Ken Block’s new whip: the 2010 Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta reveal, plus the complete race schedule for 2010 including WRC, Rally America and X-Games
Carlos Sainz says he is “extremely proud” after taking victory in this year’s Dakar Rally with the Volkswagen team. The former World Rally Champion clinched his first victory of the event in which he made his debut in 2006, beating teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah by just over two minutes after 14 stages.
Sainz admitted … Details
Carlos Sainz resisted Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah’s late challenge to clinch his first Dakar Rally victory. Al-Attiyah had reduced Sainz’s lead – which at one stage reached 10 minutes – to just under three minutes going into the final stage. But although Al-Attiyah was fastest again on today’s San Rafael to Buenos Aires leg, he could not do enough in the final 206 kilometers to overhaul the former World Rally Champion, who wrapped up victory with a cushion of 2m12s. America’s Mark Miller finished third, to complete 1-2-3 for VW as it repeated its 2009 win … Details
The Boston Globe has some great car and bike pictures from the 2010 Dakar Rally posted  HERE