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MINI ALL4 Racing – A 10-year success story

Dec 06, 2020 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Dakar 2015, DAKAR 2016, DAKAR 2017, DAKAR 2019 PERU, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Events, Morocco Rally, News Comments Off on MINI ALL4 Racing – A 10-year success story

Tweet It is ten years to the day since X-raid introduced the MINI ALL4 Racing Four Dakar wins and five World Cup titles speak for themselves The MINI ALL4 Racing is the most successful rally car in...

FPT Industrial & Cursor 13 engine once again on the podium at Dakar with Petronas DeRooy Iveco Team

Jan 24, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017, Truck Racing Comments Off on FPT Industrial & Cursor 13 engine once again on the podium at Dakar with Petronas DeRooy Iveco Team

TweetAfter 9,000 Km, the 39th edition of the Dakar Rally has drawn to a close, and Gerard de Rooy – memorable winner of the 2012 and 2016 editions of the race – placed third with his #500...

Strong 1-2-3 finish for PEUGEOT 3008DKR on Dakar 2017

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017 Comments Off on Strong 1-2-3 finish for PEUGEOT 3008DKR on Dakar 2017

TweetThe brand new PEUGEOT 3008DKRs of Peterhansel/Cottret, Loeb/Elena and Despres/Castera completed the 2017 Dakar Rally’s 9,000-kilometre run through Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina on the top...

Kamaz Master 1-2 in Dakar 2017 truck category

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017, Truck Racing Comments Off on Kamaz Master 1-2 in Dakar 2017 truck category

TweetToday has finished the rally Dakar-2017, which started on 2 January in the capital of Paraguay Asuncion. KAMAZ-master Team took first and second positions in the truck category. The crew Eduard...

Sam Sunderland leads 3-way podium for KTM – 16 Dakars undefeated

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017, Motorbike Comments Off on Sam Sunderland leads 3-way podium for KTM – 16 Dakars undefeated

TweetSam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner not only succeeded in taking the top two spots, but also to complete the rally for the first time. Both had retired injured in earlier editions. Sunderland...

Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco’s Gerard de Rooy able to live with 3rd on Dakar

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017 Comments Off on Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco’s Gerard de Rooy able to live with 3rd on Dakar

TweetGerard de Rooy is not exactly happy with his third place in the 2017 Dakar Rally, but he is not too deeply disappointed either. Of course he would rather have won. He came close to doing just...

2017 Dakar: Good debut for MINI John Cooper Works Rally

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017 Comments Off on 2017 Dakar: Good debut for MINI John Cooper Works Rally

Tweet· Orlando Terranova finishes sixth · Seven MINI make it to the finish line and six in the top 20 It’s done – two weeks Rally Dakar across Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina, in torrential...

Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco: Dust the only thing between Villagra & victory

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017 Comments Off on Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco: Dust the only thing between Villagra & victory

TweetJust 52 seconds separated Federico Villagra from victory in the eleventh stage of the Dakar Rally. The Argentinian driver of Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco had set his sights on this special stage,...

Dakar 2017:SS11 – Terranova gains time for MINI ALL4 Racing

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017 Comments Off on Dakar 2017:SS11 – Terranova gains time for MINI ALL4 Racing

TweetIn the penultimate stage, from San Juan to Rio Cuarto, Orlando Terranova (ARG) and Andreas Schulz (GER) finished third, thus closing in on Giniel de Villiers – fifth in the overall standings...

3 x PEUGEOT 3008DKRs lock out Dakar podium

Jan 15, 2017 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2017 Comments Off on 3 x PEUGEOT 3008DKRs lock out Dakar podium

TweetThursday’s stage, made hazardous for competitors by some particularly tricky navigation, saw the three PEUGEOT 3008DKRs lock out the podium for the fourth time since the start of the 2017...

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