Stefan van Pletzen and Jaco Pieterse completed the perfect weekend when they won the Special Vehicle category on the opening round of this year’s South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), the Mpumalanga 400. The Live Lesotho Chenowth crew won Friday’s qualifying race to determine grid positions and continued their good form in the race. The […]
Normal service was resumed today when Dakar Rally heroes Giniel de Villiers and Rob Howie, in a Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Hilux, won the Mpumalanga 400 to give the team a flying start to the new South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) season. The Toyota Gazoo Racing SA squad has dominated the series in recent […]
The 6 PM sunset meant that there were many teams that spent more than half the race with their lights on trying to beat the 11-hour time limit for the race, and even the winners finished in the dark. As the sun dropped below the horizon the rain began to fall, limiting dust but creating […]
One of the longest running partnerships in Middle East motor sport has entered its 15th year with the approach of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Powered by Nissan, which turns the focus of the cross country rallying world on the UAE capital again later this month. Title sponsors Nissan Middle East have joined forces again […]
India’s pioneer in women’s motorsport, Sarah Kashyap is all set to fuel the adrenaline rush in the much awaited Desert Storm rally. She will be the only female rider in foreign bikes’ category and will be competing against the likes of CS Santosh, R Nataraj, Joan Pedrero Garcia amongst others. Reviving the energy, excitement, and […]
A beefed-up FIA Class, a Toyota versus Ford battle in Class T and some old and new faces characterise the Production Vehicle category at the Mpumalanga 400 in Dullstroom, the first round of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), on March 16 and 17. But some things don’t change, and the combination to beat […]
As one of the leading contenders in the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), the Ford Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) team is champing at the bit to get the dust flying for the 2018 season. Having come desperately close to winning the Class T titles over the past two years – and finishing runner-up […]
The rolling dunes and plains of Al Qudra desert provide a dramatic stage this weekend when the Dubai International Baja powered by Nissan and AW Rostamani delivers another exhilarating chapter of World Cup cross country rallying at its best. Taking place under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing started its SA Cross Country racing season with a bang in more ways than one over the weekend, when Kenny Gilbert rode to open class OR1 victory at a tough and demanding season opener in Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, while there were podiums all-round for the team. It was however a dramatic […]
The ATS motorsport Young Guns have changed allegiance in the South African Cross Country Series and will henceforth race with a blue and white roundel on the bonnet, rather than a blue and white oval…In addition, the duo will make a leap from class S to class T – which will see them go toe […]
Cross Country motor racing will temporarily replace fly-fishing as the preferred sport when Dullstroom hosts the Mpumalanga 400, the opening round of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), on March 16 and 17. Fly-fishing ties with quaint names – Woolly Bugger, Parachute Adams and Elk Hair Caddis – will make way for names like […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA to campaign IMA Toyota Hilux in Class FIA of the South African Cross-Country Series Giniel de Villiers partners with experienced navigator Rob Howie for 2018 Henk Lategan joins Toyota Gazoo Racing SA as cross-country driver Dennis Murphy to partner Lategan for 2018 Johan and Werner Horn to defend their crown in […]
The Dubai International Baja powered by Nissan and AW Rostamani brings World Cup cross country rallying back to the UAE next week, with a powerful assembly of top drivers and riders battling for honours across the spectacular Al Qudra desert terrain. Taking place under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
The Automotorsport Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan has announced a number of revisions to Rally Kazakhstan, the fifth round of the 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, which will be held in the west of the country, near the Caspian Sea, from May 27-June 2, 2018. Rally officials carried out initial route reconnaissance […]
Ben Sulayem says partnership agreement takes Dubai International Baja to new level The Dubai International Baja powered by AW Rostamani and Nissan has a new home, and the announcement today that Dubai Autodrome will be the beating heart of the event next month provides another boost for the double World Cup rally. Mohammed Ben […]
Columna Medica Baja Drawsko is the opening round of the cross-country rally season in Poland. It also counts for the Central European Zone Championship (FIA-CEZ) and Czech Republic Championship. Usually it is a “grand opening”, considering the long route of the rally (about 300km) and big number of competitors from Poland and abroad, who come […]
Organised by Roberts Racing, the South Africa Kalahari Rally is a new event that will be raced from 13 to 19 October in Mafikeng, South Africa. This rally has its roots back in year 2014, when for the first time a race like this was planned. The time has come for South Africa to host a Cross-Country […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing starts its South African National Cross Country and Enduro campaign with a three-bike attack at the Eshowe SA Cross Country Opener Saturday 3 March. Big news for 2018 is the arrival of multiple national Cross Country Moto champion and off-road legend Kenny Gilbert to spearhead the Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing attack […]
Defending champions Ross Field and Shivam Vinyak headline an impressive entry list for the Fly-SAX Nanyuki Rally Raid which kick-starts the 2018 “Fly Sax and Fly-540 Kenyan National Rally Raid Championship” this weekend. Ross Field will defend his outright and car class titles at the wheel of the mighty South African built Century Racing CRT […]
Poland’s Aron Domzala rolls twice and retires before final timed test Yasir Saiedan delivers stunning debut performance to finish fifth overall Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah began the defence of his FIA World Cup title in convincing style with a start-to-finish maiden victory in Baja Russia Northern Forest Rally, the opening round of the 2018 FIA World […]
Cape Town rider Caleb Tennant put in a star performance as Q4 Fuel Husqvarna Racing enjoyed a solid start to the 2018 TRP Distributors South African National Motocross championship in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Tennant was in fine form as he won the opening heats of both the MX1 and MX2 races en route to […]
The tranquil town of Dullstroom is better known as one of South Africa’s premier fly-fishing locations, but will echo to the sound of high powered racing engines when the Mpumalanga 400 – round one of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) – gets underway on March 16 and 17. Dullstroom is the highest town […]
The wait is almost over, and South African riders are about to unsettle some dust as the 2018 motocross season begins. The Red Bull KTM Racing team have announced the rider line-up that will kick start the first race of the season in Port Elizabeth this Saturday, 17 February. With a wealth of experience and […]
The 3rd edition of “Rainforest Challenge (RFC) Global Series South Europe” will be held from 24 to 27 May and this year will offer four days of intense competition in a special location for tourism, food and wine as the region of Collio in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), land of ancient winemakers. Photo credit: Ruddiee […]
Yes, the World is a disk, Television will destroy the evolution, the Internet is a short hype. And electric cars are bullshit. Well, even the Fans of the bubbling sound of Gasoline-V8 can´t ignore that electric cars will not be only a trend. They are not the perfect solution for the future, this is for […]
Officials at the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) have announced initial plans for this year’s Qatar Cross-Country Rally (QCCR), round four of the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup and round two of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. The event takes place over five stages on April 17 to 22. The QCCR will […]
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 […]
Officials at the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) have announced initial plans for this year’s Qatar Cross-Country Rally (QCCR), round four of the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup and round two of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. The event takes place over five stages on April 17-22. The QCCR will run […]
Overdrive Racing will run three Toyota Hiluxes at the Baja Russia Northern Forest Rally, the opening round of the 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, and each of the three drivers have very different objectives at the only snow and ice round of the series. The event takes place on February 16-18. […]
I’s a battle of attrition as only 12 of 118 side-by-sides finish in the dese Imagine a desert-and-rock race so tough that only 10 percent of the entries finished: axles snapped, engines blew, rigs rolled, and when it was all done, the vast majority of the UTVs that started were still out there in the […]
After 10 years of absence, the Argentinian marathonrally “Desafio Norpatagonico” will be back with the new name “Rally Cross Country de la Patagonia” from February 10th-17th 2018, open for Cars, Motobikes, SSV and Quads. More than 80 teams will start in the six-stages Rally next Saturday under the slogan “From the Andes to the Ocean”. […]
For the next week, a remote area of the High Desert will be the hub for all things off-road racing.Racers and fans will converge at Means Dry Lake for the annual King of the Hammers, the largest off-road racing event in North America that draws tens of thousands of spectators in person and hundreds of […]
Red-Lined Motorsport team principal Terence Marsh, a former professional cricketer, is 102 not out and top of the scoreboard when it comes to membership of an exclusive ‘100 Club’ in the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS). Marsh and former Blue Bulls scrum-half Coetzee Labuscagne are the only two current competitors who have competed in […]
The 2018 King of The Hammers, the week-long off-road race and festival will commence tomorrow with the opening of Hammertown in Johnson Valley, CA followed by a week of off-road racing. The event culminates with the 12th annual King of The Hammers race on Friday, February 9th, 2018. The 2017 event hosted nearly 500 competitors […]
Saudi Arabia’s Essa Al-Dossari and Emirati navigator Ali Hassan Obaid lost some time on the final 168.57 selective section of the 13th Ha’il Nissan International Cross-Country Rally, but that failed to prevent them guiding the ED Racing Nissan Navara to outright victory by the margin of 8min 42sec. Samai Talab Al-Shammeri and navigator Abdullah Mutar […]
10TH STAGE IN MAURITANIA: AMODJAR / AKJOUJT: 453 KM The 10th edition of the Africa Eco Race is giving its best two days before the arrival in Dakar. After the most difficult stage yesterday, the sand is still a big part of the menu for the competitors Friday with a 453 kilometers leg. You had […]
A new loop was on the programme of the day allowing a little rest for the assistance and the organization who could stay at the bivouac all day long. Meanwhile, the competitors took part in a 340-kilometer stage through the prestigious dunes of Mauritania. A stage full of suspense and surprises. The most difficult leg […]
8TH STAGE IN MAURITANIA: CHAMI / AMODJAR: 477KM After one night without being allowed to approach their vehicles, the competitors took part of the second lef of the marathon this morning. A 439 kilometers leg with beautiful dune passages under a blazing sun was waiting for them. The real difficulty of the Mauritanian sand and […]
HA’IL (Saudi Arabia): Competitors face a difficult route laid on by the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation (SAMF) for the 13th running of the Ha’il Nissan International Rally on January 15-18. The event again ventures into the remote An Nafud desert to the north of the city of Ha’il in the north-central region of the Kingdom […]
In 1.47.22 Gerard de Rooy finished the 211 kilometres of the sixth stage of the Africa Eco Race. With his average speed of 118 he really could not match the 144 km/h that Mathieu Serradori got with his buggy. De Rooy added 19.56 to the Frenchman. Gerard de Rooy In the first test in Mauritania, […]