FOUR RENAULT CREWS FOR THE 2016 RALLYE MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE Renault Classic has contested the famous Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique since 2011. This year, Renault Classic has entered four crews in a variety of Renault 5 rally cars. The 2016 event starts on January 29. Return of the 1981 Monte-winning Renault 5 Turbo Jean Ragnotti, who turns […]
KRIS MEEKE RIGHT IN THE MIX FOR VICTORY! After leading the rally at the end of day one, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle continued to impress throughout today’s second leg, held on roads around Gap. The Abu Dhabi Total WRT crew now lies second overall, less than ten seconds behind the leader. Stéphane Lefebvre and […]
KRIS MEEKE LIGHTS UP THE RALLYE MONTE-CARLO! Taking the crews from Monaco to Gap, the opening leg of the Rallye Monte-Carlo was made up of two night stages. On the pace on SS1, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle produced a stunning performance on the following test as they won the stage, taking them into the […]
AL-ATTIYAH, MÉO & NIKOLAEV SCOOP DECISIVE DAKAR STAGE WINS Another sandy stage at the Dakar Rally resulted in further movement on the leaderboards today as caution was thrown to the wind across all four categories. Stage 11 featured a mix of soft terrain including the infamous fesh-fesh sand synonymous with northern Argentina along the route […]
PEUGEOT RUN INTO TROUBLE As sure as day follows night, the Dakar Rally’s perennial trip to the Fiambalá dunes proves a decisive factor in determining success and failure at the world’s toughest race. Legions of competitors fell by the wayside during today’s 245km timed special stage between Belén and La Rioja, but a trio of […]
TEMPERATURES SOAR IN THE DAKAR RALLY The Red Bull-backed Peugeot 2008DKR16 of Carlos Sainz takes the overall lead with a fine stage win today. There’s another member of Team Peugeot-Total in second overall, as 11-time Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel battled back from getting stuck in the sand on stage nine. Nine-time WRC winner Sébastien Loeb […]