For Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team
The four cars which are due to spearhead the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team's 2008 Dakar bid successfully completed the special shakedown session which took place today at the squad's usual test venue in Marmagne, northwest of Macon, approximately 60km from its headquarters in Pont de Vaux, France.

All four crews braved ... [ more ]

Ready for Dakar 2008
Mr. Kemal Merkit who had been in Dakar Rally 4 times before and who had the title of “First Turk ever finished the Dakar Rally” and his team mate Mr. Kutlu Torunlar will compete in Dakar 2008 sponsored by Jim Beam. This is the second time Turkish Team will compete in Dakar Rally.

Jim Beam Turkish Team is going to compete in motorcycle ... [ more ]

Second Dakar for the girls
Carole Montillet and Mélanie Suchet are taking part in their second Dakar, this time with a T1 Pathfinder. A bit difference for the two skiing champions, as Carole Montillet explains :

« Our number one objective for this Dakar is to enjoy ourselves. But this time, we will be driving a much more competitive race car. The Pathfinder ... [ more ]

Interview with the Head of the Rally Department
Please tell us something about the teams for 2008
The KTM teams for the Dakar 2008 include winners from 2006 and 2007, the second-place getter from 2007 and three more top riders. We are therefore represented in the best possible way, not only in quantity but also in the quality of our riders, who have another ... [ more ]

To take the start of the 30th edition of the Dakar
To celebrate the 30th edition of the Dakar, and its 26th participation, Team Dessoude will be entering no fewer than nine crews on this legendary event. Champions and more Champions, from all countries and all areas of sporting achievement? Four of these crews hold an extraordinary 11 world and Olympic titles ... [ more ]

We want to win with Volkswagen
The Volkswagen factory drivers Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Michel Perin (France) are starting to the Dakar Rally with lots of tailwind: Together, they won the title in the FIA Cross-Country World Cup in November, after clinching one victory and two second places. Like their teammates Dieter Depping/Timo Gottschalk (Germany), Mark ... [ more ]

Dakar, the first event of the 2008 rally season
With a positive eye on the mighty Dakar Rally, the first event of the 2008 rally season, KTM and its factory riders are preparing to tackle the challenge of retaining their stranglehold on the events that make up the entire rally season.

"The competition is getting tougher and our rivals are hungrier than ... [ more ]

Dakar start and Bundesliga duel
Motorsport meets football: On Saturday, 15 December, the Volkswagen team will take its leave to head for the Dakar Rally, followed by a match between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund. For the "Dakar? departure, the motorsport squad will present itself with its race and service vehicles on the "Plaza? at the VOLKSWAGEN Arena ... [ more ]

Newcomers with routine
Two new faces in Volkswagen's driver line-up for Dakar Rally: Dieter Depping from Wedemark and Berliner co-driver Timo Gottschalk drive a Volkswagen Race Touareg for the first time in the Dakar Rally which starts on 5 January in Lisbon and finishes in Dakar on 20 January.

Both have a wealth of experience in classic rallying: Dieter ... [ more ]

21st Dakar Rally for the Japanese driver
Born March 13, 1960, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Japan's leading cross-country driver made his international debut on the Pharaohs Rally in 1985. He has been active on the Dakar Rally since 1987. The 2008 event marks his 21st participation in the world's most difficult cross-country competition. He won the Modified Road ... [ more ]