Dakar Podcast From Baja to boats via Dakar: Sara Price will race anything Sara Price has been blazing a trail for years now. In her first career as a motocross rider, she was the first ever woman to… Read more by DirtFish Media August 18, 2024 10 min +
Dakar Features Why Ford and M-Sport signed Sainz It would have been shortly before his 10th birthday. Quite possibly standing in the kitchen at home in Cumbria. Matthew Wilson knew then. And he… Read more by David Evans May 10, 2024 5 min
Women in motorsport Features The new team principal tasked with getting Loeb’s first Dakar win Tiphanie Isnard has been involved in rallying for the best part of 20 years, but even she can’t help getting a little excited about the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon March 8, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Dacia reveals Loeb’s 2025 Dakar challenger Dacia has taken the virtual covers off its new rally-raid prototype – the car with which it will make its Dakar debut in 2025. Christened… Read more by James Bowen January 30, 2024
Dakar News Price reflects on the true cost of Dakar The disappointment was as obvious as it was understandable. Having run second and talked of the potential for a dream Dakar win for the previous… Read more by David Evans January 20, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Could Sainz be heading for a third term at M-Sport? It’s the end of 1995 again. Or maybe late 1999. The date might have changed, the whispers haven’t: “Carlos Sainz to M-Sport…” It would be… Read more by DirtFish Media January 20, 2024 2 min
Dakar News The “crazy idea” that Sainz’s victory made reality Everything was turned upside down at the dawn of the current decade. When Covid-19 ground everything to a halt, it gave some of us in… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 19, 2024 3 min
Dakar News The American star who’s taken Dakar by storm It takes time. Sara Price climbs from her Can-Am, high-fives her crew, makes sure the Monster Energy cap is straight and then coughs. It comes… Read more by DirtFish Media January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News The two problems Loeb faces to win Dakar Sébastien Loeb is so close that he can see it. Two stages are between him and the end of the Dakar: a first win after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah quits Dakar after refusing to drive his car further Nasser Al-Attiyah has a problem. His hopes of retaining his Dakar crown this year had already been dashed by damage from a heavy landing on… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Rookie Price rules the Dakar dunes in week one If there’s one thing Saudi Arabia does well, it’s sand. And dunes. It’s the sand dunes that have focused the mind of rookie Dakar star… Read more by DirtFish Media January 12, 2024 3 min
Off-Road News Meeke’s Dakar hopes dashed by scary near‑miss Kris Meeke’s Dakar Rally hasn’t gone to plan from day one. After receiving a late call-up in December to stand in for Dutch driver Kees… Read more by James Bowen January 11, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Loeb’s strategy gambit for Dakar’s biggest test You don’t win nine world championships by just mashing a throttle pedal to the floor. Engaging grey matter is as critical as engaging first gear… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 11, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features The all-female Dakar debut crew that’s impossible to miss There’s more than a few eye-catching machines on this year’s Dakar Rally. Audi’s RS Q e-tron looks a bit like something you’d use to explore… Read more by James Bowen January 9, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Al Rajhi leads after Dakar hits the rocks Yazeed Al Rajhi reminded himself of what he’d said ahead of the start of this year’s Dakar. Emerging from the 271-mile section from Al Duwadimi… Read more by David Evans January 8, 2024 2 min
Dakar Features The unexpectedly poignant Dakar tribute When French Porsche tuner Jérémy Athimon started building two replicas of the German brand’s legendary 959 – Dakar winner in 1986 – to compete in… Read more by James Bowen January 8, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Sainz takes Dakar lead, Loeb returns to lead fight Carlos Sainz has assumed the lead of the Dakar Rally after stage two, while Sébastien Loeb recovered strongly from day one drama to assume a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 7, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Loeb and Al-Attiyah hit trouble in Dakar opener Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb, two of the favorites for Dakar Rally victory ran into trouble on the very first stage, while Guillaume de Mevius… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 6, 2024 3 min
