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Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan beat Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom to take victory in Prologue at the start of the 2025 Dakar Rally. The 47th edition of the world's biggest cross-country rally kicked off with a short 29km special in Bisha in south west region of Saudi Arabia, with a total of 64 cars lining up in the Ultimate category. While all eyes were on Ford and Dacia as they made their ...Keep readingView the full article
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Sebastien Loeb says he is 'not obsessed' with winning the Dakar Rally after coming close to clinching the top prize on several occasions. One of the greatest rally drivers of all time with nine titles in the World Rally Championship, Loeb has found it hard to emulate the same success in the cross-country format. The Frenchman finished runner-up in the Dakar on three occasions and set a new ...Keep readingView the full article
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Front Row Motorsports (FRM) has put its recent triumph in court over NASCAR to good use, signing Zane Smith as the team's third driver for 2025. Last September, FRM and 23XI refused to sign the 2025 Charter Agreement, and instead filed a suit against NASCAR alleging monopolistic practices — putting the teams in a precarious position. But on December 18th, Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing ...Keep readingView the full article
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Carlos Sainz Sr believes that “tactics will be more important than ever” in this year’s running of the Dakar Rally. After claiming his fourth victory in the iconic rally raid last year with Audi, the Spaniard has switched allegiances to Ford this term as the marque enters its new Raptor developed in collaboration with M-Sport. This year's event held in the Saudi Arabian dunes begins ...Keep readingView the full article
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The sports year was filled with a host of surprises, dazzling individual performances and an endless supply of epic moments on the field. Here are our top storylines from 2024. View the full article
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Ford, together with its long-time World Rally Championship partner M-Sport, has designed the new Raptor T1+ to take on the Dakar Rally. With a star-studded line-up including past winners Carlos Sainz Sr and Nani Roma, former Audi star Mattias Ekstrom and promising youngster Mitch Guthrie Jr, the American manufacturer is already seen as a favourite for the 47th edition of the world’s toughest ...Keep readingView the full article
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Counting down the 24 biggest storylines of 2024 in NASCAR, including fights, controversial finishes and championship wins. View the full article
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Takamoto Katsuta’s biggest target for 2025 is to be more consistent with his results across a World Rally Championship campaign, which he expects will offer up a “bigger challenge”. The 31-year-old is gearing up for a sixth season with the factory Toyota squad, which will expand to four full-time entries next year. Two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera will return for a full season ...Keep readingView the full article
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2024 in Review: A Year of Unforgettable Adventures As 2024 comes to a close, we can’t help but reflect on what has been an extraordinary year for Peak Overland. This year was filled with thrilling journeys, remarkable guests, and some moments of adventure that we’ll be talking about for years to come. Here’s a look back at some of the highlights that made 2024 so special: Love and Adventure: A Proposal on the Trail One of the most heartwarming moments this year was when a couple chose one of our adventure trips for a life-changing milestone. While exploring the breathtaking wilderness of Colorado, they got engaged surrounded by the beauty of nature. It’s stories like these that remind us why we do what we do—helping people create unforgettable memories. Welcoming the World: A Truly Global Season This year marked a significant milestone as we hosted more European and global guests than domestic, with adventurers joining us from places as far away as India, Poland, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, France, & the UK. It’s been incredible to see our humble operation attract such a diverse group of explorers. Sharing Colorado’s rugged beauty and off-road experiences with a worldwide audience has been an honor, and we’re excited to continue welcoming even more international guests in the future. A Close Call: Resilience on the Trail Overlanding is not without its risks, and this year brought our first sobering reminder of the unpredictability of the wild. During one trip, a Jeep rolled and was severely damaged. Thankfully, no one was injured, and the damaged Jeep is currently being repaired and will soon be ready for new adventures. We’re grateful for the resilience of our guests and team, who handled the situation with calm and professionalism. Looking Ahead: Summer 2025 and Beyond As we look to the future, we’re thrilled to already have several bookings for summer 2025. It’s a testament to the growing passion for adventure travel and the trust our guests place in us. We’re working hard to make next year even more exciting with new routes, upgraded vehicles, and enhanced experiences that will continue to showcase the best of Colorado’s wilderness. Thank You for Being Part of Our Journey To all our guests, both near and far, thank you for choosing to explore with us in 2024. Whether it was your first time behind the wheel of an off-road vehicle or your latest in a series of adventures, your stories and enthusiasm inspire us every day. Here’s to another year of unforgettable overlanding—we can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store! View the full article
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The 2025 Dakar Rally promises to be one of the most exciting in recent history, with several manufacturers and drivers capable of winning the famous Touareg trophy. The rally-raid will begin on 3 January with the Prologue in Bisha and conclude on 17 January in Shubaytah after 12 stages and more than 5,000 kilometres of running across Saudi Arabia. Here’s a list of drivers considered to be ...Keep readingView the full article
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The number #1 will return to the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2022 with new champion Thierry Neuville set to adopt the number for the 2025 campaign. The Hyundai driver in recent years has become synonymous with the #11 - a number which he first utilised in the WRC in 2013, before adopting it on a full-time basis from 2019. However, next season will see the #1 adorn ...Keep readingView the full article
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Dacia Sandriders will run an innovative new driver safety device on the team's debut at the Dakar Rally. The manufacturer will use a 'seat attenuator' to absorb impacts over the rough terrain as the car slams up and down on its suspension, helping to reduce the compression of drivers' spines, which have sustained injuries in recent years. Technical partner Prodrive has developed the damper ...Keep readingView the full article
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Here are all of the bucket list games, tournaments and events you can attend in 2025. View the full article
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Here are all of the bucket list games, tournaments and events you can attend in 2025. View the full article
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What's in a name? Nowadays, for races, usually a title sponsor that graces the already long name indicating the race's location, and in NASCAR, typically the mileage of the race as well. Sometimes the sponsor names alone lend to amusing race titles — sometimes, the fans get involved and hijinks ensue. Don't believe me? Here's a list of some of the most absurd race names to grace NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article
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Kalle Rovanpera says he’s learned “many things” in 2024 and is hopeful his new found circuit racing skills can help him on asphalt World Rally Championship events in 2025. The two-time world rally champion will make a full-time return to the WRC in 2025 after a year where he expanded his motorsport horizons by dovetailing a circuit racing programme alongside a partial WRC campaign. In ...Keep readingView the full article
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Improving performance on rough gravel rallies is the main focus for Elfyn Evans in 2025 to enhance his chances of lifting a maiden World Rally Championship title. The Toyota driver finished as the WRC title runner-up for a fourth time this season after a campaign that resulted in the Welshman scoring more second-place finishes in rallies than any of his rivals. Evans emerged as a title rival ...Keep readingView the full article
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'Tis the season to look back and reflect on the year, while also making plans and wishes in hopes of making the new year even more eventful or spectacular. So, this time last year, I sat down and compiled a wish list of sorts to share with you, much like this one ahead of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. While some of my hopes did come fruition, others certainly didn't age well. Of the ten ...Keep readingView the full article
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The World Rally Championship could benefit from hosting exhibition-style events such as the Monza Rally Show, according to Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala. All three WRC Rally1 teams attended a revived Monza Rally Show earlier this month, which acted as a celebration of the 2024 season, while also paying tribute to Pirelli’s four-year stint as the championship’s control tyre ...Keep readingView the full article
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Another loss for NASCAR on Monday when Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the US District Court denied the series' request to delay the transfer of the Stewart-Haas Racing charter to Front Row Motorsports. The request was in response to last week's ruling, when Judge Bell had granted a preliminary injunction to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports that will allow them to keep their charters, while the ...Keep readingView the full article
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The host track of NASCAR's finale changed often in its early years. It really wasn't until the 1970s when the series began to see some sort of consistency, with Ontario Speedway hosting the final race from 1974 to 1980, and then Riverside International Raceway until 1986. From 1987 through the year 2000, the season concluded at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2001 would be an outlier year due to the ...Keep readingView the full article
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Kalle Rovanpera will kick off the 2025 season by making his 24 hour endurance racing debut in the Dubai 24 Hours ahead of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo. The two-time WRC champion will drive a Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Proton Huber Competition squad alongside fellow Finns Jukka Honkavuori and Jani Kakela, 2012 German rally champion Mark Wallenwein and Joel Monegro. The ...Keep readingView the full article
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The Dakar Rally returns to provide one of motorsport's toughest tests for human and machine in January, with Saudi Arabia again hosting the challenge. It may not be the event it once was when run through Africa to the Senegalese capital [the event's name gives it away] but the test remains one that requires ultimate performance and robustness to overcome. Relevance remains for manufacturers ...Keep readingView the full article
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Dacia Sandriders technical director Philip Dunabin has played down expectations for the team's first run at the Dakar Rally despite securing a 1-2 on its debut at the Rallye du Maroc. The Romanian manufacturer has partnered with Prodrive to contest the World Rally Raid Championship [WR2C], including a tilt at the Dakar beginning in Saudi Arabia on 3 January, with Nasser Al-Attiyah, Sebastien ...Keep readingView the full article
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The second season of the all-female F1 Academy championship was notable for having closer ties to Formula 1, as cars were decked out in the liveries of grand prix teams, and for the stunning dominance of its champion who curiously was crowned twice. But across the spectrum of motorsport categories, there were numerous noteworthy performances to be found in 2024. Here we chart 10 of the ...Keep readingView the full article
