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Tough day for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team on Dakar SS9 as Toby Price crashes out

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Motorbike, News Comments Off on Tough day for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team on Dakar SS9 as Toby Price crashes out

TweetFeaturing a loop stage starting and finishing at the coastal city of Neom, day nine at the 2021 Dakar turned out to be a testing one for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. Covering a total...

Dakar 2021: Toughest stage, but Instaforex Loprais Praga Team remains calm

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Dakar 2021: Toughest stage, but Instaforex Loprais Praga Team remains calm

TweetWhile most of the competitors described the ninth stage of Dakar Rally 2021 as the toughest one yet, the Instaforex Loprais Praga Team had a relatively calm day. But of course, it was still a...

Buggyra Racing’s Macháček (Can-Am DV21 Special) leads Dakar class after 9th stage!

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Buggyra Racing’s Macháček (Can-Am DV21 Special) leads Dakar class after 9th stage!

Tweet It was really tough. And all the Buggyra Racing drivers agree. According to the organisers, the 9th stage was supposed to be the toughest one yet, and it indeed was. While Josef Macháček...

Monster Energy Honda Team leads as the Dakar Rally heads into the final stretch

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Motorbike, News Comments Off on Monster Energy Honda Team leads as the Dakar Rally heads into the final stretch

Tweet The ninth stage of the Dakar turned out to be an extremely tough one. All the riders arrived at Neom exhausted after the 465-kilometre looping special stage on the shores of the Red Sea, which...

Dakar 2021 // Stage 9: First Dakar 21 stage win for Stéphane Peterhansel (MINI JCW Buggy)

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News Comments Off on Dakar 2021 // Stage 9: First Dakar 21 stage win for Stéphane Peterhansel (MINI JCW Buggy)

Tweet Peterhansel extends his lead Three legs remaining Stéphane Peterhansel and Edouard Boulanger (both FRA) not only took the stage win on leg nine, around the city of Neom, but the MINI JCW Buggy...

Mondello Park plans to run 6 Hour Fiesta Race when Restrictions allow

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Circuit Racing, Events, News Comments Off on Mondello Park plans to run 6 Hour Fiesta Race when Restrictions allow

TweetMondello Park has confirmed that its annual 6 Hour Endurance Fiesta Zetec Race will indeed run in 2021, however the event will not go ahead on the planned date of January 24th. Current...

Belgium added to 2021 FIA World Rally Championship to replace Rally Northern Ireland

Jan 13, 2021 Jarlath Events, News, WRC Comments Off on Belgium added to 2021 FIA World Rally Championship to replace Rally Northern Ireland

Tweet · Renties Ypres Rally Belgium joins 2021 WRC calendar · Belgium hosts World Rally Championship for the first time · Asphalt fixture replaces Rally...

Another commanding Kamaz performance on Dakar 21

Jan 12, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on Another commanding Kamaz performance on Dakar 21

TweetThe eighth stage of the Dakar Rally 2021 in Saudi Arabia was held along the route Sakaka – Neom on Monday, January 11. The first part of the marathon stage for the sports crews of...

HINO TEAM SUGAWARA: 11th overall & No.1 in the Under 10-litre Truck Class

Jan 12, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, News, Truck Racing Comments Off on HINO TEAM SUGAWARA: 11th overall & No.1 in the Under 10-litre Truck Class

Tweet The second half of Dakar 2021 launched on Jan 10 on a 453-km Special Stage (SS) en route from Ha’il in the north central part of the country to Sakaka. HINO TEAM SUGAWARA took on this SS...

Dakar 2021: KTM’s Toby Price overcomes tyre problem to keep pressure on ‘bike leader

Jan 12, 2021 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar, Motorbike, News Comments Off on Dakar 2021: KTM’s Toby Price overcomes tyre problem to keep pressure on ‘bike leader

TweetMarking the second half of the rally’s marathon stage, the 709km day eight offered no respite for the riders. Leaving the temporary bivouac at Sakaka behind and heading west, a 226km liaison...