Tag: Dakar
Dakar: Stage 12 cancelled for bikes and quads
Stage 12 of the 2018 Dakar was cancelled for two of the participating categories. The bike and quad riders will travel normally through the...
Carlos Sainz one day closer to glory
After Tuesday’s unforgiving day a number of broken riders and drivers turned up for the start line of the 280km special stage from Salta...
Walkner is the new bikes’ leader
Stage 10 saw the 2018 Dakar Rally tackle Argentinian sand dunes and riverbeds between Salta and Belén. After several days in the rain, hot...
Scandal at Dakar: Sainz with a 10’ penalty, Koolen threatens to...
A scandal broke out at the Dakar Rally after an alleged incident during stage 7 between Carlos Sainz and quad driver Kees Koolen. The...
Mister Dakar bounces back
Today’s Stage 8 was the second part of the ‘marathon stage’ that left the competitors without assistance overnight. With 498 km of racing, it...
Sainz takes the lead as Peterhansel suffers setback
Today’s Stage 7 took the 2018 Dakar Rally from La Paz to Uyuni in 425 fast-paced kilometres. After enjoying a rest day in the...
The key Dakar moments at half of the race
If there was any doubt that the Dakar Rally was the toughest test on the world motorsport calendar, then it has been swept aside...
Sainz on a high
What a difference a day makes. In Thursday’s Stage 6, the Dakar competitors left Peru for Bolivia, travelling from Arequipa to La Paz and...
We did not see the sand hole, explains Loeb
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena retired from second place in the 2018 Dakar Rally. At kilometre five of the stage morning, they fell into...
Loeb exits Dakar as well
The 2018 Dakar Rally continues to take no prisoners with another high-profile driver retiring on Stage 5. After Sam Sunderland was forced to abandon...
