Robby Gordon roams around his shop about three weeks before his 2011 season kicks off with the Dakar Rally, and he has a group of mechanics working on his Hummer for that event and a smaller group working on a Sprint Cup car for the Daytona 500.
The three Dakar support haulers, with millions of dollars worth of equipment, were ready a month earlier and left by boat for South America. The actual race vehicles needed to  … More
The Dakar Rally is perhaps, the biggest challenge in motorsport.
Just as people around the world are muttering something about ‘never drinking again’ as they wake up on New Year’s Day, a field that includes around 180 bikers and 150 cars will just be starting on a 14 stage, 9,500km adventure across Argentina and Chile.
Since moving from its North African origins to South America the route – which begins and ends in  … More
The Dakar first discovered South America back in ‘09. Three years later, route preparation for the 2011 Dakar Rally provided confirmation that the landscapes continues to amaze, as the terrain is set to challenge the best of the world’s motorcycle enduro riders.
In Argentina, the race will visit five new provinces. The route will come close to the borders of Bolivia, taking the competitors to Jujuy, Salta and Tucuman: the most loyal of these gauchos of a different kind will have ridden their motorcycles through 17 of the country’s 23 provinces in the space of three years.
In Chile, as well, the Dakar Rally has  … More