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Taklimakan Rally 2018: June 2 – 14

Taklimakan Rally 2018: June 2 – 14

Gateway for the central Asia and multicultural capital city of the Xinjiang province, host of the opening and closing ceremony of 2018 Taklimakan Rally. The route, racing cars, bikesand nine stages and two rest days in order to The will take place at the on . Competitors will then get straight to the difficulties during the first stages after a...

The unique Rally in the Rally with 500 kms in three days

The unique Rally in the Rally with 500 kms in three days

Less than 2 months to start: From June 30th until July 7th the legendary “Rallye Breslau Poland”, founded in 1995, will start again in the north-west of Poland. In this year, the biggest off-road rally in Northern Europe will offer something unique: The Breslau 500 – a rally in the rally! Participants can decide to race only a wee...

Dakar 2019 presentatie 23 mei a.s.

Dakar 2019 presentatie 23 mei a.s.

Op woensdag 23 mei a.s. vindt weer de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst plaats voor de komende Dakar. Ondanks eerdere berichten dat de presentatie afgelast zou zijn, wordt deze alsnog gehouden op 23 mei. De verwachting is dat A.S.O. binnenkort meer details over de 2019 route zal onthullen. Met Chili en Peru er weer bij biedt dat volop mogelijkheden wederom ee...

Joost Hofmans wint NK ORR seizoensopener in IJmuiden

Joost Hofmans wint NK ORR seizoensopener in IJmuiden

De equipe van Joost Hofmans en Mark van der Spank winnen de eerste wedstrijd van het Nederlands Kampioenschap Offroad Racing op het strand van IJmuiden. Hofmans was met zijn Yamaha YXZ1000r Side-by-side alle andere voertuigen te snel af. Vooraan was het een strijd met Can Am X3 van Robin Lietar, maar zij moest slechts acht seconden toegeven op Hofm...

Groot deelnemersveld strijd om eerste overwinning NK ORR 201...

Groot deelnemersveld strijd om eerste overwinning NK ORR 201...

Het eb-Nederlands kampioenschap Offroad Racing start traditiegetrouw met de Garage Rijsenhout Strandrace in IJmuiden. Zo ook dit weekend met een groot deelnemersveld van meer dan 50 auto’s. Dave Klaassen verscheen samen met Tessa Rooth aan de start in de verbeterde Bowler wildcat. Dit jaar in een nieuwe livery en met een nieuwe motor. Welke meer ve...

Breslau Rally Poland: Big-trucks Extreme winners will fight...

Breslau Rally Poland: Big-trucks Extreme winners will fight...

The Breslau Rally in Poland, the biggest licence-free Crosscountry Rally in the heart of Europe, opened the registrations and day by day more competitors subscribe for the 2018 edition. In 2018 the rally will see again the “Fat winning Lady” called “Burglinde” – the MAN KAT 4×4 Extreme-class rallytruck of the Germ...

José Ignacio Cornejo announced as new Honda HRC rider

José Ignacio Cornejo announced as new Honda HRC rider

Monster Energy Honda Team announces the incorporation into the ranks of José Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Cornejo, who becomes one of the official Honda Racing Corporation team riders. Team HRC continues to show faith and nurture the talents of the young and promising riders who, one day soon, will turn out to be the great names in the sport. This is true in th...

Al-Balooshi and Al-Musallam take bike and quad wins in Dubai...

Al-Balooshi and Al-Musallam take bike and quad wins in Dubai...

Mohammed Al Balooshi (KTM) overcame a disappointing opening day, raised his game on day two and took advantage of the retirement of first stage winner Aaron Mare and Mohammed Jaffar to seal victory in the Dubai International Baja, the opening round of the 2018 FIM Cross-Country Bajas World Cup. The unfortunate South African Aaron Mare delivered a s...

Dubai International Baja kick-starts the FIM Cross-Country B...

Dubai International Baja kick-starts the FIM Cross-Country B...

The Dubai International Baja, being organised by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of ATCUAE, and his team has the honour of opening the FIM Cross-Country Baja World Cup season. Starting on Wednesday, March 7th, the Dubai Autodrome will welcome competitors and their teams for administrative and technical checks. Located in Dubai’s Motor City, the Aut...

Seizoenstart eb-NK ORR op 24 maart in IJmuiden

Seizoenstart eb-NK ORR op 24 maart in IJmuiden

In het weekend van 24 en 25 maart gaat het eb Nederlands Kampioenschap Offroad Racing traditiegetrouw van start met de eerste wedstrijd op het strand van IJmuiden. De Garage Rijsenhout Strandrace IJmuiden is de wedstrijd voor Side-by-sides, auto’s en trucks om het gaspedaal weer eens flink in te drukken na de winter. Zoals ieder jaar zien we...

KTM extends contract with Laia Sanz to 2020 season end

KTM extends contract with Laia Sanz to 2020 season end

KTM Motorsports are pleased to announce that Laia Sanz has signed a two-year contract extension, which will see the popular Spaniard remain with the KTM Factory Racing Team until at least the end of the 2020 racing season. Laia Sanz will continue to concentrate on cross-country rallies and the Dakar during the period of her extended contract, with...

Renewed acquaintance of De Rooy with camel grass

Renewed acquaintance of De Rooy with camel grass

In the seventh stage of the Africa Eco Race, Gerard de Rooy still has not got the large and extensive dunes he hoped for. The special stage of 486 kilometres was particularly varied: “Fast, some stones, some dunes – not spectacular – and camel grass. After so many years I know again what camel grass is. I haven’t missed it.”...

De Rooy full throttle through first stage in Mauritania

De Rooy full throttle through first stage in Mauritania

In 1.47.22 Gerard de Rooy finished the 211 kilometres of the sixth stage of the Africa Eco Race. With his average speed of 118 he really could not match the 144 km/h that Mathieu Serradori got with his buggy. De Rooy added 19.56 to the Frenchman. In the first test in Mauritania, the pedal was pushed to the metal again, just like in the stages in Mo...

Van Ginkel out of Africa Race, De Rooy still sees chances on...

Van Ginkel out of Africa Race, De Rooy still sees chances on...

The Africa Eco Race is over for Wuf van Ginkel. The engine of the Iveco Powerstar can not be repaired in a way that it is safe to continue. Gerard de Rooy is therefore on his own in the second week of the rally, but he still sees chances on a podium. It is the first time in ten years that the Iveco engine has a problem and it is precisely because o...

De Rooy full throttle towards the rest day, Van Ginkel comes...

De Rooy full throttle towards the rest day, Van Ginkel comes...

The fifth stage of the Africa Eco Race was once again a two-faced one for Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco. While Gerard de Rooy drove through the desert in the direction of Dakhla with a tearing pace, Wuf van Ginkel had to stop at 86 kilometres into the special. Ignorant of the problems of his backup driver De Rooy gave his Iveco Powerstar the spurs,...

De Rooy up to speed in the fourth stage, truck Van Ginkel al...

De Rooy up to speed in the fourth stage, truck Van Ginkel al...

With the fifth fastest time, 35 minutes behind the Russian Vladimir Vasilyev, Gerard de Rooy crossed the finish line of the fourth stage of the Africa Eco Race. The difference with the Mini driver could have been smaller, De Rooy admitted. A navigation error cost the captain of Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco some 20 minutes. “That was a bit of a...

Difficult second day in Africa Race for Team De Rooy

Difficult second day in Africa Race for Team De Rooy

The second stage of the Africa Eco Race, with a special of 443 kilometres from Dar Kaoura to Agdal, was a beautiful, but also tough day in which both Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco trucks had a hard time. A broken shock absorber cost Gerard de Rooy an hour of loss of time. Wuf van Ginkel even had to leave the special stage and drive via the road to th...

High expectations for Gerard de Rooy and Wuf van Ginkel

High expectations for Gerard de Rooy and Wuf van Ginkel

Paste the last stickers, wash the trucks, some tinkering with the installation of the GPS, but then Petronas Team De Rooy Iveco could go to the scrutineering for the Africa Eco Race. After a thorough preparation, Gerard de Rooy and Wuf van Ginkel have high hopes for the rally that will start in Monaco tomorrow. Team De Rooy goes for nothing less th...

Serres Rally 2018: 25 – 31 augustus

Serres Rally 2018: 25 – 31 augustus

Op 25 augustus gaat de 8e editie van de Serres Rally in Serres van start. De Serres Rally is één van de mooiste en meest betaalbare rally’s op de kalender. Een echte enduro rally, geschikt voor motoren, quads en SSV’s. Met uitdagende en afwisselende routes en intensieve navigatie puur op roadbook, dus zonder ondersteuning van een gps. D...

200 competitors will take part in 10th edition Africa ECO Ra...

200 competitors will take part in 10th edition Africa ECO Ra...

For its 10th edition, the Africa Eco Race will welcome a record number of competitors. More than a hundred vehicles, nearly 200 riders, drivers and co-drivers, will start from Monaco on December 31st. The big favorites of the event will be at the “rendez-vous”: Vladimir Vasilyev, winner in Car category in 2017, Gerard De Rooy in the category Truck...

Vorden klaar voor tweede manche ONK Enduro

Vorden klaar voor tweede manche ONK Enduro

Na de slag van Thierry Pittens bij de E2 in Brabantse zand van Bergeijk strijden de Enduro rijders dit weekend in Vorden. Menig aankomend en ex-Dakar deelnemer laat zijn gezicht zien tijdens de Nederlandse Enduro wedstrijden. Zo ook dit weekend met vele bekende namen zoals Hans Vogels, Jasper Riezebos, Maikel Smits, Sjaak Martens en meer. Wesley PI...

Bernhard ten Brinke boekt progressie op weg naar Dakar Rally

Bernhard ten Brinke boekt progressie op weg naar Dakar Rally

Zoals voorspeld kreeg Bernhard ten Brinke niets cadeau in de Rally van Marokko. De ‘mini Dakar’ door de Sahara bleek opnieuw veeleisend voor rallywagen, coureur én navigator. Na 6 dagen rallyrijden finishte de rallyrijder uit Zeddam met navigator Stéphane Prévot als 12e algemeen. “Met de eindklassering ben ik niet geheel tevreden, maar dit was abso...

OiLibya Rally 2017: Walkner, Koolen, Villagra en Al-Attiyah...

OiLibya Rally 2017: Walkner, Koolen, Villagra en Al-Attiyah...

Op de laatste dag van de OiLibya Rally van Marokko werden de kampioenschappen en de overwinningen in de rally verdeeld. Matthias Walkner schreef de race bij de motoren op zijn naam, Kees Koolen presteerde sterk bij de quads en won de rally terwijl Nasser Al-Attiyah na een sterke comeback de overwinning pakte. Quads Kees Koolen schreef bij de quads...

OiLibya Rally 2017: Quintanilla en Al-Attiyah doen goede zak...

OiLibya Rally 2017: Quintanilla en Al-Attiyah doen goede zak...

De kaarten voor het klassement in de OiLibya Rally van Marokko lijken min of meer geschud met nog een proef te gaan. Pablo Quintanilla en Nasser Al-Attiyah hebben met nog een 190 kilometer proef te gaan ieder zes minuten voorsprong in het klassement. Auto’s Al-Attiyah profiteerde maandag optimaal van de technische problemen waar Sebastien Loeb mee...