win on 2021 Dakar Stage 10 which was run through a spectacular landscape with challenging navigation. Toyota HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota Gazoo Racing) has closed the gap on rally leader Stephane Peterhansel (X-Raid Mini JCW…
2021 Dakar Stage 9: Toby Price crashes out and Peterhansel extends lead
Toby Price crashes out of 2021 Dakar Stage 9 while Peterhansel extends lead in the Car category. Aussie desert-racing legend and two-time Dakar winner Toby Price (Red Bull KTM Factory Team) has crashed out of the 2021 Dakar Stage 9…
2021 Dakar looking good for HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah
Toyota HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has won this year’s Andalucía Rally in Spain in what bodes well for the upcoming 2021 Dakar rally. Three-time Dakar Rally winner and Toyota HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah came out on top at the Andalucía…
Throwback Thursday: Remembering the Dakar Pajero
Dakar Pajero. Two words that went hand-in-hand for many years thanks to the success Mitsubishi had with its legendary 4×4 in the world’s toughest off-road race over many years throughout the 80s, 90s and noughties. With news this week that…
Dakar Rally Classic Class added to event for 2021
The Dakar Rally Classic Class will be introduced in 2021 and, among other changes, it will see the return to racing of memorable vehicles like the Lada Niva, Land Rover Defender and Porsche 959. In addition to announcing the introduction…
Ken Block drifts the Extreme E off-road racer at the Dakar Rally
Electric shock…Ken Block, er, silently thrashes the all-electric Extreme E off-road racer on the final stage of the 2020 Dakar Rally. Watch this. Extreme E electric off-road racers are coming in 2021, and the gang behind the series thought they’d…
