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Car category: pack of ten for “Peter”? 29 Dec 2011 | 07:33 am
Over the rally fortnight, all eyes will be on the X-Raid team’s 4x4s, and above all on Stéphane Peterhansel’s Mini. But on the Dakar, no one’s immune to technical faults or driving error. And...
Driving solo 26 Dec 2011 | 10:08 pm
They want to face the desert alone, but have decided to rule out the bike or quad. This small group of pilots has decided to take up the challenge of riding solo in the car category and will...
The Dakar in figures 23 Dec 2011 | 04:34 am
4: the number of titles up for grabs at the Dakar, including the motorcycle, quad, car and truck categories9: the record number of victories at the rally, held by Stéphane Peterhansel with six wins...
Bikes : The end of a series? 22 Dec 2011 | 04:52 am
With three wins apiece, Cyril Despres and Marc Coma are tied in the roll of honour of the Dakar. But it is not a done deal that one of the two champions will forge ahead of the other in 2012: the...
Quad race: the Patronelli brothers come under pressure 16 Dec 2011 | 02:52 am
With Marcos in 2010 and Alejandro in 2011, the Patronelli brothers took the lead in the quad category. But the competition didn’t throw in the towel when confronted with the two Argentine heroes,...
A prestigious finish to enrolment 10 Dec 2011 | 05:15 am
The make-up of the last teams to enrol on the Dakar held some major surprises in store, with the return of Johnny Campbell, to accompany Robby Gordon.With less than a month to go before the start of.....
The truck race: Kamaz on the test bench! 9 Dec 2011 | 04:51 am
The landscape in the truck category has been transformed by the retirements of Chagin and Kabirov, who between them had won nine of the last eleven editions. Whilst their usual challengers can take...
Al Attiyah’s surprise: the Bad Boy Gordon’s Hummer! 7 Dec 2011 | 01:53 am
Car number 300 that is usually kept for the title holder will finally be present at the start of the 2012 Dakar. It will indeed be set on a Hummer that Nasser Al Attiyah will be driving for Team...
Electric ambitions from the East 2 Dec 2011 | 11:54 pm
Whilst alternative fuels are often experimented on the Dakar, the project supported by the Latvian government is amongst the most ambitious of initiatives. Andris Dambis, the project founder, will be....
Gilles Gard: “Getting back on top form” 26 Nov 2011 | 06:13 am
Ten years after his first combat against cancer, Gilles Gard is continuing to fight in his own way. Behind the handlebars, the native of the Aveyron region in France will be attempting to conquer the....
