Paddon battling to secure budget for world rally campaign
New Zealand’s leading rally driver Hayden Paddon has been doing a lot of head scratching recently as he and his team work to secure a budget to return to the…
Revised IRC calendar for 2011
A revised calendar for the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge has been presented today by series promoter Eurosport Events, and will start with the centenary edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo from 18-22…
New rules: tricky task for the Volkswagen navigators
From the perspective of the co-drivers Volkwagen’s battle for victory at the 2011 Dakar Rally will be fought under clearly changed conditions: Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E), Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D),…
Star-studded entry for Rallye Monte-Carlo
A star-studded capacity entry will contest Rallye Monte-Carlo, the opening round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, from 18-22 January. Two former IRC champions, several IRC regulars, previous Monte-Carlo winners, Formula…
South Africans to the fore on Dakar Rally
A band of South Africans who cut their off road racing teeth in the Absa Off Road Championship will be looking for more glory on the Argentina – Chile Dakar…
The “Dakar” TV presence of the Volkswagen Race Touareg in detail
Extreme desert passages, dizzying heights in the Andes, fast gravel sections – the Dakar Rally remains the longest and toughest test in motorsport: Volkswagen is determined to bring the title…
Andersson vows to maximise PROTON chance
P-G Andersson has vowed to continue his strong run of form on Rallye Monte-Carlo when he makes his debut for the PROTON team on the centenary edition of the event…
Loix prepares for ‘world’s toughest rally’
Freddy Loix has begun his bid to win Rallye Monte-Carlo for the first time after completing a test in the south of France last week. The 40-year-old Belgian ace drove…