Sit shotgun in Rhys Millen’s Hyundai Genesis for his run to 14,110ft during the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Rhys walks us through the ins-and-outs of this extraordinary 12.42 mile race. Team RMR managed to cut through the thin air at a world record pace of 9:46.164.
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Youssou N’Dour, Senegal’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, has asked the organizers of the iconic Dakar Rally to either bring the race back to its homeland of Africa or pick a different name.
The last time Dakar participants drove through Africa was in 2007. The following year, a terrorist group in Mauritania threatened to attack competitors so the race was canceled at the very last minute. It has been held in South America ever since  … More
Stephane Peterhansel retains a 3m14s lead heading into the second half of the 2013 Dakar Rally after race officlals finalized the results from Saturday’s disrupted stage.
Only five cars reached the end of the stage as many competitors became stuck around a swollen riverbed, leading to the stage’s neutralization.
Dakar officials ultimately decided  … More
Stephane Peterhansel brought his Dakar Rally lead back up to over three minutes by winning stage seven on Friday.
Nasser Al-Attiyah had closed to within 1m18s of Peterhansel’s X-raid Mini when he set the pace on the preceding stage. But although Al-Attiyah was  … More