FREDERIC LE FLOCH / DPPI Dakar Rally, Nasca Taking advantage of the starting order today, the third man out, Marc Coma, achieved a not inconsiderably splendid performance in the dunes at the end of the special stage to pick up his 5th stage victory of 2012. More importantly, the Catalan beat his main rival Cyril […]
Viral video by ebuzzing Red Bull So far this Rally is proving to be once again a fantastic and colossal motor sports event! From Robby Gordon’s Hummer to Cyril Despres’s KTM motorcycle the intensity never drops. Having started in 1978 and originally a simple endurance race or as they said back in […]
FRANÇOIS FLAMAND / DPPI Dakar Rally, Arequipa For its arrival in Peru, the Dakar 2012 saw Cyril Despres win his 4th stage of this year’s rally and gain extra time over Marc Coma, with a lead of now 2’22†in the general standings. More significantly, this 11th stage has genuinely proven that the confrontation between […]
Photo: B Bakalian Trophée Andros action resumed this weekend at Isola 2000, in the south of France. The first race saw Alain Prost finish on the podium to defend his position at the top of the standings. The Dacia Lodgy Glace driver is now equal on points with his arch-rival Jean-Philippe Dayraut. Nicolas Prost, who […]
Photo: FREDERIC LE FLOCH / DPPI Dakar Rally, Copiapó 125 motorcycles, 21 quads, 123 cars and 71 are still in the running as the rally takes a rest day in Copiapó. Some competitors are still arriving at the bivouac after spending the night on the dunes. Halfway through the race, none of the four titles […]
FREDERIC LE FLOCH / DPPI Dakar Rally, Copiapó…Nasser steals the show! Things are getting tight at the top of the motorcycle classification: Marc Coma seized his third career victory in Copiapó and clawed back 2’03” from Cyril Despres, who managed to defend his lead before the rest day. In the car category, the Hummers put […]