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December 29, 2016 • Cars • Marijan Malcevic
The manufacturers that gained the biggest success at Dakar Rally in recent years, were, for instance, Peugeot, Mini, Toyota or Volkswagen.They got the biggest media coverage but there are also some teams and manufacturers that regularly compete in the world...
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December 28, 2016 • Featured, Spotlight • Alexander S
As one of the biggest and best-known truck manufacturers in the world, Iveco is part of the famous Paris – Dakar Rally since 1982. The Turin-based manufacturer, founded in 1975, joined the Paris – Dakar caravan back in 1982 with private teams. For...
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December 27, 2016 • Cars, Featured, Memories • Marijan Malcevic
Peugeot 405 Turbo 16 (or 405 T16) is the legendary race car which earned two consecutive Dakar Rally victories for the French manufacturer in 1989 and 1990, driven by Ari Vatanen. It were the last two wins before Peugeot’s return to Dakar in 2015. Prior...
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December 26, 2016 • Cars, Featured, Spotlight • Marijan Malcevic
The Toyota Hilux Evo is the race car prepared by Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa for participation at 2017 Dakar Rally. That car marked not only an evolution but also a revolution of the race car concept for Toyota’s Dakar adventure because Hilux Evo...
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December 19, 2016 • Cars, Featured, Memories • Marijan Malcevic
The Volkswagen Race Touareg is the race car which earned three consecutive wins for Volkswagen Motorsport at Dakar Rally between 2009 and 2011. The winners were Giniel de Villiers, Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah. The first generation of Volkswagen Race...
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August 25, 2016 • Circuits, Featured, Spotlight • Marijan Malcevic
Baja 1000 is the greatest and the most popular off-road race in North America. The event, which was organized for the first time in 1967, is definitely among the world’s greatest motorsport events. Currently, Baja 1000 is a part of the SCORE...
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January 2, 2016 • Featured, Spotlight • Djordje Sugaris
From time to time, some vehicle manufacturers are dominating in premier racing competitions, such Audi or Porsche in the sports car racing, Ferrari or Mercedes in Formula 1 etc. When talking about Dakar Rally, there were periods of dominance and consecutive...
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January 1, 2016 • Cars • Marijan Malcevic
Peugeot 2008 DKR 16 is the new and improved version of a racecar with which Peugeot returned to Dakar Rally in January 2015, after 25 years of absence. The result in their returning event was disappointing so the French manufacturer prepared the new, longer,...
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January 1, 2016 • Featured, Spotlight • Marijan Malcevic
In a short period of time, from 2012 until 2015, Mini All4 Racing became the second most successful car in the history of Dakar Rally, with an amazing number of four consecutive overall wins, right behind the current record holder, Mitsubishi Pajero, the car...
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December 18, 2015 • Memories • Editorial
The Dakar Rally has always been one of the most popular races in the history of motorsport, standing alongside iconic events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500, Rallye Monte-Carlo and Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. Few competitions, however,...
