It’s 100-percent off-road and 100-percent for the ladies. Whether you know or not about rallies, chances are you’ve heard about the Dakar in some way or another. While the event moved to South America a decade ago, there’s one other rally that follows in the tracks of the original Dakar, through the Sahara desert. The Gazelles have […]
The Mpumalanga 400, the opening round of the 2019 South African National Cross Country Championship (SACCS) for Production and Special Vehicles and Side by Side recreational vehicles, takes place on 15 and 16 March in and around the popular tourist village of Dullstroom. The event will apply its award winning formula to create a spectacular […]
King of the Hammers is a wildly unique race out in the Southern California desert that combines the toughest elements of rock crawling with the faster aspects of high-speed desert racing and packs them both into a single, day-long dirt-blast and rock-stomp unlike anything else in the world. This year’s course was 202 miles long and […]
King of the Hammers officially kicked off over the weekend with UTV racing. It is absolutely no surprise that a Guthrie made it on the podium. That name has been synonymous with the KOH UTV races since they started. 22-year-old Mitch Guthrie Jr. now has two King titles to add to his already impressive resume. Guthrie Jr. also […]
The 2019 India Ultimate Desert Challenge saw intense off-roading action across three days in the sandy expanse of the Thar desert around Bikaner. In the UDC Off-road competition, the team of Kabir Waraich and co-driver Amber Udasi, in a Polaris RZR 1000, dominated proceedings. The Gerrari Off-roaders duo from Chandigarh scored 1,090 points out of […]
LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT after he took third place in the gruelling Dakar Rally, Sam Sunderland has added another trophy to his collection – first place at Portsmouth Motorcycle Racing Club’s annual Mudfest. Sunderland, who lives in Northern France, was on the way back to the channel tunnel following an appearance at the Bike Shed. However, […]
Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah, the Arab world’s most famous rally driver and a sporting ambassador for the State of Qatar, is expected to top the entry list for the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally (QCCR), the opening round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, on February 21-26, 2019. Fresh from his domination of the recent […]
Future Terrain, the charity supporting the rehabilitation and retraining of injured veterans, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Dacia. The relationship will see Future Terrain operate four Dacia Dusters, supported by two Renault Master vans from its sister brand within Groupe Renault. The vehicles will be used for off-road racing, expeditions and driver […]
The 2018 Award winning Mpumalanga 400 hosted in the tourist mecca of Dullstroom for the first time last year will again set the ball rolling when the 2019 South African Cross Country Championship (SACCS) for Production and Special Vehicles and the Side by Side recreational vehicles kicks off on 15 and 16 March. The 2019 […]
The last stage of the AFRICA ECO RACE between Akjoujt in Mauritania and Saint Louis in Senegal went perfectly well. Starting with the special stage of 218 kilometers which left from the bivouac to join Fimlit, a village situated 80 kilometers from Nouakchott. This stage was without difficulty for the leaders of the ranking. It […]
As in 2018, this 11th stage of the AFRICA ECO RACE between Amodjar and Akjoujt was ruthless for the competitors, should it be in moto or auto category. The navigation was especially complicated. Proof is, if you calculate the average speed of the winners, which is 69 km/h for the motos and 78km/h for the […]
After the hectic day yesterday due to the accident of both OPTIMUS buggies on the arrival of the special stage, the atmosphere was back to normal and focused on the race leaving from the CHAMI bivouac this morning. Luckily, because this stage of 507 kilometers towards Amodjar is known to be extremely challenging. The clerks […]
After the cancellation of the 6th special stage yesterday due to the absence of helicopters the race was back on track with the first real Mauritanian stage between Northern Station and Chami- 481km. All was well until the arrival of the first the buggies at the line when N°202 and211 crashed into each other. The […]
After an early morning start from Dakhla, the entire AFRICA ECO RACE caravan passed the Mauritanian at 10AM this Monday 7th of January 2019. A quick formality facilitated by agreements made between the organisation and the administration of the Mauritanian customs. From now on, visas will be done individually at the Chami bivouac by the […]
The ultimate Moroccan stage of the AFRICA ECO RACE 2019, made up of a special sector of 420 km and of a 214 km liaison towards Dakhla, will have been more intense than what we would have been able to plan. Especially on four wheels where the battle between Buggies raged. Some are relieved […]
Temperature was 23 degrees on the arrival of the Fort Chacal bivouac, a locality situated approximately 30 kilometers from Laayoune. Ideal racing conditions for this 4th stage, as it has been since the beginning of the 2019 AFRICA ECO RACE. Also, since the first stage of this 11th edition, navigation is at the center of […]
After the arrival of the special stage yesterday at the bivouac, this Thursday morning, the starting line was set up a few dozen meters from the AFRICA ECO RACE camp. A comfortable situation for the competitors who earned some well-deserved extra sleeping time, especially for those who arrived late during the night of the second […]
In the end, the first Moroccan night on the Bivouac of La Momie wasn’t as cold as cold as predicted as the temperature did not go bellow 3 degrees. Luckily because after this first long stage of the 11th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE, some competitors arrived very late. Therefore, repairs and maintenance went […]
ED Racing’s Essa Al-Dossari fought back from fourth overall to win the final stage and secure a second successive victory in the 14th Ha’il Nissan International Rally on Tuesday.The Nissan Navara driver and his Emirati navigator Ali Hassan Obaid benefited from the fast nature of the final 170.02km selective section through the An Nafud desert […]
This Tuesday 1st of January, at 6AM sharp, the “GNV CRYSTAL” ferry transporting the AFRICA ECO RACE caravan arrived at Nador port in Northern Morocco. After customs formalities, that were longer than usual due to a new software inaugurated that day, the race was able to start two hours late. A delay without consequence other […]
It’s one thing to go into the wilderness. It’s another to do it in style. 2018 graced us with so many amazing off-road builds, it was hard to come down to a top five, but after some time, we were able to whittle the list down to our absolute favorites. The rigs run the gamut […]
At 9AM sharp, the moto driver Pal Anders ULLEVASETER, big favourite of this 2019 edition, was the first to launch the festivities after Adriana gave him the signal by drawing the flag of the principality. The Norwegian was smiling under his helmet but boasted serious determination to try get a 4th title after these two […]
Fans of the Land Rover Defender have been anxiously awaiting the new model for several years since the last update was in 2011. Finally, the company has unveiled a new Land Rover model with the caption, “Do not unwrap until 2019.” More information is set to be available on Dec. 27, 2018, according to Land […]
Official announcement of the new home of the Toyota 1000 Desert Race, which will take place in the Selebi Phikwe area for the next three years, subject to renewal. Botswana has been home to the Toyota 1000 Desert Race since 1991 traversing thousands of kilometres in several areas including Gaborone, Mantshwabisi, Lentsweletau, Hatsalatladi and Kumakwane with […]
Husqvarna rising star delivers in Lesotho Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing youngster Matthew Green delivered a star turn to finish sixth in the ‘Mother of Hard Enduro’ 2018 Motul Roof of Africa’s most extreme gold class. The bruising race through the toughest gorges and most daunting climbs the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho has to offer, is […]
SsangYong has unveiled the Rexton DKR to compete in next year’s Dakar Rally, the world’s toughest rally, following the brands successful campaigning of a Tivoli inspired car in the 2018 eventSsangYong has unveiled the Rexton DKR to compete in next year’s Dakar Rally, the world’s toughest rally, following the brands successful campaigning of a Tivoli […]
Proving that hoonery is a pastime enjoyed around the world, SHEMUD sends competitors into the Malaysian rainforest to face all manner of off-road obstacles.Combining off-road competition and touring adventure, the event is officially known as the SHEMUD Women’s International 4×4 Challenge. Special stages are set up along predetermined routes, with all hands participating and staying together as […]
Over a hundred vehicles will be joining the AFRICA ECO RACE in Monaco, awaiting the launch of the 11th edition on the 30th of December, which will be given by Adriana, the event’s ambassadress. The Moto, Auto and Truck participants, passionate about Africa, will follow Thierry SABINE step to join the famous Rose Lac after […]
The SxS are conquering the cross-country rallies all over the world, and it was just a question of time for the category to be introduced in the most competitive championship of the African continent – the South African Cross Country Series. The news of the arrival of the SxS to SACCS was published in the […]
The Rainforest Challenge, held in Malaysia fron 23 November, is one of the most memorable 4×4 endurance tests on the planet.When it comes to competitive off-roading, it doesn’t get much more extreme than the Rainforest Challenge (RFC). Founded by Malaysian Luis Wee in 1997, the globally recognized and reputable 4×4 off-road obstacle racing and adventure […]
With a long day and night of racing through one of the toughest courses in memory behind him, veteran racer and Baja impresario Cameron Steele has been unofficially named as the four-wheel overall winner of the 51st BFGoodrich SCORE Baja 1000. Image: Andy Meyers Based in San Juan Capistrano, California, Steele and his Desert Assassin […]
Open wheel racing can be a terrifying sport full of near-misses, but there’s a good chance that Indy 500 champion and former Formula One driver Alexander Rossi has never experienced anything quite as terrifying as a potentially terrible crash within the first fifty miles of the Baja 1000. Rossi was piloting the No. 709 Honda […]
A Waikato grandmother has become the first New Zealand woman to win a national offroader racing title.After nine years of racing Putaruru’s Samantha Atkins, 51, recently won her class, for offroaders with a rear motorcycle engine up to 1500cc, during the New Zealand National Offroad Racing Championships held in Christchurch. Atkins, who had five children […]
ALGERIA RALLY : SAHARI RALLY El Goléa (El Ménéa) – Ghardaïa Liaison 33.43km – SS 7 178.30km – Liaison 119.03km Thursday, November 8th 2018 The final race day was a day of speed. Today’s race started out by a small Erg, then continued on to flat lands until adrars were visible in the distance, before […]
In less than two months, the 11th Edition of the Africa Eco Race will depart from Monaco. 15 days of intense adventure full of surprises and challenges on the tracks of Thierry Sabine. From the 30th of December 2018 to the 13th of January 2019, the participants will tackle the Morrocan desert as well as […]
The recent Gold 400 rounded off the 2018 South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) that consisted of six tough events all over the country and Botswana with various title battles from the start. It was also a season where teams and manufacturers developed and competed with state of the art vehicles and equipment and a […]
SS6 EL MENIA – EL MENIA EL GOLEA: Loop 3Liaison 4.38km – SS6 119.70 AN INFERNAL ROUND 120km of insidious sandy tracks as dunes dominate the agricultural lands of El Menia. None of the pilots were expecting such an intense day when they set off this morning. A short SS, one worthy of the famous […]
The awe-inspiring Ica Desert was the ideal stage for one of the most demanding races of the 2018 calendar, in which competitors faced some of the most dramatic and magnificent dunes in the world over 900 km of racing. With the 100% Peruvian Dakar fast approaching, the third edition of the Dakar Series featured many […]
TIMIMOUN – EL MENIA SS5: Liaison 23.11 – SS 344.06 Tuesday, November 6h 2018 A PARIS-DAKAR LIKE STAGE Today’s menu features an appetizer of tracks which were quick, seemingly endless and difficult to navigate, with a side of wild camels roaming between the wells rare and far between. Before getting to the main dish, the […]
1st overall for De Villiers/Murphy 2nd overall for Lategan/White 1st in Class T for Bertholdt/Minnitt 1st in Class S for Visser/Visser De Villiers/Murphy crowned overall champions for 2018 Lategan/White crowned Class FIA champions for 2018 Manufacturer’s Championship for Toyota It was a racing weekend filled with spectacular action, culminating in not only overall victory in […]