Dakar Rally News

On a sunny late April morning in Monte Carlo, 42 exceedingly rare vintage cars from around the world assembled on the plaza in front of the famed casino.

Hi everyone, it's Armindo here! This weekend WRC Team MINI Portugal was at MINI United in Le Castellet in the south of France.

In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack Obama speak, there's disappointment that he hasn't kept his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, and perceptions that he's shunting blame for the financial crisis across the Atlantic.

The Kei National Enduro, on this weekend at the Inkwenkwezi Farm near East London, marks the halfway point of the season - and it will be make or break for a number of riders.

Handover of the relay race baton at Volkswagen Motorsport: Jost Capito has assumed the role of Motorsport Director.

Jimmy Lewis teaches the author how to extract his KTM 990 from deep sand, making him less likely to make a mistake and bury it in the first place.

France's newly-elected President Francois Hollande celebrates on stage with his companion Valerie Trierweiler and Socialist party members during a victory rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris.

Eliseo Salazar, 57, became the first driver to compete in the Dakar Rally, Indianapolis 500, Le Mans 24 Hours, Monaco Grand Prix and a round of the WRC.

Story and photos by John Rettie -- copyright Trackside Photo Are you nostalgic for old race trucks? Check out these photos taken in Baja, Mexico, a few days ago.

Proceeds so far from the one-off Life Ball MINI models amount to more than a half a million euros.

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What I am about to do has been denounced by the Vatican as "a vulgar display of power and wealth," drawn the ire and fire of Islamic terrorists, stranded European royalty and thrill-seeking riffraff in the Sahara, cost hundreds of millions in damages, and claimed the lives of more than 30 people.

Thierry Neuville and Nasser Al-Attiyah both finished a long and difficult Rally Argentina in the points.

Volkswagen factory driver Sebastien Ogier alongside co-driver Julien Ingrassia bagged World Championship points at this weekends race, making it their 3rd consecutive finish with points.

Last September, Argentine Judge Carlos Olivera Pastor emerged from his courthouse in the northwestern province of Jujuy to find a box next to his parked car.

No time to rest: Just one week after the Hockenheim season opener the second round of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup is coming up next weekend at the Lausitzring where the former DTM racers Klaus Niedzwiedz, Kurt Thiim, Markus Winkelhock and Mathias Lauda will be meeting with the 21 regular drivers of the world's most eco-conscious one-make cup.

Norway's Petter Solberg, who on Friday morning had a 20 second led in Rally Argentina, had to pull out of the race with a broken steering arm on his Ford, near the end of stage four.

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Things are getting yet more interesting for this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the addition of Le Mans winner Romain Dumas and off-road racer Beccy Gordon.