Mitsubishi is currently in particularly difficult waters. Outside of Asia, the brand has been forgotten by almost everyone due to a particularly weak model range, and within Asia it suffered massive image damage due to an emissions scandal exposed by joint venture partner Nissan. The fallout from that scandal was so great that Mitsubishi was … Read more
The Dakar Rally has been dubbed “James for the brave,” and even spectators are at risk. The 2023 Dakar Rally is still 4 days away, but near the end of the event, another fatal accident occurred. News on January 11, in the ongoing Qatar 2023 race, a spectator of Italian origin behind the dunes, while … Read more
Al-Marsad newspaper: A video clip documented the reaction of young Saudis towards a competitor of the 2023 Dakar Rally, after his car got stuck in the sand. The video showed the panicked youths helping the contestant and running towards the car, removing sand and placing stones under the car’s tyre. The video showed the youngsters … Read more
The Dakar, the first event on the calendar of this year’s World Rally Raid Championship, had its fourth stage yesterday, starting and finishing in Ha’il. After the rains in the region, the riders found wet sand, which was more physically demanding. Despite this, Joan Barreda was the one to take the lead on a stage … Read more
7:52pm – Stefan Schwyz today, after finishing the stage, he revealed that a stone broke the clutch on the tank. While fixing it he wasted time and some gas, also had to slow down and barely made it to the gas station. So good luck with bad luck. 3:04pm – Juraj Varga at the finish … Read more
All Dakar news in one place (Click here) The judges informed the participants what they were fined for. Vaidotas Žala, who finished in fifth place today, was given 1 minute. 40 sec. penalty that relegated him to sixth position. “A penalty of 1 min. 40 s was imposed for the equipment installed in the car … Read more