Stage 1, 29th December Nador – Tarda (Morocco) Liaison: 239.40 km – SS: 276, 90 km – Liaison: 106 km The world is full of necessary evils... things we have to do, place you have to go through to get where you are going... and yesterday that was Spain....
Over the rally fortnight, all eyes will be on the X-Raid team’s 4x4s, and above all on StéphanePeterhansel’s Mini. But on the Dakar, no one’s immune to technical faults or driving error. And there are plenty of contenders for the title just waiting...
How did the invitation from Great Wall come out? In the most unexpected way possible, since I had never had any contact with the team before. It all began in the middle of March, when they called and asked me if I was available to join a young and ambitious...
The weak winter sun shines over the southern French village of Saint-Cyprien and on a spit of land between the Mediterranean and the harbour the long tent is full of activity as cars ready for the annual race / rally/ adventure / expedition / experience...
STAGE 1: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Saint Cyprien (France) – Almeria (Spain) Free liaison: 1027 km Competitors will attend a general briefing on Tuesday 27 December, and will then head to the Spanish port of Almeria, where they will embark the ferry,...
One more time our Polish partner Arek Kwiecień / TERENOWO.PL give us another interview for Rallyraid.net, this time is with Alfie Cox, the southafrican driver who will drive the new Pewano Who will win Dakar Rally 2012? Alfie Cox: - Peterhansel has the most...
Russian pilot Leonid Novitskiy became a part of BMW X-Raid team in 2008, and his “Dakar” history started from 2007. Together with his co-driver Andreas Schulz Novitskiy became a two-times winner of FIA World Cup 2010 and 2011, so the other big goal...
Arek Kwiecień, TERENOWO.PL for Rallyraid.net : Could you give away what has happened in 2011? How did you feel after the decision of Volkswagen Motorsport? How did you find Toyota Imperial? (or maybe they found you?) GINIEL DE VILLIERS: I was obviously...
