Dakar : Post Day 5

Cars : Krzysztof Holowczyc driving the only non Monster (Drink) colored Mini scored a win on stage 5. Not only he drove fast but gained more than 2 minutes on the overall leader Stephen Peterhansel.
Second was Robbie Gordon. Its a delight to watch the Hummer run fast through the vast deserts of South America. Peterhansel finished third and still is the overall rally leader.

Bikes : The dog fight is growing into an epic battle. Cyril Despres is back riding … Read more

Dakar : Post Day 4

Day 4 was a hardcore Dakar style of play for the competitors. The Cars and Bikes had the heavyweights using their knowledge of the local terrain to their benifit.

Cars : Stephen Paterhansel drove with a surgeons precision to bag Day 4 with the fastest time. All other drivers struggled with navigation and reliability issues.
The Toyota Hilux’s are showing their muscle big time. Orlando Terranova and Giniel De Villiers came 2nd and 3rd respectively in their Hiluxs’.
Robbie Gordon and Nasser … Read more

Dakar Day 2

Day 2 at the Dakar has been phenomenal for the front runners of the rally

Cars : The Qatari is back ; Nasser Al-Attiyah drove like wind to finish the stage fastest in his Hummer. Closely followed by a MINI was Stephen Peterhansel. He goes to the top of the standings with this win.
And how can we forget Robbie Gordon. The flamboyant drivers was at his best when he finished 3rd in the stage.
Two MINI’s followed Robbie with … Read more

Dakar Rally 2012 : Post day 1

The first day of the Dakar Rally 2012 rather started on a very sad note.
Within an hour of the start, Argentinian biker Jorge Boero who was running in his 2nd Dakar Rally crashed and suffered a cardiac arrest which turned fatal.

The organizers released a special statement even before the day ended and it made for a sad start for an event which is ever more popular in Argentina.

As for the day, it had quite many surprises

Cars : Little known … Read more

10 things you should know about Dakar Rally 2012


The biggest spectacle in the Motorsporting calender is back.

Dakar Rally 2012 goes live on the 1st Jan 2012 in the fan-fare not matched in years.

Highlights of Dakar 2012 :

1) A new country is making its debut in the Dakar route for the year : Peru

2) VW is not coming back to defend its title in their very fierce VW Touareg Race III.

3) More MINI’s than BMW’s from X-Raid team.

4) Bikes have a new engine … Read more

Final Day (Dakar 2011)

It was the last day for Dakar Rally 2011. Its been epic for the last 15 days. 9000kms and rallying at its best. Fast Cars and Bike and Trucks!!

A dream come true for some and heartbreak for others but all said and done, a life changing experience indeed. Its all over only for the preparation to start for the 2012 edition.

Cars : 25 years in the making and heck he’s done it. Qatari rally legend Nasser Al Attiyah … Read more