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KTM pulls out of Dakar Rally

Austrian motorcycle maker KTM stakes its reputation on the ability of its off-road motorcycles to tackle the toughest terrain on earth, and it's made a habit of proving these capabilities with both a factory team and a far-reaching privateer support program in the Dakar Rally each year. Up through 2009, that is – KTM has just announced that it's pulling out of next year's event. The reason cited for the shocking decision is the French ASO's ruling that all motorcycles taking part in the Dakar race in 2010 must use engines displacing ... Read more →

Mitsubishi pulls out of Dakar and other cross-country races Jonathon Ramsey

Mitsubishi joins makers like Honda, Audi, Porsche, Suzuki, Subaru, and Kawasaki in pulling out of some form of motorsports because of... well, do we really need to say it? Neither the Mitsubishi ...

Robby Gordon signs up for the 2010 Dakar, adds a third HUMMER Jonathon Ramsey

One of two American's on the final podium, Robby Gordon finished third in this year's Dakar Rally. Driving a HUMMER H3, he took the bottom step behind South African Giniel De Villiers and American ...

Dakar rally claims its first casualty Jeremy Korzeniewski

The Dakar Rally is famous for its unfortunate history of taking the lives of those who dare to take part in the endurance race, and this year's running is no exception. The body of 49-year-old French ...

Dakar scrutineering, in pictures Jonathon Ramsey

The preparations have begun for the race formerly known as the Paris-Dakar. The entrants have begun to gather in Le Havre, France, for scrutineering before shipping out to South America for the ...

Volkwagen readying Touareg 2 for 2009 Dakar 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen Motorsport is putting four factory-backed teams in next year's 'Dakar' Rally, which will actually be held in South America, and they'll all be driving the new Race Touareg 2. The insanely intricate spaceframe chassis vehicles are being built in Germany and will use will use a ...

Mitsubishi "Racing Lancer" hits the sandbox 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res pics of the Racing Lancer You're looking at the replacement for Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart's venerable rally version of the Pajero sport ute. The Japanese automaker's rally team has just revealed its newest cross-country rally vehicle based on the Lancer, dubbed ...

Mitsubishi MRX09 "Racing Lancer" to tackle Dakar in '09 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above image to enlarge The purpose-built rally car that Mitsubishi fields in the no-longer-aptly-named 2009 Dakar (the venue for the race is now South America, remember) will shed its Pajero moniker as well as the nominal styling elements that tied it to the Mitsu SUV. Instead, the new MRX09 ...

Dakar looks at alternatives, South America tops list 1 year ago on Autoblog

Following the unfortunate cancellation of this year's Dakar rally, race organizers are examining a number of potential alternatives to permanently move the race away from northern Africa. Last year's race had stages canceled due to security considerations, but this year's event, which would have ...

Dakar Rally cancelled 1 year ago on Autoblog

Since 1979, the Dakar Rally has never been canceled. Individual stages have been eliminated, but never the entire rally. This year is marks the end of the run: Dakar organizer ASO have decided to cancel the race in light of terrorist threats from Mauritania. The rally was to run from Lisbon, ...

Drivers gear up for Dakar 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the 2008 Lisbon-Dakar Rally confirmed to proceed, a star-studded roster of drivers is shaping up for what promises to be an exciting event spanning two continents over the course of two weeks. Robby Gordon will be returning for the fourth time to fight for America's glory in, what else... a ...

Dakar officials won't cancel rally despite Al-Qaeda attacks 1 year ago on Autoblog

Following meetings between the head of security for the Lisbon-Dakar Rally and government authorities in Mauritania, race organizers, undeterred by recent terrorist attacks in the country, have announced that the event will go on as planned. Last week, terrorists in Mauritania shot and killed four ...

McRae Enduro: Dakar doesn't stand a chance 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's obvious that the fast-paced risks Colin McRae endured during his time behind the wheel have set the tone of his retirement. The term "retirement" is a total misnomer however, as McRae has kept himself busy consulting, marketing and developing his own line of rally machines. The R4 is so close ...

BMW 1-Series Trio ready to tackle Dakar 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high-resolution While Bimmerphiles are still unwinding from the excitement of the launch of the 1-Series coupe, and the spy shots of the upcoming 1-Series convertible, a team in France has been hard at work building a 1-Series-based Dakar racetruck. The monster ...

Mitsubishi offering Dakar Rally replica Pajero in Japan 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge To celebrate its seventh consecutive (and twelfth overall) Dakar Rally victory, Mitsubishi is selling a rally-replica version of the short-wheelbase Pajero 2-door in Japan. Plans call for a 20-vehicle run, all of which will be fully decked out in the rally car's red finish ...

Little car, big race: Fiat's PanDAKAR 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Fiat's little Panda miniwagon is taking on the Dakar Rally. A pair of race-prepped Pandas will compete in the 8,100 kilometer event. Our sister site, AutoblogGreen, reports that the PanDAKARs, as they're called, will be equipped with 42-gallon fuel tanks. That should ...

VIDEO: Flight of the Rally Cars 3 years ago on Autoblog

The coolest part about rally racing is undoubtedly those precious moments of air time, when racing cars – usually designed to great lengths to stay glued to the tarmac or dirt – take flight. People will camp out in the woods all day and watch entire races on television just for ...

eBay Find of the Day: Porsche 959 3 years ago on Autoblog

Between limited edition beanie babies and water glasses adorned with the lipstick marks of Yasmine Bleeth, eBay proves to be the useful sales source for all things obscure. For the consummate speed junkie, however, it doesn't get more day dreamy than a Porsche 959 and it seems that this owner, ...






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