Archive for 2010

It has all begun. From tomorrow, the champions and lesser lights of the rally raid discipline will be testing themselves against each other over 9,000 kilometres of roads and tracks. A handful of them will be involved in the battle for the title, but there are still many grey areas. Full story

One of the most visible red jeeps on the trails these days is that of Del Albrights from Blue Ribbon Coalition. “Greg Mulkey of Raceline Wheels changed my BlueRibbon landuse life when he gave me the idea of a BRC Auction to raise funds online,” said Del Albright BlueRibbon Ambassador. “Greg also put a set of Raceline Wheels on my Land Use ... Full story

"Winning the Rally America Championship was a real big deal for us considering that we are a team of just five people with a single car," L'Estage continued. "We never expected to be in contention the whole year. We were just going to run a limited selection of Rally America events, but we found ourselves at the top of the standings and fortunately found the ... Full story

Thirteen fully supported and trail-led outings will cover all abilities and difficulty ratings to explore the beautiful red rock Sand Hollow OHV Recreation Area. Rockaholics Anonymous is the organizing club that has graded gravel sight seeing roads to the most extreme Utah Red Rock trails picked out for drivers to choose from. Full story

“Before the 2004 season, I dislocated my shoulder and was away from training and riding for almost seven weeks,” said Reed. “That year I won 10 races and was on the podium six times. Following the 2007 season, I had the entire summer off and won the 2008 championship.” Full story

In the road-book that is their daily bible, both driver and co-driver must try to follow in minute detail the indications in the notes in order to find all the (WPM) passage points along the stage, under threat of penalty. When nearing a WPM point, the competitors have up until now been guided by their navigation systems to pass within three kilometres of a point. ... Full story

Ford’s patented new Auto Start-Stop system for gasoline engines will improve fuel economy for most drivers by at least 4 percent. The gain can be as high as 10 percent for some drivers, depending on vehicle size and usage. It can also reduce tailpipe emissions to zero while the vehicle is stationary or waiting at a stoplight. Ford has more than 244 patents for its ... Full story

All of us at Canidae Racing were very moved when we heard about his injuries. We know how difficult recovery from such a devastating racing injury can be, and also understand the financial difficulties that can go along with the medical care and rehabilitation," said Scott Gailey, driver for Canidae Racing, who continued, "We all decided to help Justin and his family by auctioning off ... Full story

"This is an exciting sponsorship for General Tire," said Travis Roffler, director of marketing, General Tire. "We've made a major come-back in motorsports in the past few years, and sponsoring Team USA at the Dakar Rally is just another step in the plan. With the reported 4.1 million spectators and 2.2 billion television viewers the event had last year, this is the ultimate ... Full story

The 2010 Safari travelled through some of Western Australia’s most remote and unforgiving landscapes, ensuring that every moment is set to a backdrop of vast picture-perfect golden outback. 2011 will offer the same and more and will again enjoy support from Tourism Western Australia through it’s major events division, Eventscorp. Full story