Dakar Rally : BFGoodrich - Finish
Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi rewrote the history books by claiming a seventh successive victory in the Dakar Rally after the final 16km special stage, near Dakar, in Sénégal.

The success was a record-breaking 12th win in the team's 25-year history of competing in the event. Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : Team Dessoude - Finish
André Dessoude has just finished his 25th Dakar. Some bitterness and disappointment, even if four of his seven cars reached the finish. The ‘Wizard of St-Lô' always remains lucid, and gave this analysis of his Dakar.

“Over my 25 Dakars, this will not be my favourite… even if we prepared well, with test sessions and ... [ more ]

Locul 90 la finalul Raliului Dakar 2007
Ultima speciala a fost o simpla formalitate
Cyril Despres, castigatorul raliului, vine in Romania
Martin Freinademetz, austriacul care concureaza cu licenta eliberata de Federatia Romana de Motociclism, a terminat Raliul Dakar 2007 pe locul 90 in clasamentul general.

„Obiectivul meu este sa ajung la Dakar”, ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : Bikes - Summary
The bike race was – for sure – a bumpy ride as the two favorites put on a great show as announced in the beginning of the race. But the second victory of Cyril Despres on the Dakar follows a series of more or less unforeseeable events. The heavy blow of Marc Coma on the moral of his adversaries in the first two stages in Morocco ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : Mitsubishi Motors - Finish
Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart rewrote the history books by claiming a seventh successive victory in the punishing 2007 Dakar Rally after the final 16km special stage, near Dakar, in Sénégal on Sunday.

The success was a record-breaking 12th win in the team's 25-year history of competing in the world's toughest ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : News from leg 15
Dakar 132 bikes, 109 car teams and 69 trucks reached the capital city of Senegal and finished the 29th edition of the Dakar, as well as its 15th and last stage on the banks of Lac Rose.

Janis Vinters, already a stage winner in Nema, gets the best time of the day in the bikes category whilst Giniel De Villiers adds a fourth ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : News from leg 15
Pending validation, Dutchman Arjan Brouwer (Ginaf) wins his second stage in this Dakar in 9'39, 52" ahead of Czech Ales Loprais (Tatra) and 54" ahead of Dutchman Hans Stacey (Man).

In the overall rankings, Hans Stacey wins his first Dakar with a 3h10'52 lead over Russian Ilgizar Mardeev (Kamaz) and 4h45'30 on Czech Ales ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : News from Leg 15
A symbolic route for all participants who are nearing the finish with the ultimate and mythical special stage on the beach of Lac Rose. A last section against the clock as a lap of honour for the leaders in the overall rankings before triumphantly climbing on the podium. 93 km, including 16 against the clock, are on the menu of ... [ more ]

Dakar Rally : Volkswagen Motorsport - Finish
In the 2007 Dakar Rally Volkswagen - having clinched ten of 14 possible stage victories and leading the event for eight days - was the dominant team in the field, but in the overall classification the factory team headed by Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen was not rewarded for its performance. After 8,000 ... [ more ]

Martin Freinademetz, austriacul care concureaza cu licenta eliberata de Federatia Romana de Motociclism, se afla pe locul 90 dupa 14 etape din Raliul Dakar 2007.

Etapele 13 si 14 din Raliul Dakar 2007 nu au fost nici pe departe atat de usoare pe cat se asteptau pilotii ramasi in cursa, iar cazaturile au fost la ordinea zilei. Martin Freinademetz a cazut dupa cea ... [ more ]