A third and two fifth places, are the results that Kalle Rovanperä has in the FIA World Rally Championship so far. The Coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to the rally season and the Finn is keen to get back out on the stages. Since 15 March the WRC season has stood still, competitions in Monte Carlo, Sweden […]
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Jarvis, Mazda take Rolex 24 pole; GT lap records fall
Mazda Team Joest’s No. 77 RT24-P will start the Rolex 24 At Daytona from pole, after Oliver Jarvis set a blistering 1m33.711s lap in qualifying. It wasn’t quite enough for the record — the Briton just a tenth short of his time from last year — but it was nevertheless a stunning time. “What a […]
Blomqvist joins McLaren for Bathurst 12 Hour
Tom Blomqvist has been named as part of McLaren’s Bathurst 12 Hour line-up alongside Alvaro Parente and Ben Barnicoat. The trio will drive for Australian squad 59Racing, which will pair the all-Pro entry with a Silver class car, the details of which will be announced tomorrow. The race won’t just be Blomqvist’s Bathurst debut, but […]
World Endurance: Honda Previews The Suzuka 8-Hours
Some of Honda’s key teams competing in the Suzuka 8-Hours. This weekend the legendary Suzuka 8 Hours takes place on Sunday 28 July, which also marks the final round of the 2018-2019 FIM Endurance World Championship. Honda will be looking to earn back the title of this prestigious race, after having won the event a […]
Hyundai admits Neuville is “making the difference”
By: David Evans WRC points leader Thierry Neuville is “making the difference” for Hyundai while its car awaits upgrades, says team boss Andrea Adamo. Hyundai now leads the WRC manufacturers’ championship by 37 points over Toyota after its one-two in Argentina last weekend, where Neuville followed up his Corsica win with a second straight triumph, backed up […]
HUSQVARNA’S NORTHWEST CHALLENGE
Enduro trio all set for Britz nationalPepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing heads to Britz in the Northwest Province for the Powersol Piesangsberg Enduro — the second round of the 2019 South African National Championship with a spring in its step as its star rider line-up of William Oosthuizen, Brett Swanepoel and Matthew Green cannot wait to […]
Wade Young Wins Roof of Africa
Wade Young has topped off an incredible 2018 hard enduro racing season by winning the infamous Motul Roof of Africa in a total time of 14-hours and 47-minutes, a clear 23-minutes ahead of the second placed rider, Travis Teasdale. It has been widely reported that the 2018 version of the Roof of Africa was one […]
HUSQVARNA YOUTH FOR ROOF
Young Oosthuizen & Green off to Malutis Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing heads to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho for the 51st running of the ‘Mother of Hard Enduro’ 2018 Motul Roof of Africa from 6-8 December with a youthful two-man line-up looking to unsettle the establishment. Pepson Plastics Husqvarna racing with Liqui Moly, Metzeler and […]
Enduro takes centre stage as Chile hosts 93rd FIM ISDE
The FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) is ready to celebrate its ninety-third edition as the 2018 edition heads to Viña del Mar in Chile from 12-17 November. Regarded as one of the World’s most prestigious off-road motorcycle competitions, this year’s FIM ISDE will see over four-hundred professional and amateur riders from twenty-five nations compete. At […]
15th Red Bull Romaniacs edition sees youngest ever winner in Wade Young.
South African Wade Young added another bit of history to his career after becoming the youngest ever winner of Red Bull Romaniacs. Young, 22, came out on top of the five-day off-road race in the Southern Carpathian Mountains trails around Sibiu, Romania. Here is all you need to know: – At the end of the race, he was […]
Jonny Walker Maintains World Enduro Super Series Lead
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jonny Walker has maintained his lead in the World Enduro Super Series with a well-deserved top 10 result at France’s Tre`fle Loze´rien AMV. With round three of the mixed-discipline WESS championship coming days after the Erzbergrodeo in Austria, Walker faced the tough challenge of switching from Hard Enduro to Classic […]
Taddy Blazusiak back to his best with 2018 Superenduro opener win
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Taddy Blazusiak has made a triumphant return to racing, claiming victory at the opening round of the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship in Poland. The six-time world champion showed he’s lost none of his speed despite a year’s absence to claim the overall win in Krakow. Making it a memorable night […]
Peugeot and Kamaz gain control of 2017 Silk Way Rally
The brave convoy of competitors at the 2017 Silk Way Rally have finally reached the midpoint. More than 5,000km has been tackled between Moscow and Urumqi with action coming thick and fast on the route through Russia, Kazakhstan and China. Quick to assert himself in the car race was Sébastien Loeb of Team Peugeot Total. […]
Juno Two take Border Enduro
African champions fend off Brazilians Francis Carruthers and Johan Engelbrecht finally drove their pace-setting Harp Motorsport Malta No. 1 Juno SS3 to a 2016 race victory when the Cape Town duo took overall honours in the Mopar African Endurance Border Three Hour at the classic East London Grand Prix circuit on Saturday, but not without […]
FRANCE TAKE PROVISIONAL LEAD ON DAY FIVE OF ISDE WORLD ENDURO THROPHY
Following the decision for provisional reinstatement of riders originally disqualified France delivered an impressive run on day five to move into the lead of the World Trophy team competition.The decision was taken by the FIM’s International Disciplinary Court and brought Marc Bourgeois, Anthony Boissiere, Jeremy Joly, Taylor Robert, Lorenzo Santolino, Cristobal Guerrero, David Knight and […]