The 10th edition of the Merzouga Rally —the fourth as part of the Dakar Series— is scheduled to take place from 31 March to 5 April in the desert of Morocco, near Erfoud. Amazing performances, discoveries and convivial moments will punctuate the race. A rally raid always has the same ingredients, but they can be […]
Overdrive Racing will field three Toyota Hiluxes in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, round two of the 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, which starts at the Yas Marina circuit Saturday (March 30) and finishes on April 4. The Belgian car preparations company claimed victory at the opening round of the revised four-event series […]
TreasuryOne Amarok ready for the Sahara South Africa’s 2018 Dakar debut hero Hennie de Klerk has been quiet since powering his TreasuryOne WCT Engineering Amarok to win the best rookie award in Argentina early last year, but the Pretoria businessman and his intrepid team is packed and ready to head for the Western Sahara to […]
Oosthuizen wins, Swanepoel’s star comeback Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing kicked its 2019 South African National Enduro Championship campaign off in winning style, when William Oosthuizen rode to E1 200cc victory and Brett Swanepoel enjoyed a most encouraging comeback to end fourth in Open class E2 in the ultra-tough WFO New Hanover Enduro in KwaZulu Natal […]
Ricky Brabec’s preparations for the 2020 Dakar got underway two months after the close of the 2019 edition, where the American rider had left such an excellent mark. Brabec continued to impress this week in Mexican desert. Monster Energy Honda Team’s American rider Ricky Brabec claimed victory in the Sonora Rally after dominating the race […]
Honda’s first sport side-by-side is an off-road terror. I’m no stranger to Honda automobiles. My first car was a Prelude, my current track car is an S2000 and I’ve got an Accord with 318,000 miles on the clock that I use as a daily beater. I’ve driven all manner of Hondas over the years, for work and for play. But I’ve […]
It’s been just over a week now since the desert landscape outside of Las Vegas finally returned to its quiet place. The roaring V8s, buzzing four-strokes and the whirl of helicopter blades churning up the Nevada sky are gone now, and the 2019 BFGoodrich Mint 400 has become another chapter to desert off-road racing’s still-developing […]
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series entered its 2019 season and a new era with its opening event at Glen Helen Raceway on March 16. The San Bernardino, Calif., event featured the debut of the RZR 170 UTVs for junior racers at a national event, an exciting new format for Pro 2 racing, and […]
World champion Przygonski faces major test as star-studded line-up heads for Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit is laying on a big welcome for the world’s top cross country rally drivers and riders as Poland’s Jakub Przygonski prepares to tackle a huge test in the 29th Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered by Nissan. The home of […]
The 2019 South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) started on a high note for all the teams who managed to finish the Mpumalanga 400, the opening round that took place at Dullstroom this weekend. Competitors not only scored their first points of the season, but five bonus points were added to their tally the moment […]
Dullstroom adventures bear fruit all-round Red-Lined Motorsport’s 2019 South African Cross Country adventure kicked off to a brilliant start with an overall podium and a full house of finishes for its four privateer Nissan Navaras at the Mpumalanga 400 around Dullstroom over the weekend. The team that concentrates more on the adventure than the prize, […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing is gearing up for a full attack on the 2019 South African National Enduro Championship, starting with the tough WFO New Hanover Enduro Saturday 23 March in a three-bike attack comprising 2018 riders William Oosthuizen and Matt Green joined by the returning Brett Swanepoel. Oosthuizen is 100% ready for the New […]
Omani driver Abdullah al Zubair and his AZ Racing teammate Nasser al Kuwari endured a frustrating second round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Baja season at the Dubai International Baja in Dubai, UAE, as the duo ended sixth in its class and 22nd overall. Going into the event second in the standings […]
Husqvarna trio meets Jolivet objectivesThe misty and verdant green hills of KwaZulu Natal greeted Pepson Plastics Husqvarna to the opening round of the South African Cross Country Moto championship at Jolivet on Saturday as the team laid the foundation to its racing year ahead. SA Dakar hero raced to third overall and third in the […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA will be taking on the Dullstroom 400, Round 1 of the 2019 South African Cross-Country Series (SACCS) with a three-car team. In a recent move, former Special Vehicle champion, Shameer Variawa, has joined the team in a third Class FIA Toyota Hilux. He will race alongside experienced co-driver Juan Möhr in […]
An experienced field of teams in the Special Vehicle category will take on the Mpumalanga 400, the opening round of the 2019 South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) that takes place on 15 and 16 March from the scenic town of Dullstroom in Mpumalanga. Experience combined with a few role changes and some new combinations […]
An exciting season in the Production Vehicle category of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) can be expected when the Mpumalanga 400, the season opener kicks into gear on 15 and 16 March in the fly-fishing town of Dullstroom in Mpumalanga. The 2018 champions are back to defend their titles and if the competition […]
Jakub Przygonski, Poland’s reigning world champion, secured his second successive victory in the Dubai International Baja today with a powerful surge the second leg to deny the UAE’s Khalid Al Qassimi. UAE-based South African rider Aaron Mare, who had led at the half way point last year before being halted by mechanical failure, captured the bikes […]
Khalid Al Qassimi grabbed the half way lead in the Dubai International Baja today as he left behind a trail of the world’s top drivers in the Al Qudra desert.Partnered by Frenchman Xavier Panseri in an Abu Dhabi Racing Peugeot 3008 DKR, Al Qassmi took a 48-seconds first leg advantage over Jakub Przygonski, Poland’s defending […]
Red-Lined has a different approach to cross country. Racing is all about winning, right? Well, not always. Take Red-Lined Motoring Adventures for example. The privately owned Johannesburg based motoring adventure company chose cross county racing as its main poison, but it is not necessarily always about finishing first. “It’s not always all about winning, especially […]
Ford and Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) welcome Castrol as co-sponsor for the 2019 SA Cross Country Series (SACCS) Reigning Class T champions Lance Woolridge and Ward Huxtable begin title defence at Mpumalanga 400 in Dullstroom, on 15 and 16 March Gareth Woolridge and Boyd Dreyer compete in Class T for opening round, will debut new […]
The 2019 edition of Rally Kazakhstan 2019 will be held for the third time counting to the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies between 26 May and 1 June. The competition will include six stages in the Mangystau region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the sequence of racing special stages basically will not differ […]
If last month’s upstart King of the Hammers event is big league off-road racing’s untethered Mad Max fantasy come to life, this week’s Mint 400 is the sport’s shiny copper penny. It’s a historic throwback to all that is good about holding a motorsports party against the neon-charged excess of Las Vegas. The combination of […]
The stage is set for a classic cross country rally weekend as the Dubai International Baja powered by AW Rostamani and Nissan sends a powerful international force of drivers and riders into action in the Al Qudra desert.Taking place under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince […]
It’s hard to imagine that 10 years have now passed since Los Angeles area jukebox king Mike Pearlman decided to pick up and dust off a long-forgotten, family legacy. It was his late father Ed Pearlman who first led American racers down the Baja peninsula at the inaugural National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) Mexican 1000 […]
Pepson Plastics trio start season at Jolivet The Pepson Plastics Husqvarna SA National Cross Country team is primed and loaded for the first round of the SA National Championships at Jolivet in KwaZulu Natal, Saturday 9 March. Headed by South Africa’s 2019 Dakar rookie hero Kenny Gilbert in the OR1 class racing alongside Taki Bogiages […]
The oldest and most prestigious desert race in the United States takes place next week, and race organizers are making sure that “the Great American Off-Road Race” is the largest as well. For the first time in 43 years, the BFGoodrich Mint 400 will host motorcycles as part of its expanded two-day race schedule. Beginning […]
Three-time Dakar Rally winner and rallying icon Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah is pleased he picked up maximum points from the first round of the FIA Cross-Country Rally on Tuesday.With assistance from long-time co-driver Matthieu Baumel, Al Attiyah roared to his sixth win at the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally (QCCR) after a gruelling five-day battle. “It […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel continued their winning ways, when they posted the 3rd-fastest time on the sixth and final stage of the 2019 Qatar Cross-Country Rally – doing enough to win the event by a margin of 11:10. The pair are fresh from their victory in South America, […]
It was another picture-perfect stage for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel. The Toyota Hilux crew didn’t set a wheel wrong throughout the 352 km-long third stage of the Qatar Cross-Country Rally, making it three stage victories in a row, and extending their lead to 09:52. Fellow Toyota Hilux driver […]
With the start of the 2019 South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) just weeks away, Dullstroom, the fly-fishing capital of the country, is gearing up for round one of the season. The tranquil town and its surroundings will play host to world class racing action on 15 and 16 March, when South Africa’s premiere motorsport […]
1st on Stage 2 for Al Attiyah/Baumel Massive time loss for Ten Brinke/Colsoul 3rd on Stage 2 for Alrajhi/Von Zitzewitz DOHA, QATAR – Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Nasser Al Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel continued their assault on the 2019 Qatar Cross-Country Rally, with an emphatic win on Stage 2 of the tough event. The […]
Tough PE national opener tests SA’s MX best The 2019 TRP Distributors South African National Motocross Championship blasted off to a new tune as Port Elizabeth’s Rover MX Club hosted the first round of the series amid the double dilemma of the usual sandy PE conditions and new for 2019 longer race formats on Saturday. […]
A keen tussle will be expected between two of the greatest rally drivers, local favourite, three-time Dakar Rally champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and the defending FIA World Cup winner Jakub Przygonski when the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally (QCCR) gets underway today. The event will kick off with a spectacular starting ceremony at Souq Al […]
MAXXIS Tires, in partnership with the National Association of Filipino Off-Roaders (NasFOR), will thrill 4×4 fans again as it stages the Maxxis 4X4 Cup Philippines: Off-Road Challenge 2019. The year-long annual event, which will be held in various provinces in the country, promises an action-packed event full of challenges for the Filipino off-road enthusiasts. NasFOR […]
There’s nowhere in the world that freshly crowned 2019 Dakar Rally champion Nasser Al-Attiyah would rather race next than in his native Qatar. That’s why it’s no surprise to see the three-time Dakar winner leading the list of entrants for this week’s Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally. The six-day rally-raid event is the opening round of […]
Adding to an off-road racing institution already brimming with the historically proven ability to bring top-tier drivers to the brutal Nevada desert, event directors for the upcoming BFGoodrich Mint 400 today made it official – 2009 Formula 1 Champion Jenson Button will be competing in this year’s race. “Breaking news! I’m very excited to announce […]
Every facet of a Jimco-built chassis is a combination of history and innovation; a result of four decades of experience handcrafting championship off-road racecars. Inspired by the popularity of the legendary Trophy Truck class, the Spec TT platform was conceived as an intermediary between the limited and unlimited truck classes. Modeled after Jimco’s championship Trophy […]
The world’s only snow and ice Baja “Russia – Northern Forest 2019” is held in Karelia from 15 to 17 February. The competition is the 1st round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and the 1st round of Russian Rally Raid Championship. The entry list includes 44 crews from 15 countries. The settled […]
The vast, arid California lakebed that played host to thousands and thousands of rapid off-road racers, fans, industry representatives and media is quiet now. A hardworking armada of officials and volunteers has swept the desert, making sure that the human traces are also a distant memory. It’s time for those responsible for last week’s bar-resetting […]