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Press conference Saudi Hail Baja
12.02.2008
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Majed Al-Ghamdi (KSA), Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah (QA), race director Abdullah Bakhashab (KSA), Boris Gadasin (RU), Michel Saleh (RL) and Yayha Al-Helai (UAE) at the pre-event press conference in Hail.
-Neil Perkins - weiter >> |
Four-Car UAE Team heads for Saudi's Hail Rally
11.02.2008
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Sheikh Mayed, ATC back Emirati drivers as Kingdom launches 2008 FIA international Baja series
Mohammed Ben Sulayem with Sheikh Mayed
The UAE will be represented by an official four-car team in this week’s Saudi Arabia Hail Baja, the opening weiter >> |
Russian Gadasin leads top class international field into Saudi Arabia's first FIA World championship event
11.02.2008
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• Qatar’s Al-Attiyah starts as favourite in his official BMW X3CC• Defending champion Al-Shammeri faces formidable international entry
The Saudi Arabian Hail Baja gets underway on Tuesday afternoon and has attracted 48 teams from 13 countries
SAUDI ARABIA HA weiter >> |
Veteran driver Michel Saleh set to debut new Subaru in Kuwait Rally
11.02.2008
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• Former National Champion relishes Kuwait’s rallying return
Michel Saleh (left) will tackle the Kuwait International Rally in his new Prodrive Subaru N14. He is pictured receiving a special services to rallying award in Doha recently from Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah (right) and weiter >> |
International Teams arrive in Hail ahead of Saudi Arabian Baja
10.02.2008
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The Saudi Arabian Hail Baja gets underway on Tuesday and kick-starts the 2008 FIA International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas (pictured is a Saudi competitor taking part in the candidate event in 2007).
• Lebanon’s Saleh aims for the podium in Sheikh Suhail’ weiter >> |
Algodyne Green Power Racing Team heads to Saudi Arabia for FIA Baja Cup opener
06.02.2008
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SAUDI ARABIA HAIL BAJA (Hail Rally 2008…The Great Nufud Challenge)
February 11th-14th, 2008 2008 FIA International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, round 1 of 6
• Qatar’s Al-Attiyah and Frenchman Baumel enter in BMW X3CC
• X-raid are first weiter >> |
The Central Europe Rally :First rally of the A.S.O. «Dakar Series »
04.02.2008
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Amaury Sport Organisation announces the creation of the Central Europe Rally. This new rally organised under the « Dakar Series » certification will take place from April 20th to the 26th in Hungary and Romania.
Scrutineering and administrative checks will take place on weiter >> |
Dakar Series: Ungarn/Rumänien Rally startet am 19. April
04.02.2008
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Der Veranstalter der Dakar, die französische "ASO", hat am Montag Mittag zumindest einem Teil der kursierenden Gerüchte ein Ende gesetzt und den Start der neuen "Dakar Series" am 19. April diesen Jahres in Ungarn bekannt gegeben.
"Die "Dakar-Series" ist schon länger geplant, eigentlich hatten wir einen Launch für das Jahr 2009 vorgesehen" berichtet Pressesprecherin Emili weiter >> |
Qatar's Sheikh Hamed Bin Eid Al-Thani enters 2008 Saudi Arabian Hail Baja
29.01.2008
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• UAE’s Al-Helai, Al-Herais and Al-Ketbi set for Hail desert rally showdown
• Team Saluki enters UAE-based Mark Powell in Saudi Arabian event
Qatar’s Sheikh Hamed Bin Eid Al-Thani (pictured at last year’s Baja GB) will take part in the Hail ev weiter >> |
Saudi Hail Baja receives financial boost from HRH Sultan Bin Fahd
23.01.2008
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• Czech, Hungarian, Russian and Dutch teams enter Saudi Arabian event• Defending Hail Baja champion Rajeh Al-Shammeri set to return in 2008
Saudi Arabia’s Rajeh Al-Shammeri is set to return to weiter >> |
The 2008 Pirelli Trofeo - what they say
19.01.2008
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- Identical, award winning, T1 McRae Enduro rally cars
- Four European Bajas
- Free Tyres on every event
New for 2008 in the world of Cross Country, is the Pirelli Trofeo. Based around the award winning, all-new, T1 diesel-powered McRae Enduro rally weiter >> |
McRae Enduro wins "Idea of the Year " Award
19.01.2008
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The McRae Enduro rally car won the "Idea of the Year" at the Autocar Awards ceremony in London.
The honour was announced by Chas Hallett, Autocar's editor, at a ceremony in Westminster to an audience of 480 motor industry leaders and celebrities from around the world. Christopher Bibb, the co weiter >> |
The 2008 Pirelli Trofeo
19.01.2008
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:: Identical, award-winning, T1 McRae Enduro rally cars
:: Four European Bajas
:: Free tyres on every event
New for 2008 in the world of Cross Country, is the Pirelli Trofeo. Based around the award winning, all-new, T1 diesel-powered McRae Enduro rally car, this new, weiter >> |
Es wird viel passieren - die Dakar 2009 kommt
14.01.2008
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"Amaury Sport Organisation" (A.S.O.)-Chef Patrice Clerc hat es derzeit nicht leicht. Von der französischen Presse musste er sich vergangene Woche Fragen gefallen lassen, ob der Sportveranstalter noch ernst zu nehmen sei. Denn die Absage der Dakar ist nach den Doping-Problemen bei der Fahrradveranstaltung "Tour de France" der zweite grosse Rückschlag für das Unternehmen. weiter >> |
Ungarn schlägt vorzeitigen Start der Rallye Dakar 2009 in Budapest vor
10.01.2008
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Dakar Rallye Veranstalter A.S.O. soll zwei "Ersatz"-Events planen
Im Wettbewerb um einen neuen Austragungsort der in diesem Jahr wegen potentieller Terrordrohungen auf Drängen der französischen Regierung abgesagten Rallye Dakar hat sich nun erneut das Land Ungarn zu Wort gemeldet.
Wie der Vertreter des "Dakar"-Veranstalters "Amaury Sport Organisation" (A.S. weiter >> |
2008 MSA British Cross-Country Championship calendar
10.01.2008
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Date Venue
April 12/13 Baden Hall, Staffordshire
June 7/8 TBA
June 28/29 Castle O’er, Scotland
August 16/17 TBA
Sept 13/14 Radnor, Mid-Wales
November 7/8/9 Seven Sisters, Glynneath, South Wales
www.marches4x4.com weiter >> |
Marches 4x4 announce exciting new British Cross-Country Event Calendar
10.01.2008
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2008 MSA BRITISH CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
• Six events from April to November for off-road competitors
• Control tyre options introduced for 2008 cross-country teams
Competitors taking part in rounds of this year’s MSA British Cross-Country Champi weiter >> |
Deutsche Wüstenrallys finden alle wie geplant statt
09.01.2008
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Während die Absage der Dakar durch den Veranstalter A.S.O. die französische Rally-Raid Szene in eine tiefe Krise stürzt, sind die international und deutsch-organisierten Wüstenrallys nicht in Gefahr. Einhellig verkünden die Veranstalter der deutschen Wüstenrallys "Libya Rally Raid" (März), Tuareg-Rally (April), Grand Erg (Mai) und Erg Oriental (Oktober), das die Rallys allesamt w weiter >> |
Baja GB 2008 organisers announce new Rally base and fundamental changes
08.01.2008
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• New Aberystwyth base for Britain’s only FIA international off-road event
• Centralised servicing and new route format for mid-Wales stage bonanza
Czech driver Miroslav Zapletal won last year’s Baja GB and looks set to return in 2008.
BAJA GB weiter >> |
Robby Gordon comments
07.01.2008
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Robby Gordon, driver of the No. 7 Jim Beam Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was scheduled to compete in the Dakar Rally this week until the race was cancelled due to terrorist threats. Gordon spoke about the cancellation prior to the first day of testing at Daytona International Speedway.
ROBBY GORDON – No. 7 Jim Beam Ford Fusion – "From the time Homest weiter >> |
Freddy Kottulinsky bleibt ungeschlagen
05.01.2008
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30. Rallye Dakar 2008 abgesagt - Der Terror darf nicht siegen
Vorbereitet waren sie alle sie sehr gut, die Teams aus aller Welt auf zwei Rädern, auf vier Rädern und auch die dicken Boliden der LKW-Klasse. Aber 2008 gab es leider schon v weiter >> |
Statement from Sven Quandt - X-Raid Team director - Lisbon (Portugal)
05.01.2008
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2008 Euromilhoes Dakar Rally - cancellation
On behalf of every member of the AlgoDyne Green Power Racing and X-raid team, I would like to express my support for the unfortunate cancellation of the 2008 Euromilhoes Dakar Rally.
The organising team at the Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) had to make a very difficult decision, but we must all respect the fac weiter >> |
Team Dessoude : Le rideau tombe sur le Dakar 2008.
05.01.2008
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La 30ème édition du Dakar devait être une fête, celle de la plus mythique des courses de rallye raid. Mais la fête a tourné court ce matin à Lisbonne après l’annonce faite par ASO, organisateur de l’épreuve, d’annuler l’édition 2008. De réelles menaces terroristes pesaient en effet sur la course lors de sa traversée du continent africain.
Afin de parer à tout incident et weiter >> |
KTM Regrets Dakar Cancellation; stands by organizers decision
05.01.2008
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While registering disappointment in the cancellation of the Dakar 2008, KTM stands firmly behind the decision of the organizers not to go ahead following threats from terrorist groups to disrupt the rally.
This, the recent murder of innocent tourists and the current climate of political unrest in parts of Africa, are all factors that were taken into account, a s weiter >> |
Mitsubishi Team respektiert Absage der Rallye Dakar
04.01.2008
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• Veranstalter A.S.O. sieht Sicherheit der Rallye Dakar nicht gewährleistet
• Mitsubishi Team seit 2001 bei der Dakar ungeschlagen
Die Rallye Dakar, die am 5. Januar in Lissabon (Portugal) gestartet werden sollte, ist abgesagt. Die Organ weiter >> |
A number of threats have already been launched against the Dakar competition in the past
04.01.2008
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1991 - Paris Dakar - 9th stage between Tillia and Gao when Charles Cabannes one of the Citroen assistance driver was shot as he was crossing a village. Consequently the two next stages had been suspended. The attacker was never found.
1992 - Paris Le Cap Tchad rebels where blackmailing the rallye and the 7th stage between NGuimi and NDjamena was cancelled and the race con weiter >> |
Raphael Sperrer, Harmen Scholtalbers and team Fast & Speed very disappointed by official cancellation of 2008 Dakar race.
04.01.2008
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This year's Dakar Rally has been cancelled because security concerns. Today in Lisbon, one day prior to the start, A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation), officially cancelled the 30th edition of the Lisbon-Dakar Rallye.
Although Dakar Rally director Etienne Lavigne has met with Mauritanian and French officials and obtained guarantees of increased security along this year's r weiter >> |
2008 Dakar rally cancelled amid safety concerns
04.01.2008
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The 2008 Dakar rally has been cancelled just one day before the 30th edition of the historic competition was due to start in Lisbon, Portugal.
The late move was initiated over security concerns with at least eight of the fifteen stages passing through Mauritania in western Africa. An announcement issued by the event organisers A.S.O today stated that:
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Sicherheit hat Priorität: Volkswagen respektiert "Dakar"-Absage
04.01.2008
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30. Rallye Dakar
Mit großem Bedauern hat Volkswagen die Absage der 30. Rallye Dakar zur Kenntnis genommen. "Die Sicherheit alle weiter >> |
Das offizielle Statement der A.S.O. zur Absage der Dakar
04.01.2008
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Nach verschiedenen Gesprächen mit der französischen Regierung – insbesondere dem Außenminister – und angesichts seiner dringenden Empfehlungen haben die Veranstalter der Rallye Dakar die Entscheidung getroffen, die Auflage 2008 der Rallye, die vom 5. bis 20. Januar zwischen Lissabon und der senegalesischen Hauptstadt Dakar ausgetragen werden sollte, abzusagen.
Angesichts weiter >> |
Schock und Fassungslosigkeit bei Raphael Sperrer
04.01.2008
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Die Rallye Dakar wird aufgrund von Terrordrohungen abgesagt!
- Aufgrund der Gefährdung französische Staatsbürger bleibt der A.S.O. keine andere Wahl
- Raphael Sperrer ist bestürzt, gibt sich aber zurückhaltend und respektiert die Entscheidung
Um 13:00 Uhr wurde aus Gerüchten eine handfeste, schockierende Tatsache: Dem Veranstalter, der franz weiter >> |
Several competitors from Europe show interest in Saudi Hail Baja
04.01.2008
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• Event officials introduce minor changes to 2007 desert route
SAUDI ARABIA HAIL BAJA (Hail Rally 2008…The Great Nufud Challenge), February 11th-14th, 20082008 FIA International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, round 1 of 6
Russian Boris Gadas weiter >> |
Dakar Rally 2008 will be cancelled at 12:00
04.01.2008
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Probably the Dakar Rally 2008 will be totally cancelled because of Terror-warnings in Mauretania where four French tourists were killed last month.
Also some officials of the work-teams confirmed to reporters from marathonrally.com, that the Rally will be cancelled definetely at 12:00 CET. "This information is 99%" said one member of a workteam Crew in a conversation. Off weiter >> |
Scrutineering, Part III- Friday morning - RTL announce cancellation of Dakar ?- but no official confirmation yet now
04.01.2008
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The last day of the technical scrutineering and administrative checks opens on the arrival of a former Dakar winner Kenjiro Shinozuka. If the Japanese cannot pretend - this year - to add a new title to his list, today’s program forsees the arrival of a significant number of ambitious drivers in the car category.
In the order of arrival in Belém, the BMW X-Raid with Al At weiter >> |
Yamaha - 30th Dakar awaiting green light
04.01.2008
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While a great many people across the world ate, drank and relaxed over the end of year festive period a select group of well-trained and courageous sportsmen made last minute checks and nervously counted the hours until the day they had to travel to Lisbon, Portugal on January 5th.
The 30th edition of the Dakar rally sees the largest entry list yet of 540 teams using mot weiter >> |
Gerard De Rooy: "Highly Confident!"
03.01.2008
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Blue has been replaced by orange, a truly natural color for the Dutch De Rooy father and son team. Forced to quit anticipatively last year, the Dutch truckers are coming back with the ambition to win the Dakar. "We are highly confident, says son Gerard.
It will be a to weiter >> |
Scrutineering - Lisboa Thursday afternoon
03.01.2008
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The organisers of the Dakar have taken into account the declarations of the French Government recommending French citizens not to go to Mauritania on the occasion of the rally.
In order to comprehend the situation, they will contact the French and Mauritanian governing authorities to get information on new elements that might have motivated this communication despite the weiter >> |
Raphael Sperrer vom Torre de Belém zur Abnahme – mit kleinen Troubles
03.01.2008
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Ein letzter Blick auf die Sehenswürdigkeiten von Lissabon, dann geht’s los
- Das Wetter bleibt schlecht, Sturm und Regen führen in Lissabon zu Überschwemmungen
- Zwei Teams mit der gleichen Startnummer – kleine Probleme vor dem weiter >> |
Im Internet mit Fernsehbilder, Iritrack und mehr
03.01.2008
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Die Rallye Dakar live auf www.volkswagen-motorsport.com
Wenn die Volkswagen Teams vom 05. bis zum 20. Januar 2008 auf den harten und staubigen Wüsten-Pisten der Rallye Dakar um den Sieg kämpfen, sind Rallye-Fans jederzeit bestens informiert: Unter [extern=www.volkswagen-motorsport.com]www.volkswagen-motorspo weiter >> |
Kris Nissen: "Jeder im Team muss einen perfekten Job machen"
03.01.2008
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Noch 2 Tage bis zur 30. Rallye Dakar
Unbarmherzig wird die Uhr weiter laufen, vom Start der Rallye Dakar am 05. Januar in Lissabon bis zum Ziel am 20. Januar in Dakar. Wer am wenigsten Zeit verliert, beispielsweise durch Festfahren im Sand oder Navigationsfehler, weiter >> |
Carlos Sainz: "I will Attack… I Always Do!"
03.01.2008
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Will Carlos Sainz’s third participation be the right one? The two times world champion declares that his aim is not to win stages but to win the Dakar.
How did you analyze and sort out the mechanical problems you had last year? weiter >> |
Marc Coma: "The Team’s Philosophy is to Always Win!"
03.01.2008
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Winner in 2006, the Catalan pilot lost the last Dakar in the antepenultimate stage. A navigation error and a fall deprived him from a second victory. He comes back with the exact same ambition and with the title of 2007 Rally World Champion up his sleeve.
Apart from the disappointment of the last Dakar, 2007 was a great year…
I am very weiter >> |
Vladimir Chagin: "Doing as Well as Loprais Did"
03.01.2008
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The aim: a record. After having had to quit last year, the Czar Vladimir Chagin, commander in chief of the Kamaz army is back in Lisbon more motivated than ever.
The Russian firmly intends to steal his crown back from Hans Stacey, and reach the legendary record of Karel Loprais, i.e. 6 victories in the truck category of the trickiest of all rally raids.
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Scrutineering: The Longest Day! - the morning in Lisboa
03.01.2008
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The second day of technical scrutineering and administrative checks is starting at the Cultural Center in Belem and it will certainly be a busy one. Only about 10 vehicles that were not able to get to Lisbon on time yesterday delayed their round of checks by a day.
In the morning the highlight will be around 10:00 AM with the arrival on site of the Mitsubishi armada with weiter >> |
Singing the song of the Dakar to the tune of Lisbon
03.01.2008
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A few centuries ago, the Tagus estuary was already an invitation to travel and discover. In front of the Hyeronimites Monastery, a huge monument pays tribute to the navigators who were the pride and joy of the country, like Vasco de Gama or Ferdinand Magellan. It’s in t weiter >> |
The Party is on at the Village Lisboa
03.01.2008
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Their eyes bright with envy, there were many kids watching this morning the strange ballet of the first race cars, bikes and trucks arriving in Lisbon. For the children and their parents, it was about time for the Lisboa Dakar Village to open its doors; this is an entertaining place where competitors are introduced between two scrutineering sessions before the big start.
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Lisbon - Wednesday last news
03.01.2008
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Safety: 10 minutes to Review the Basics
When the wind blows in the desert and brings the dust back towards the right, where does a biker need to ride when he has been warned that a car is about to pass him? Easy! Well... not really if you listen to the people in charge of the Sentinel system, who have established their HQ in the administrative checks tent. So weiter >> |
BFGoodrich - Die Reifen bei der Rallye Dakar
02.01.2008
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BFGoodrich genießt bei Teams und Fahrern höchstes Vertrauen Anpassen des Luftdrucks schöpft das Optimum der Reifen aus Enge Zusammenarbeit als Basis des Erfolgs
Die Reifen bei der Rallye Dakar - ein weiter >> |
Regen und Sturm begrüßen die Teilnehmer in Lissabon
02.01.2008
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Auf den ersten Sonderprüfungen der 30. Rallye Dakar 2008 sind schwierige Verhältnisse zu erwarten!
- Schlechtes Wetter in den Tagen vor dem Start sorgt für tiefe, schwierige Pisten in Europa
- Die Konkurrenz ist wie jedes Jahr groß, es weiter >> |
