The monstrous dunes from the earlier stages gave way to packed dirt and rocky trails for Stage 5 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Where before navigation and deep sand were the primary challenges, the sharp rocks on today’s Stage 5 could come up at any time and cause a puncture. Robby Gordon was able to [...]
The 2013 Dakar Rally is effectively being run in reverse this year. While sand dunes usually come in the second half of this marathon rally, the difficult dunes are first up on the schedule this year. Robby Gordon had a bad start on the very first stage. He slowed down too much to go over [...]
The Dakar Rally is the ultimate off-road race challenge. The Dakar 2013 Edition is no exception. This year’s rally is once again being held in South America, however the route is different from previous years. The adventure starts in Lima, Peru on January 5th and winds over a total of 8,000 km (or 4,970 mi) [...]
The MINI that won the 2012 Dakar Rally was a turbodiesel BMW X3 racing machine under the MINI sheet-metal. Still, they are both BMW vehicles and share the automaker’s zest for winning. MINI has opted to make some special “off road” components for the MINI Countryman to celebrate their return for the 2013 Dakar Rally. Stéphane Peterhansel [...]
