Desert Challenge : Volkswagen Motorsport - Preview
69 days before the start to the Dakar Rally the UAE Desert Challenge (28 October to 2 November) not only represents the traditional ?warm-up? for the desert classic in January, but also gives Volkswagen the opportunity to win the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup for the second time after 2005. As a fitting complement, ... [ more ]

Expecting fierce competition from VW
The AlgoDyne Green Power Racing Team will begin its challenge for honours in this year's Guy Hoquet Rally of Morocco tomorrow (Tuesday), when the French pairing of Guerlain Chicherit and Mattieu Baumel team up with Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver Alain Guehennec in a pair of Trebur-built BMW X3CCs. ... [ more ]

UAE-based Team Gecko Honda have completed Day 6 of the International Australian Safari completing over half the 9 day trek through Western Australia. The sixth day of the race comprised of 5 stage sprints to Leonara from Meekathara.

With an unspectacular finish to Day 5 the Team has recovered well to place Martin Cleary in 13th place overall. Steven Blackney, 9 ... [ more ]

The UAE’s International Rally Team Gecko Honda have completed their third stage of the Australian Safari Rally today. Leaving Broome to follow the Western Australian coast towards Port Hedland the team excelled on this stage as the route changed to emulate the terrain of the UAE’s deserts.

Martin Cleary leads the Dubai-based team currently sitting in 15th place ... [ more ]

Dubai based Gecko Honda Team set of to a successful start in day one of the internationally renowned Australian Safari rally, leaving Kununurra on route to Fitzroy Crossing. Steve Blackney and Sean Linton both enjoyed trouble free rides leaving them in XXX and XXX respectfully.

“It was a fantastic start to the 5,500 km race to Perth” commented Blackney. “It was ... [ more ]

Volkswagen has finalised its line-up
Volkswagen has now completed its squad for the 2008 Dakar Rally: three-time German Rally Champion Dieter Depping and co-driver Timo Gottschalk will drive the fourth Volkswagen factory-entered Race Touareg in the desert classic at the start of January.

The two Germans line up alongside team mates Carlos Sainz / Michel ... [ more ]

Veteran joins X-raid for the 2008 challenge
The X-raid team is entering the Rally Dakar 2008 powered by biodiesel and with Colin McRae. As Green Power Racing, X-raid will be taking part in the ultimate marathon classic using biologically produced fuel for the first time, having entered into a partnership deal with the North American Company AlgoDyne for this ... [ more ]

Red Bull Romaniacs a ramas, si in 2007, o afacere frantuzeasca. Michel Gau si Cyril Despres au plecat in ultima zi despartiti de doar patru minute. Din pacate, Michel Gau s-a accidentat si a fost nevoit sa abandoneze, cedandu-i prima pozitie compatriotului sau care s-a impus pentru a treia oara la Red Bull Romaniacs.

Ultima zi a celei mai dure curse de enduro din ... [ more ]

Doi francezi au fost principalii protagonisiti ai zilei a patra la Red Bull Romaniacs. Michel Gau, castigatorul de anul trecut, a trecut primul linia de sosire si a recuperat diferenta de doua minute fata de compatriotul sau Cyril Despres. Inainte ultimei zile de cursa, diferenta dintre Gau si Despres este de doar patru minute.

O proba rapida si nu foarte tehnica. ... [ more ]

Dubai based Gecko Motorcycles have joined up with Honda to field a 7 strong team of riders in this years Australian Safari rally. Spearheaded by Sean Linton and Steve Blackney, Gecko Honda Team will be the first time the UAE will have been be represented by an international team in the events 22 year history, though Blackney has travelled the distance to race there on ... [ more ]