Sainz gives Volkswagen the perfect start to Dakar 2011
With all four of their Race Touareg 3s in the top five, Volkswagen got their 2011 Dakar Rally campaign off to the perfect start in Argentina on Sunday. Defending champion…
H&H’s Top Five Clicked Posts of 2010
Throughout 2010, Handbrakes & Hairpins posted 1927 stories, news articles and features to bring you rally news from around the world. We would like to thank you for all your…
Buenos Aires celebrates Volkswagen
The Dakar Rally saw an emotional beginning: More than one million enthusiastic spectators turned out to send the total of 430 participants of the desert classic off to the over…
A brief history of the Dakar Rally – www.dakar.com
The adventure began back in 1977, when Thierry Sabine got lost on his motorbike in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. Saved from the sands in extremis, he returned…
Inaugural Fiesta Sport Trophy schedule for RallyCar 2011 season announced
Ford Racing and RallyCar announced today that the inaugural Fiesta Sport Trophy championship for the United States will kick off June 3 at the Susquehanna Trail Performance Rally in Wellsboro,…
Andersson satisfied after first PROTON test
P-G Andersson began his association with the factory PROTON team by completing a successful first test for the Malaysian manufacturer in France last week. The 30-year-old Swede drove his Satria…
Ready to go for the marathon: Volkswagen confronts the Dakar Rally
Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year. No sooner are they over and the Dakar Rally starts. Volkswagen confronts the legendary marathon from 1 to 15 January 2011 with four…
Vouilloz vows to be ready for IRC return
Former Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Nicolas Vouilloz says he will be fighting fit when he returns to the series on Rallye Monte-Carlo next month, despite not having driven in anger…
Magalhaes happy with co-driver switch
Bruno Magalhaes says changing co-drivers ahead of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge won’t affect his chances of a successful campaign next season. The 30-year-old from Portugal contested eight rounds of…