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3 Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO trucks in Top 5 in SS2 Dakar

Jan 09, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, Truck Racing, Uncategorized Comments Off on 3 Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO trucks in Top 5 in SS2 Dakar

Team PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO maintains its fast pace in the second stage of the Dakar 2019, which finished in San Jaun de Marcona, with Gerard de Rooy finishing in second place followed by Villagra...

Great solidarity in the X-raid MINI JCW Team at Dakar

Jan 09, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on Great solidarity in the X-raid MINI JCW Team at Dakar

Dakar Rally SS2: Sixth place for Despres after stopping for Peterhansel Sainz finishes home eighth After yesterday’s short stage, the second special stage from Pisco to San Juan de Macrona marks...

Tough day at office for Iveco’s Van Genugten

Jan 08, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on Tough day at office for Iveco’s Van Genugten

Van Genugten without windshield behind De Rooy Ton van Genugten quickly had to give up his second position in the second stage of the Dakar Rally. At about 50 km in the 342 km long special stage...

Dakar Rally SS2: 2nd for Nani Roma in MINI JCW Rally

Jan 08, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on Dakar Rally SS2: 2nd for Nani Roma in MINI JCW Rally

Yazeed Al-Rajhi in the leading group Two MINI JCW Rally in the top 10 overall Today’s second stage led the competitors to San Juan de Macrona. Joan Nani Roma and Alex Haro (both ESP) finished a...

Africa Eco Race heats up!

Jan 08, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on Africa Eco Race heats up!

After the cancellation of the 6th special stage yesterday because of the absence of the helicopters which stayed in Dakhla due to bad weather conditions, the race was back on track on the AFRICA ECO...

Excellent Dakar 2019 start for Petronas Team Iveco De Rooy

Jan 08, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on Excellent Dakar 2019 start for Petronas Team Iveco De Rooy

Ton van Genugten had the intention to start calmly at the Dakar Rally 2019. In ‘tactical mode’ he would tackle the first special of 84 km, in the dunes around Pisco. But even before the...

2019 Dakar Rally SS1: All MINI John Cooper Works Buggies in top 10

Jan 08, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on 2019 Dakar Rally SS1: All MINI John Cooper Works Buggies in top 10

Second place for Carlos Sainz Peterhansel and Despres in seventh and tenth The long wait finally came to an end today – the X-raid MINI JCW Team kicked off the 2019 Dakar with an 83-kilometre...

AFRICA ECO RACE 2019 FIRST MAURITANIAN STAGE CANCELLED

Jan 08, 2019 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on AFRICA ECO RACE 2019 FIRST MAURITANIAN STAGE CANCELLED

After an early morning start from Dakhla, the entire AFRICA ECO RACE caravan passed the Mauritanian at 10AM this Monday 7th of January 2019. A quick formality facilitated by agreements made between...

Kwik Fit new title sponsor of British Touring Car Championship

Nov 25, 2018 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on Kwik Fit new title sponsor of British Touring Car Championship

TOCA has announced that Kwik Fit, will become the title sponsor of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the 2019 season. Goodyear Dunlop will remain tyre supplier to the BTCC under its...

MINI tops the podium with 1st & 2nd – Hungarian Baja 2018

Aug 11, 2018 Jarlath Uncategorized Comments Off on MINI tops the podium with 1st & 2nd – Hungarian Baja 2018

• One-two for MINI John Cooper Works Rally cars in Hungary. • Joan “Nani” Roma and co-driver Alex Haro in a MINI John Cooper Works Rally win Hungarian Baja 2018. • MINI John...