Dakar Rally News

The Paris-Dakar Rally is a race so crazy competitors have been taken out by land mines.

Dakar rally chief Etienne Lavigne says he will not rule out the world famous race returning to Africa, but in the east or south rather than its traditional home in the west of the continent.

A FORMER motor racing champion from Bolton has vowed he will not return to the sport because it is not dangerous enough.

WHO WILL CHALLENGE RACE TOUAREGS? The 31st Dakar rally will start on New Year's Day 2010, from Buenos Aires in Argentina, the second running of "the world's toughest motor race" in South America.

Schumacher may race for Mercedes ??? According to Autocar, Michael Schumacher lost yesterday his position as an adviser to Ferrari's Formula One team.

This isn't one of those times. Details are a bit on the scarce side, but what we do know is that Barattero Motorsport and YPF Elaion have teamed up to compete in the January running of the 2010 Dakar Rally.

Dakar - South African and Israeli army instructors, hired by the ruling Guinea junta, are training pro-junta recruits in a camp in Forecariah, 100km south of Conakry, witnesses said on Monday.

Volkswagen's stylish Amarok mid-sized truck has been crowned the official support vehicle of the famous Dakar Rally that's set to kick off next New Year's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

November 16, 2009: It is durable, robust and can tackle any road, no matter how tricky: the Volkswagen Amarok will have to prove those claims from January 2010 during the world's toughest rally.

Lots of folks say the Harley Davidson Revolution engine should be used in something else.

A pair of adventure seekers are leaving their wives at home in Bristol to battle 4,000 miles of desert heat, minefields and the threat of attack in a journey through West Africa.

South African Giniel de Villiers will lead a team of five Race Touaregs in its title defence of international motorsport'smost challenging event - the Dakar rally.

Don Hatton is taking the desert by storm. A second assault of the Morocco Rally resulted in many long hours spent among lonely sand dunes and rough terrain.

Volkswagen will field five Race Touaregs as the team bids to defend one of the most challenging international motorsport events, the Dakar Rally.

Chile The Dakar Rally A The Dakar Rally pits over 400 drivers against each other in a gruelling long-distance race.

With the African sun shining through a cloudless sky, Sir Mark Thatcher was on his best behaviour.

IN EXALTED COMPANY: South African Giniel de Villiers reached the final of the Race of Champions Beijing Challenge, where he lost to five-times Le Mans 24 Hour winner Emanuele Pirro.

A1GP racer and ex-Williams F1 test driver, Dong Hebin, has been crowned the inaugural ROC China champion on Monday, after defeating crowd favorite Han Han in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest in Beijing.

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TOKYO: Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corp said Monday it would quit Formula One next year, dealing a further blow to the sport after the recent withdrawal of other high-profile firms due to the global downturn.