Irish Motor Sports News – DAKAR RALLY 2018

Category Archive: Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Motorbike

Monster Energy Honda’s Brabec & Benavides remain in fight for Dakar bike title

Jan 14, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Motorbike Comments Off on Monster Energy Honda’s Brabec & Benavides remain in fight for Dakar bike title

In spite it being Sunday, there is no rest for the Dakar. Far from it: today witnessed the longest stage so far in the 2019 odyssey at 839 kilometres. The route took competitors from inland to the...

Dakar Stage 3: Disaster for Team Petronas Iveco De Rooy

Jan 09, 2019 Jarlath Dakar, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar Stage 3: Disaster for Team Petronas Iveco De Rooy

The third stage of the Dakar Rally 2019 ended up to be a disaster for Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco. Only Federico Villagra managed to complete the 331 km between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa...

Loprais ready for another Dakar for Tatra

Nov 24, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Truck Racing Comments Off on Loprais ready for another Dakar for Tatra

With number 7 and for the 13th time. Aleš Loprais to face the dunes of Dakar When it comes to trucks, Aleš Loprais is the most experienced and currently the most successful Czech driver. He...

Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco with four PowerStar trucks in Dakar Rally

Oct 28, 2018 Jarlath DAKAR RALLY 2018, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco with four PowerStar trucks in Dakar Rally

Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco will participate in the Dakar Rally with four trucks. Next to Gerard de Rooy, Federico Villagra and Ton van Genugten, Maurik van den Heuvel will reinforce the team in...

Dakar Swansong delivers hat-trick of wins for Peugeot Sport

Feb 04, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, News Comments Off on Dakar Swansong delivers hat-trick of wins for Peugeot Sport

The might of Team Peugeot Total recorded its third consecutive victory in the world’s most demanding cross-country off-road marathon, the Dakar Rally 2018. On the 40th edition of the Dakar, the...

All 5 South Racing’s cars finish demanding Dakar 2018

Jan 26, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, News Comments Off on All 5 South Racing’s cars finish demanding Dakar 2018

Halpern and Bulacia reach Dakar finish in ninth and 14th overall South African rookies De Klerk and Schutte finish 28th in new Amarok German Schröder and Czech Ouřednīček complete Dakar in 22nd...

South Racing Can-Am Team’s Varela & Gugelmin win SxS Class on Dakar 2018

Jan 26, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, News Comments Off on South Racing Can-Am Team’s Varela & Gugelmin win SxS Class on Dakar 2018

South Racing Can-Am Team’s Reinaldo Varela and Gustavo Gugelmin overcame the final nervy 120km of a punishing and energy-sapping 2018 Dakar Rally to seal a memorable victory in the SxS category....

17th Dakar Rally win in a row for KTM

Jan 26, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Motorbike Comments Off on 17th Dakar Rally win in a row for KTM

KTM continued its incredible Rally Dakar story when Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Matthias Walkner, competing aboard the new KTM 450 RALLY machine, secured the Austrian manufacturer’s 17th...

2018 Dakar Rally Review from Red Bull KTM Factory team

Jan 26, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, Motorbike Comments Off on 2018 Dakar Rally Review from Red Bull KTM Factory team

The 2018 Dakar Rally came to a close on Saturday with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team celebrating two of their riders on the podium. Matthias Walkner was crowned Dakar Champion, the first...

Four MINI crews complete Dakar Rally 2018

Jan 26, 2018 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR RALLY 2018, News Comments Off on Four MINI crews complete Dakar Rally 2018

Dakar Rally 2018 – Finale, Cordoba Przygonski / Colsoul finish sixth to maintain fifth place overall. Boris Garafulic / Filipe Palmeiro move up to 13th. Dakar 2018 is over and, according to some of...