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Neuville lost his 5.1s lead to Toyota’s Rovanpera on the first of the afternoon stages after the Finn took a commanding win on stage 5, although the Hyundai driver fought back to win the next test, regaining the lead with a 10s overall advantage. However, the final stage of the day threatened to turn the rally on its head. Neuville suffered a rear tyre delimitation, a front right off ...Keep reading View the full article

The son of 2003 WRC champion Petter was handed a second WRC opportunity having been drafted into Hyundai’s 2C Competition squad at the Kenya event in place of Pierre-Louis Loubet. The drive arrived after an impressive seventh on debut at February’s Arctic Rally Finland. However, his Safari outing proved to be a brief one for the 19-year-old after sustaining severe damage to his i20 from ...Keep reading View the full article

Hyundai driver Neuville set an impressive pace, winning two of the three challenging gravel tests in Kenya’s bushland to open up a 5.1-second lead over Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera, with Ott Tanak third some 26.2s adrift. While Neuville starred, title contender Evans was forced to retire after hitting a rock on stage 3, while Sordo also spun into a ditch. Championship leader Ogier is seventh ...Keep reading View the full article

The Toyota driver had been running strongly in the particularly challenging 32.68km Kedong test, the longest of the rally, when drama struck. Evans, running fourth overall, made a minor cut on a slight right-hander heading into a left turn but clipped a rock in the process, which damaged his front-right suspension leaving his wheel hanging off the car. The incident happened a little more ...Keep reading View the full article

Midland MicroMobile MXT275: Now With USB-C! Midland’s MXT115 and MXT275 (shown here) MicroMobile radios now come with a built-in 18-watt USB-C charging outlet, allowing you to charge your USB-C-powered electronics directly from the MicroMobile unit. The MXT115 and MXT275 MicroMobile two-way radios allow transmissions on 15 GMRS channels and 8 split tone-capable repeater channels as View the full article

Kenya's iconic Safari Rally is an all-new event for the entire World Rally Championship field, having last appeared on the calendar 19 years ago. A blend of completely fresh stages in extreme conditions where crews will be unable to drive flat out for the entire event is likely to result in much closer battle for victory between the Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford crews. M-Sport has ...Keep reading View the full article

The reigning world champion made light work of the 4.48km two-by-two Kasarani gravel test held in front of a vocal crowd at Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The stage marked the first WRC action in Africa since the 2002 Safari Rally. Soft compound shod Ogier managed to comfortably beat Hyundai’s Ott Tanak on the hard tyres in their race around the stage, posting a 3m21.8s time to top the ...Keep reading View the full article

Due to many requests, we’re republishing some of Granville King’s “From the Backcountry” columns. These columns ran in Four Wheeler from 1984 until Granville’s passing in 1989 at age 70. Granville was a retired aerospace engineer and television screenwriter who lived off-grid in a trailer in Baja, Mexico. His off-road experiences were many, and his View the full article

The NASCAR Hall of Famer became an analyst for NASCAR on FOX in 2016, following his retirement from full-time Cup Series competition. But now, he will become the vice chairman at Hendrick Motorsports, second only to chairman and majority owner Rick Hendrick. He will officially take over the position on January 1, 2022. “I cannot put into words what Hendrick Motorsports means to me,” ...Keep reading View the full article

Obviously, Penske is in a better position than many teams in that their drivers are qualified for the playoffs, but Penske still shares the same problem as the others – trying to catch up to Hendrick Motorsports. Together, the four HMS drivers account for eight wins in the 17 races so far this season and that doesn’t include Kyle Larson’s victory in the All-Star Race as well. Larson ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson’s extensive sprint car background, including his continued participation in numerous races during the Cup season, has often raised questions over whether NASCAR was where he really wanted to be racing full-time. Following his victory Sunday in the inaugural Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway – his fourth consecutive win including the All-Star Race – Larson tried to put those ...Keep reading View the full article

Returning to the WRC after almost two decades away, Safari Rally Kenya is expected to offer drivers arguably the toughest test of the season with its mix of extreme road conditions and the additional prospect of crews coming across wildlife on the stages. Several drivers have reported sightings of wild animals on the stages, located on private farmland, during the recce earlier this week ...Keep reading View the full article

Kenya’s Safari Rally returns to the World Rally Championship calendar after a 19-year hiatus, providing crews a brand new set of stages and challenges. While the rally is no longer the marathon epic of the past, the event is likely to be the toughest of the season, courtesy of its mix of ultra-fast sections, tough rocky roads, soft sinking sand and the chance of meeting wild animals en ...Keep reading View the full article

In case you are in the market for a 1985 Suzuki Samurai on 51-inch monster tires, this is your lucky day—because there’s one up for auction. Here’s the rundown: Engine: 1.6L 8-valve Suzuki We’re fairly certain the Samurai has over 66k kilometers on the clock. Power is dumped into the 5-speed manual transmission and is View the full article

Radioactive from the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, TN for the NASCAR Cup Series. View the full article

Ogier remains a key player in the WRC silly season with the seven-time champion’s future yet to be finalised as the championship prepares to usher in new hybrid Rally1 regulations next year. The reigning champion has indicated that he wishes to contest a part campaign next year having added an extra year than originally anticipated to his WRC career this season after COVID-19 wiped out the ...Keep reading View the full article

Kristoffersson will campaign the S1 in his first rallycross season racing anything other than a Volkswagen since his debut in the discipline in 2013. EKS JC, an amalgamation of Mattias Ekstrom's EKS outfit and Joel Christoffersson's JC Raceteknik squad, which won the World RX Teams' title last year with Ekstrom and Robin Larsson, will field Kristoffersson and Belgian Enzo Ide for its World RX ...Keep reading View the full article

As the seasons change and the snow begins to fly, the Rough Country 4-Wheelers off-road clubs prepare for winter. However, they aren’t preparing to shut down their Jeeps until spring, but they are getting ready for another off-road favorite activity – snow bashing. We caught up with the club outside of Laramie, Wyoming to learn View the full article

Larson’s extensive sprint car background, including his continued participation in numerous races during the Cup Series season, have often raised questions over whether NASCAR was where he really wanted to be racing fulltime. Following his victory Sunday in the inaugural Cup Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway – his fourth consecutive win (including the All-Star Race) – Larson ...Keep reading View the full article

Zasada is set to make an incredible comeback driving a Ford Fiesta Rally3 car managed by M-Sport Poland at the African event, which returns to the WRC after a 19-year hiatus. During a distinguished career, Zasada won the European title in 1966, 1967 and 1971 and finished runner-up on three more occasions. He was an official driver for Steyr Puch, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz and was named ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson saved enough fuel to make it to the end as Sunday’s Ally 400 ended with a 68-lap green-flag run – the longest of the race, and took the checkered flag 4.335 seconds ahead of Ross Chastain, who reached the runner-up spot in the final laps. The #5 Hendrick Motorsports driver finished third in the opening stage of the race, following Chase Elliott and Kurt Busch into the following ...Keep reading View the full article

Chastain started 19th in Sunday’s Ally 400 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway and fought for track position through the first two stages, including having to return to the rear of the field after getting penalized for speeding on pit road on Lap 44 of 300. On Lap 220, Chastain’s No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet team made the call to have him stayed out while several other lead-lap cars ...Keep reading View the full article

Almirola entered Sunday's race with six straight finishes of 22nd or worse. After an impressive showing in the All-Star Race, he hoped the momentum would carry over to Nashville with real points on the line. Well, it seems it did. The 37-year-old earned his third career pole in a qualifying session where all four Stewart-Haas Racing drivers impressed. He went on to place fourth in the race ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson saved enough fuel to make it to the end as Sunday’s Ally 400 ended with a 68-lap green-flag run – the longest of the race. Larson took the checkered flag 4.335 seconds ahead of Ross Chastain, who reached the runner-up spot in the final laps. “Awesome job. Four in a row. Awesome,” Larson said over his team radio at the finish. “So, so thankful.” The win is ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway for the Ally 400 where Kyle Larson won his 4th race of the season in dominating fashion. View the full article