Mini’s Stephane Peterhansel saw his lead of the 2012 Dakar Rally cut to less than eight minutes as teammate Nani Roma and the Hummer of Robby Gordon set the pace on stage eight.
Roma and Gordon were separated by just five seconds at the end of the 477km stage, which traversed the Atacama desert and was the longest on this year’s route.
Roma claimed … More
Copiapo, Chile (January 7, 2012)- Another history making day for Team SPEED and the Robby Gordon Motorsports HUMMERs as Nasser Al-Attiyah wins Stage 7, his 2nd in the 2012 Rally, and teammate Robby Gordon coming in 2nd place, 7 minutes and 30 seconds behind. It’s the first time RGM built cars finish 1st and 2nd on the podium during a Dakar Rally.
Robby Gordon struggled early in the stage with a flat tire that cost him 5 minutes off the start  … More
Dakar Rally has moved to South America, but drivers are still keen to do battle in motorsport’s most dangerous event.
It is considered to be one of the most dangerous events in motorsports and has already claimed three lives this year.
But as these incredible pictures show, that has not put competitors off this year’s Dakar Rally.
Despite its name, the popular off-road endurance race is being held in South America for the fourth consecutive year  … Pictures and more
Officials called off the sixth leg of the Dakar Rally on Thursday due to dangerous, snowy weather conditions in the Andes, where drivers were to cross Friday from Argentina to the Chilean city of Copiapo.
Officials said  … More