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 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 [...]
