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→
Millions lining the route, billions worldwide in front of television screens – the longest marathon that motor sport has on offer, mesmerizes everybody with its fascinating and dramatic pictures: The Dakar Rally. In 2010 the mother of all desert rallies starts for the second time on the South American continent. Also competing: Five Race Touaregs with TDI diesel power prepared and fielded by the Volkswagen factory team. They face up to the challenge with the goal of defending the title, because whoever triumphs here is ‘talk of the town’. Read More→
Mauricio Neves is still a rather unknown name for the many Volkswagen fans in Europe. There are nevertheless good reasons why the Brazilian together with co-driver Clecio Maestrelli belong to the factory squad for the 2010 Dakar Rally: The 40-year old rally driver is one of the big names in his homeland. He has already won his country’s most important off-road championships on numerous occasions and made his debut in the Race Touareg in the Rally dos Sertoes. Mauricio Neves, who lives with his wife and two children in Curitiba Read More→
