A solid team performance on the first “Dakar” day: Volkswagen accomplished the first special stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally with a good team result – all five Race Touareg vehicles are among the top ten at the beginning of the rally. Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (E/E) reached the day’s finish in the best Volkswagen Race Touareg with a 2.07-minute gap in second place behind their Spanish compatriot Nani Roma in the X-raid BMW. The next Race Touareg followed in fourth place: Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) Read More→
The 2010 Dakar race through South America is on it’s way: Nani Roma won the first stage of the Dakar Rally from Colon to Cordoba. The Spanish x-raod BMW pilot finished the first special stage 2:07 minutes ahead of his closest competitor, Carlos Sainz in a Volkswagen Race Touareg. Record Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel, who like Roma, without a cockpit after the withdraw of Mitsubishi, joined the X-raid team, came with 2:50 minutes back as third to today’s stage finish. These three had a flat-out three-way battle Read More→
The Puro Off-Road – #1 Off-Road and Desert Racing eZine from Baja California – Dakar Rally Special Edition page has the most comprehensive coverage of the race. The Dakar 2010 Special page provides exclusive video highlights of every Stage, breaking news around the clock, stage previews and analysis, interactive live results, race driver profiles, maps and photo galleries, Rally Dakar 2010 TV stream from Argentina. (in Spanish). Find the link to the Special Edition page below Read More→
The 32nd edition of the Dakar is already a reality for the competitors, mainly North and South Americans, who underwent scrutineering. After three days of gathering and formalities the riders and crews will get to grips with the first stage on New Year’s Day. It is a time for renewing acquaintances, telling tales of journeys and exciting events as well as speculating on how the race will unfold. The Dakar scrutineering is a grand pre-race meeting that always takes place in a relaxed atmosphere, Read More→
“Ballistic” BJ Baldwin will be contributing to the USA Dakar Rally effort by joining legendary off-road racer Robby Gordon’s Team Hummer for the 2010 edition of the world’s most grueling race. BJ Baldwin and navigator Kellon Walsh will be driving Gordon’s 2nd vehicle, #351 Vanguard Hummer H3, during the infamous Dakar Rally. Baldwin replaced original driver Ronn Bailey of Vanguard due to a schedule conflict. The elite team also includes the Monster Energy Hummer H3 piloted by Robby Gordon Read More→
The greatest adventure motorsport has to offer – the biggest challenge a manufacturer can confront: Volkswagen starts the 2010 Dakar Rally with the ambitious target of bringing the coveted winner’s trophy back to Wolfsburg for a second time. Following the historical victory in January 2009 with the Race Touareg 2, the first in the rally’s history for a diesel powered automobile, the German automobile manufacturer once again tackles the challenges posed by the toughest terrain, unrelenting climate and strong competition. Read More→
The toughest test in cross country rallying is, at the same time, a worthwhile journey: When, at the same place as last year, Volkswagen tackles operation ‘title defense’ following the historical Dakar Rally victory in 2009 in Argentina and Chile, the drivers and co-drivers will be in awe of spectacular landscape from 1 January 2010. “The competitors expect an even tougher test than in previous years during the 2010 ‘Dakar’. The world’s driest region plays a leading role during the second running in South America Read More→
