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Trouble free Dakar Day for Dessoude!

Jan 10, 2015 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar 2015, News Comments Off on Trouble free Dakar Day for Dessoude!

TweetA problem-free day and 22nd-fastest time for the JUKE Buggy ! Day saw the competitors head for Iquique, the town in the far north of Chile that was not only the end of the stage but will also be...

MINI ALL4 Racing once again invincible on SS6 Dakar

Jan 10, 2015 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar 2015, News Comments Off on MINI ALL4 Racing once again invincible on SS6 Dakar

Tweet• Tomorrow, the teams will have to cope with the demanding marathon stage Courtesy of Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and his navigator Mathieu Baumel (FRA), the Qatar Rally Team and its MINI ALL4...

Tom Walsh new Circuit of Ireland Clerk of Course

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath News, Rally Comments Off on Tom Walsh new Circuit of Ireland Clerk of Course

TweetCircuit of Ireland Rally organisers have announced that County Mayo resident and well known rally official Tom Walsh, will take over the role of Clerk of Course for the 2015 event. Andy Gilmore,...

Peterhansel in Top 10 as Sainz bows out for Team Peugeot Total

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar 2015, News Comments Off on Peterhansel in Top 10 as Sainz bows out for Team Peugeot Total

TweetThe emotional rollercoaster of the first Dakar for the Team Peugeot Total continued in Chile today, with Stéphane Peterhansel moving up into the top 10 while Carlos Sainz retired as the result...

DAKAR 2015: SS5 WIN TO MARC COMA

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar 2015, News Comments Off on DAKAR 2015: SS5 WIN TO MARC COMA

TweetRed Bull KTM’s Marc Coma went on the attack on Thursday and picked up his first stage victory of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Coma was able to claw back two minutes of the gap between him and overall...

NEW FORD FIESTA R2 REVEALED

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath News, Rally Comments Off on NEW FORD FIESTA R2 REVEALED

Tweet Development on the new Ford Fiesta R2 is in full swing as M-Sport prepare to launch a new evolution towards the end of the first quarter of 2015. Launched in 2009, the Fiesta R2 is considered...

Dakar 2015: SS5 YPF Ford Ranger loses time

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar 2015, News Comments Off on Dakar 2015: SS5 YPF Ford Ranger loses time

Tweet37th Dakar Argentina-Bolivia-Chile (January 3-17, 2015) Stage 5: Copiapó – Antofagasta liaison, 239km; special, 458km; total, 697 km. VILLAGRA AND MEMI LOSE OVER TWO HOURS WITH ELECTRICAL...

5th stage win for MINI at 2015 Dakar Rally as Vasilyev claims victory

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, Dakar 2015, News Comments Off on 5th stage win for MINI at 2015 Dakar Rally as Vasilyev claims victory

TweetSix MINI ALL4 Racing finish within the top ten. Vladimir Vasilyev and his co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov in the MINI ALL4 Racing have won stage five at the 2015 Dakar Rally. The two Russians, who...

M-SPORT’S 100TH FORD FIESTA R5

Jan 09, 2015 Jarlath News, Rally Comments Off on M-SPORT’S 100TH FORD FIESTA R5

TweetSince launching in the midst of 2013 M-Sport’s Ford Fiesta R5 has become one of the company’s most successful models – the 100th version displayed in celebration at this week’s Autosport...

Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally to feature on Irish TV

Jan 08, 2015 Jarlath News, Rally Comments Off on Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally to feature on Irish TV

TweetThe Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally will kick start Irish TV’s 2015 dedicated coverage to motorsport. The popular event will be viewed by a global audience when it is broadcast on...