From Buenos Aires to Antofagasta and back: For its “title defence†project, Volkswagen anticipates a tougher Dakar Rally than ever before. The approximate track profile of the legendary off-road marathon which the organiser A.S.O. announced in advance will contain more desert and off-road parts – and thus more challenges for the drivers, co-drivers and technology.
In January 2010, the roughly 8,500-kilometre route will cover a clearly longer, seven-stage distance through Chile, lead far up into the north of Bolivia and feature a significantly larger number of kilometres through the world’s most arid region, the Atacama desert… Details
Owner and driver Irv Kessler of Minnesota said he was at the start of a roadtrip from Healdsburg to Oregon, where the car is registered, when the car caught fire.
As Kessler drove on Airport Boulevard just before 11 a.m. Monday, another motorist noticed smoke coming from the back and alerted him…Â Details & Pictures
So far 2009 has been one of Formula 1’s biggest ever fairytale stories for Jenson Button. In 2007 and 2008 he had terrible cars, which gave him absolutely no hope of battling at the front. Even the best drivers, including the likes of Fernando Alonso, wouldn’t have been able to extract much more from those two forgettable cars.
Over the winter Jenson Button had been none the wiser over whether he would be actually racing at all in 2009. He came so close to being placed on the Formula 1 scrapheap. Now six races into the 2009 season he has won 5 races and holds a 16 point lead over Rubens Barrichello in the drivers’ championship, and 28 points over Sebastien Vettel. Button has simply obliterated the opposition so far.
The Englishman showed signs throughout his F1 career that he was potentially a great driver…Â Details
Rickey is a 19 year old park and dirt shredder from Memphis, Tennessee that we’ve been seeing on the contest scene for about four or five years now. Here’s a quick video featuring some warehouse ramp riding and a bike check with his fully custom frame built up with Profile and Alienation parts… Details
From Buenos Aires to Antofagasta and back: For its “title defence†project, Volkswagen anticipates a tougher Dakar Rally than ever before. The approximate track profile of the legendary off-road marathon which the organiser A.S.O. announced in advance will contain more desert and off-road parts – and thus more challenges for the drivers, co-drivers and technology.