WRC News McRae Rally Challenge finally gets a date in 2022 The second running of the McRae Rally Challenge – twice postponed due to COVID-19 – will finally run in summer next year to mark the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 8, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Toyota: Dakar rule tweaks can transform cross-country The new-for-2022 Dakar Rally technical regulations brought in by event organizer the ASO have the ability to “transform cross-country rallying”, according to Toyota team boss… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 29, 2021 3 min
WRC Features The story of Grönholm’s “rubbish” 2001 WRC title defense The 2001 World Rally Championship season is regarded by many as one of the most competitive in the modern era, if not since its inception… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 27, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Puncture risks could’ve caused Toyota to ditch Dakar program Toyota’s Dakar team principal Glyn Hall says the brand and tire supplier BF Goodrich were willing to stop their off-road program had measures to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 13, 2021
Dakar News Dakar navigation will be easier with electric car – Sainz Audi’s Dakar Rally recruit Carlos Sainz believes there will be fewer navigational issues on next year’s edition due to the unique characteristics of the electric… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 11, 2021 5 min
WRC Features How it Started: Carlos Sainz Somewhere in a parallel universe, there’s a twenty-something Carlos Sainz jogging out onto a soccer field, possibly alongside the likes of José Antonio Camacho or… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 9, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Laia Sanz switches to four wheels for 2022 Dakar Rally Laia Sanz will make the switch from motorcycles to four wheels for the next edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Sanz, who currently… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 8, 2021 5 min
WRC Features The top 10 youngest WRC podium finishers It’s often said that the best talents achieve success early in motorsport, and that those who turn out to be greats of the discipline tend… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 25, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Audi to skip events in favor of more Dakar testing Audi will skip a planned participation on next month’s Rallye du Maroc in favor of further testing of its new electric challenger ahead of January’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 24, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Toyota unveils its 2022 Dakar challenger Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled its new T1+ car to take on next year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as well as an unchanged four-car… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 22, 2021 2 min
Dakar News How Audi’s first Dakar preparation in the dunes went Audi’s head of factory motorsport programs, Andreas Roos, says that there is “still a lot to do” before the firm’s all-electric RS Q e-tron makes… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 18, 2021
WRC Features The most successful cars in WRC history We all have a love affair with World Rally Championship cars, don’t we? Whether it’s the iconic and nimble Mini Cooper which upset the applecart… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon August 21, 2021 5 min
WRC News What M-Sport wants to see from Suninen in Ypres M-Sport team principal Richard Millener says there is still time for Teemu Suninen to prove he deserves to be part of the team’s 2022 World… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon August 12, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah wins Aragon Baja after final-stage Loeb heartache Sébastien Loeb was denied a sensational maiden cross country victory on the Baja España Aragón following a dramatic final stage, on which Nasser Al-Attiyah inherited… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 24, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Audi unveils first images of its all-electric 2022 Dakar challenger Audi has unveiled the first images of the all-electric RS Q e-tron car which it will use for its maiden assault on the Dakar Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 23, 2021
WRC Features How it Started: Gilles Panizzi The open mouth, the bulging eyes and the frighteningly electric speed on the sealed surfaces of the World Rally Championship can only really be attributed… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 23, 2021 5 min
Off-Road News Chicherit wins shortened Silk Way Rally Serradori Racing’s Guerlain Chicherit came out on top on a shortened 12th running of the Silk Way Rally, taking his Century CR6 buggy to victory… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 6, 2021 3 min
World RX News World RX stalwart Bakkerud has no plans for 2021 season Andreas Bakkerud will miss a round of the World Rallycross Championship for the first time after failing to strike a deal to contest the new… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 1, 2021
