This is the Audi Group S Prototype. If you haven’t seen it before it’s because it wasn’t supposed to exist. After a photographer spilled the top-secret beans with a picture of a test run the Audi big wigs forced Roland Gumpert‘s team (yes, that Gumpert) to dismantle them, while his highness Ferdinand Piech personally watched. Thankfully, Mr. Gumpert had another one stashed away. Jamal from Hellafunctional.com found this car’s story in an old mag and it’s quite a story. The hyper-light, 1000hp mid-engined car could have been a trophy-laying goose for Audi if they hadn’t scrapped it. Make the jump to learn about this insane little car that never got its shot  … Pictures and more
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Krzysztof Holowczyc took the lead of the Dakar Rally as his X-raid Mini teammate Nani Roma won the third stage of the event to climb to fourth.
Polish driver Holowczyc started the day third, 2m33s off the lead, and had a steady run through the stage from San Rafael  … More
The Ultimate Guide to the Dakar Rally examines the world’s most dangerous and gruelling motorsport event
Dakar means far more than an African city. It’s a word that fires the imagination of every motorsport fan and competitor alike.
Since 2009 the race has been run in South America after a litany of threats from miscellaneous terrorist organisations and rebels in North Africa, and no longer ends in the Senegal capital at Dakar. But the race retains its name, and its reputation as the world’s most gruelling and dangerous motorsport event   … More