DESPRES AND PETERHANSEL ARE CHAMPIONS While the last special was won by Norway’s Pâl Anders Ullevâlseter (motorcycles) and Robby Gordon (cars), France’s Cyril Despres and Stéphane Peterhansel took their fourth and tenth Dakars respectively, all categories included. The champions were applauded on the podium on Lima’s Plaza de Armas by a huge crowd which came […]
HE ONLY STARTED 30TH… but by the time he got to Nazca he’d already left almost 20 other riders in the dust. Francisco López took his second stage win in three days at the 2013 Dakar. In the car category, Nasser Al-Attiyah won his 15th special at the Dakar, while the X-Raid team’s delight at […]
NELSON PANCIATICI SIGNS UP FOR RALLY MONTE CARLO Last year, in his first experience of the MONTE CARLO rally, he came second in the R2 category. This year, Nelson PANCIATICI will be at the start of the 81st MONTE CARLO rally which takes place from January 16 to 20. Nelson will be driving a TWINGO […]
THE ROAR BEFORE THE ROLEX 24 Four days into the New Year, new teams and new cars are taking their first laps at Daytona International Speedway as the landmark 2013 sports car racing season gets underway with this weekend’s three day test event: the Roar Before the Rolex 24. The dreary weather did not […]
RUBENS BARRICHELLO JOINS TONY KANAAN AND PAUL TRACY. With teams preparing for the “dress rehearsal” for the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona, open-wheel stars Rubens Barrichello, Tony Kanaan and Paul Tracy lead the list of late additions for this weekend’s Roar Before the Rolex 24, the final three-day test before the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports […]
DESPITE THE FACT THAT LUCA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR NEW BLOOD AT THE TOP OF THE FOM CIRCUS Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo plans to remain in charge of the Italian Formula One team even if he decides to run for a seat in the Italian Parliament. Di Montezemolo has not yet made his […]