Latvian-built electric rally raid vehicle to be the first of its type in the world Andris Dambis, director of motorsport engineering company OSC, also an engineer and a rally driver, has taken on a new technical challenge. Making use of the latest developments...
This morning at Santiago, on the occasion of the presentation of the Chilean part of the route for the 2012 edition, the rally’s organisers announced that the final finish of the Dakar 2013 will also be judged in the country. Sebastián Piñera, President...
For its 4th South American edition, the Dakar’s route will be experiencing a change of scenery in 2012, with, instead of the previous years’ loops, a journey that will take the competitors from Mar del Plata, in Argentina, to Lima, the capital of Peru,...
After a meeting between the Dakar-organiser ASO and the Bolivian President Evo Morales last week, race-director Etienne Lavigne said, that the Rally will not cross Bolivia in 2012. "For 2012 it is very difficult, but for 2013 there is a possibility that...
Russia’s legendary truck driver Vladimir Chagin, who won the Dakar Rally seven times with Kamaz-Master team, has announced his retirement from competitive sports. The 41-year-old explained that his move is aimed at “giving other drivers a chance...
Following deliberations, the jury for the Emilie Poucan Prize – which rewards the best photo on the Dakar – initially chose a photo by Stéphane Mantey (from French daily sports newspaper L'Equipe). However, the jury was informed that the biker on the photo...
On this last special stage of the Personal Dakar Argentina Chile, Marc Coma reached his third Dakar victory by keeping Cyril Despres under control. The easy route turned into a nightmare for “Chaleco” who lost a third place on the podium and in the standings...
