Following hard fall off his motorbike
At the Dakar Rally in Argentina, Frenchman David Casteu is feeling pain after falling heavily from his motorbike during a high-speed portion of today's 459-kilometre trek.

Casteu apparently hit the bike's handles before slamming onto the ground; he managed to reach the Neuquen campsite at stage's end but appeared teary-eyed ... [ more ]

Africa Race : Leg 6 - 758 km
After an ideal first week and a resting day, hostilities start again on Africa Race with a 785 KM stage between Agadir and Laayoune. It was quite difficult especially for Thibault Chatelier victim of an accident on a liaison before the Special and the Russians Andrey Ivanov / Vladimir Demyanenko with a broken engine, both competitors ... [ more ]

The Yamaha driver impresses
Since the beginning of the inaugural South America-based Dakar Rally, David Frétigné has been building up a solid performance near the top of the motrobike class. Holding second place behind uncontested leader Marc Coma after the first three days of racing, Frétigné's Yamaha 450 has been leaving everyone else further behind.

The ... [ more ]

Hold 11th position in his Pajero Evolution
Privately-run Mitsubishis completed the second special stage of the 2009 Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and the Patagonian coastal resort of Puerto Madryn without major problems on Sunday.

Guilherme Spinelli and Marcelo Vivolo (both Brazil) were running just outside the top 10 in an excellent 11th ... [ more ]

Son of former F1 World Champion signs for 2009 campaign
Henry Surtees, whose father John remains the only man to win World Championships on two and four wheels, has signed up to compete in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.

Surtees becomes the second son of a former Grand Prix driver to have confirmed his participation in F2 so far, following the recent ... [ more ]

Dakar : Mitsubishi Motors - Leg 3
Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart's team director Dominique Serieys insists that he is not watching the leader board through the opening three or four days of the 2009 Dakar Rally.

But team crews Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret (both France) and Joan 'Nani' Roma and Lucas Cruz Senra (both Spain) remain firmly ... [ more ]

Dakar : KTM Racing - Leg 3
The long stage from Puerto Madryn to Jacobacci smiled on the Repsol KTM team with Marc Coma and Jordi Viladoms crossing the final finishing line together ahead of their rivals.

Less fortunate was their KTM team mate Cyril Despres (Red Bull KTM) who again suffered tyre problems and had to wait for his support rider Alain Duclos ... [ more ]

The presentation list gets longer
Adding its name to the gowing list of 2009 car presentations, the Red Bull Racing team has announced that the RB5 will be making its debut during testing at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain on Monday, February 9th.

"Our strategic plan has always been to take full advantage of the later start to the 2009 season ... [ more ]

News from the Volkswagen bivouac
One of the challenges faced by the Volkswagen team during the Dakar Rally is supplying the 280 hp cross-country rally prototypes and the race trucks with the diesel they need. Making 40,000 litres of the BP Ultimate diesel, which is commercially available in Europe, available at an unwavering quality and in accordance with the ... [ more ]

Dakar : Volkswagen Motorsport - Leg 3
Volkswagen continues to hold its ground after the third leg of the Dakar Rally, with Carlos Sainz / Michel Périn remaining at the top of the leader board. With some controlled driving, the Spanish-French duo was able to increase the lead it established yesterday in its Race Touareg by more than a minute to 3.40 minutes on ... [ more ]

Dakar - Motorbikes - Stage 3
At the conclusion of Monday's third leg of the 2009 Dakar Rally, run across a 616-kilometre distance between Puerto Madryn and Jacobacci, Marc Coma signed his second stage win and added extra time to his overall lead. Meanwhile, rival motorbiker Cyril Després had to deal with tyre problems again and continued his slide down the standings.

After ... [ more ]

Dakar - Cars - Stage 3
At the conclusion of the Dakar Rally's third day, the fastest car on stage was once again handled by Nasser Al Attiyah, winner of Saturday's inaugural run. However, despite crossing the line 35 seconds behind the Qatari in second place, Carlos Sainz and his Volkswagen remain ahead of Al Attiyah's BMW in the general standings.

Tyre ... [ more ]

Africa Race : Rest Day in Agadir
Today, the Africa Race caravan enjoyed sunshine and 25° for the rest day in Agadir. And they really deserved it. Everyone can gather strength and fix mechanical problems before starting a heavy second week of racing over many kilometers and sandy tracks in South Morocco and Mauritania. It's also time to debrief with René Metge, ... [ more ]