Thursday, January 06, 2011
A long special stage on Day 5 sent the result list spiraling with crashes, injuries and mechanical issues compounding the navigational difficulties.
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
The two factory KTM stars have now split the opening stages with two apiece. Stage 4 saw a short special but the overall lead has changed.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Spaniard Marc Coma rode to his first victory of the 2011 Dakar Rally during Stage 3 while Cyril Despres overcame a difficult start to maintain his lead in the overall competition.
Monday, January 03, 2011
France's Cyril Despres took a start to finish victory in the second leg of the 2011 Dakar Rally while rival Marc Coma remained hot on the leaders' heels.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
The first day of racing is in the books and questions about the new 450cc-only field are getting answered. KTM dominated the opening stage which left Buenos Aires for a long route to Cordoba.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
The 2011 Dakar Rally is set for another rally-raid in South America with KTM's Cyril Despres and Marc Coma in the spotlight. Read on to see the new changes for the upcoming event and what's in store for the 33rd edition of Dakar.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
KTM will bee seeking its 10th straight title at the Dakar Rally in 2011, which will see four KTM riders competing on the latest 450 rally machines.
Friday, June 18, 2010
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
It was the final day for competitors in the 2010 Dakar Rally and the ultimate push for podium positions as they raced the 128-mile Stage 14 special.
Friday, January 15, 2010
In true Dakar fashion, another day and another winner. Norway's Pal Anders Ullevalseter captured his first ever Dakar win with his victory over Stage 13.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Francisco Lopez Contardo whittled away at Cyril Despres overall lead and over took Ullevalseter for second place with his Stage 12 victory.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
American Jonah Street had a golden opportunity today in Stage 11, but missed the victory on his Rally Pan-Am KTM by a mere three seconds. BMW’s Frans Verhoeven was able to sneak by, giving the German manufacturer its first stage victory since 2001.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Spain's Marc Coma is on a roll as the KTM pilot took his third victory in Stage 10 of the 2010 Dakar Rally.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Marc Coma picked up his 10th career stage victory and his third of the 2010 Dakar Rally with a win over Stage 9.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
After a day of rest, the riders returned to the sand dunes and it was Chile's Francisco Lopez Contardo who captured his second stage victory in the 2010 Dakar Rally.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Today marks a rest day where Dakar competitors will recoup and prepare for the second-half of the 2010 Dakar Rally that begins to wind its way back to Buenos Aires.
Friday, January 08, 2010
KTM's Cyril Despres retains his lead in the overall standings of the 2010 Dakar after the '07 champion took the win of Stage 7 ahead of rival Marc Coma.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Marc Coma finally had things go his way and it resulted in a big day for the Spaniard during Stage 6.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
A huge shakeup took place today in the 2010 Dakar Rally. Chilean rider, Francisco Lopez Contardo, took the win while Marc Coma and David Casteu suffered massive setbacks.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
The 2009 Dakar Champion Marc Coma collected his first win over Stage 4 of the 2010 Dakar Rally reigniting the Spaniard's desire to reclaim the title.
Monday, January 04, 2010
KTM's Cyril Despres scores his first victory in the 2010 Dakar Rally while another KTM rider is forced to withdraw.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Another French rider claimed victory in the 2010 Dakar Rally with David Fretigne scoring his first Latin American stage win.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
David Casteu made a statement with his new Sherco team by winning Stage 1 of the 2010 Dakar Rally. Flooding shortened the course, but riders got a nice wake-up for the Dakar event.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The new edition of Dakar Rally racing is poised to get underway with another South American voyage. The 2010 Dakar Rally hosts new displacement changes that will change the entire event.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Dakar is all about the route. Take a look at the 2010 Dakar Rally course with detailed information from the organizers on each of the stages.
Monday, December 28, 2009
American Jonah Street rallies the troops and heads to South America for the start of the 2010 Dakar Rally.
Monday, December 21, 2009
The KTM riders will race the 2010 Dakar on Pirelli's new Scorpion Rally tires.
Monday, December 14, 2009
KTM will support former Dakar winners Marc Coma and Cyril Despres in the 2010 Dakar Rally.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
KTM Factory-supported riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma are "Ready to Race" the 2010 Dakar with the KTM Service Truck prepped for the event.
Monday, November 30, 2009
The Rally PanAm team will kick-off the 2010 Dakar Rally season with a send-off party for Jonah Street on December 4, 2009.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
KTM’s rally racing ace, Cyril Despres, conquered all comers in the Egyption sand for the 2009 Pharaons Ralley aboard his KTM 690 rally dirt bike.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
KTM has decided to send an official service truck to the coming Dakar Rally in order to continue to provide service for privateer KTM riders, but the decision to withdraw the KTM Factory Team remains final.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Following many requests for a customer service for the upcoming Africa Race, KTM will be present with its Customer Truck to take care of the company's participating customers.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
The limiting of motorcycles with a displacement of 450 cc forces the long term dominator of the Dakar Rally to withdraw.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The 2009 Dakar saw 23 ATVs start with only 13 finishing. Of that 13, three were members of Team Polaris.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Terminal Velocity Processing is happy to announce the adding of Dakar Rally stand-out, Jonah Street, to their list of athletes they will support.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Pirelli’s debut in the Dakar was nothing short of dominating, with the new Scorpion Rally tire capturing the 1st and 2nd positions on the podium with riders Marc Coma and Cyril Despres.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Marc Coma claimed his second career Dakar victory. The Spaniard played it cool in the final stage to take an easy win at the first Dakar held in South America.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Another day of the 2009 Dakar and another stage in the books as Cyril Despres takes his fifth stage win of the rally with Marc Coma right on his tail, followed by David Frétigné to round out the top three of Stage 13.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Stage 12 has been completed as scheduled, minor course adjustment but an over all "normal" stage for the Dakar, with Despres and Coma taking the top two spots as they work closer to the finish line.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
As mentioned in the Stage 10 results, Stage 11 was canceled due to Heavy Fog. This cancellation will make it difficult for riders, leaving only three stages to battle for top spots.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Stage 10 began with a delay/course modification and ended with Jordi Viladoms running away with the stage win after the early leaders went in the wrong direction.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Another stage of the 2009 Dakar has come to a close and Stage 9 proved to be anything but average.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Cyril Despres won Stage 8 as racing gets back underway in Chile for the 2009 Dakar Rally.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Today brings a well needed day of rest for the rally riders marking the half way point though the stage. This is the perfect time to catch up on what has occured so far if you are just joining the rally.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Stage 7 marked the crossing of borders from Argentina to Chile and what better way to mark that occasion than with Chilean rider Francisco Lopez winning the stage, his career first on the Dakar.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Stage 6 began with a course reduction, with unclear signs and some tricky dunes costing Jonah Street the lead and allowing Despres take the Stage 6 win.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Stage 5 proved to be all about the tires. Coma and Depres had punctures reletively early in the stage allowing Street to breeze by and take the lead.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The first tragic news of the 2009 Dakar Rally has finally broken with the announcement that Pascal Terry was found dead after going missing during Stage 2.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Marc Coma continues his winning ways, but American Jonah Street has moved into the second overall position.
