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Barreda, who is yet to finish higher than fifth in a Dakar despite winning over 20 stages, was the top rider at both waypoints before arriving at the end as the pace-setter of the 84km timed section. His closest challenger throughout the day was Husqvarna's Pablo Quintanilla, the Chilean spending the whole stage in second and ending up 1m34s adrift. Ricky Brabec completed a strong day for ...Keep reading View the full article

When Toyota brought a four-wheel drive car to the World Rally Championship for the first time, much was expected of the Japanese giant. Ultimately, history reflects well on the Celica GT4 courtesy of Carlos Sainz Sr’s maiden drivers’ title in 1990. But the car codenamed ST165 fell well short of the world-beater Japan expected. Cooling problems were present from the outset, as were ...Keep reading View the full article

Greg Alberalla From You Tube, Industry Insider Marcel Venable, and the Ford Police Interceptor View the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing confirmed Monday that Suarez would drive its No. 41 Fords this season, replacing Kurt Busch, who left to join Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of last season. Suarez, who turned 27 years old Monday, spent the last two seasons in the Cup series with Joe Gibbs Racing after winning the Xfinity Series championship with the organization in 2016. With the shutdown of Furniture ...Keep reading View the full article

Daniel Suarez has signed for Stewart-Haas Racing and will replace Kurt Busch at NASCAR Cup Series team for 2019 View the full article

We finally had a chance to hit the desert over the holidays to test out our long-term four-seat Polaris RZR Turbo S. View the full article

Jorge Viegas, who was elected last year to succeed Vito Ippolito as FIM President, has travelled to the Peruvian capital of Lima to hold talks with Dakar organising body ASO, and expects to reach an agreement in 2019. The FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Cup was first formed in 1999 and became a World Championship in 2003, but the Dakar has never been part of it. Its 2019 calendar comprises ...Keep reading View the full article

It’s official! The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon is Four Wheeler’s 2019 SUV of the Year! View the full article

Toyota Hilux cars finished as best of the rest behind the dominant Peugeots in the past two editions of the Dakar, with Gazoo drivers Nasser Al-Attiyah and Giniel de Villiers making up the podium behind winner Carlos Sainz last year. And now that Peugeot has withdrawn from cross-country rallying, Hall is convinced his team must seize its chance in the 2019 contest, which kicks off on ...Keep reading View the full article

Hodges has been named NASCAR team manager at Team Penske, where he will work with competition director Travis Geisler and help manage various administrative and competition-related duties for the team’s NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series programs. Since 2011, Hodges has led the team that was the anchor for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program. Hodges said he was attracted by the chance to move ...Keep reading View the full article

1. Peugeot exit makes Al-Attiyah favourite Second in 2016 with Mini and in 2018 with Toyota, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Matthieu Baumel have easily been the crew that ran the all-conquering Peugeots closest in the now-concluded era of the French manufacturer's Dakar dominance. Their Toyota Hilux has sometimes outpaced the 3008DKR, and on those stages where the Peugeots were too fast – usually ...Keep reading View the full article

You are in the middle of the Nevada desert participating in one of the many Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts (SNORE) races. View the full article

Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday confirmed it is shutting down its No. 42 Xfinity Series team due to a lack of sponsorship funding. “Due to a lack of sponsorship funding we will cease operation of the No. 42 Xfinity team in 2019,” team owner Chip Ganassi said in a statement to Motorsport.com.“This was a difficult decision for me to make and it comes with much anguish as this is a ...Keep reading View the full article

Chip Ganassi Racing is closing down its NASCAR Xfinity Series team on the eve of the 2019 season View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing on Friday confirmed Bass Pro Shops had signed a multi-year deal to sponsor Truex in his No. 19 Toyota, serving as primary sponsor for 24 of 36 points races in 2019. Motorsport.com first reported last September that Truex, his crew chief, Cole Pearn, and Bass Pro would move to JGR following the shutdown of Furniture Row Racing. From the editor, also read: Truex ...Keep reading View the full article

2019 Jp Dirt ’N Drive. Spend four days Jeeping with Jp. Get your application in today! View the full article

Petter Solberg’s Volkswagen-backed PSRX squad announced in December that it will sit out this year due to a lack of competition, following the departure of Peugeot’s works effort and Audi’s support for Mattias Ekstrom’s team. While PSRX won’t field the Volkswagen-Motorsport built and run Polos with which it has won the last two drivers’ and teams’ titles in 2019, Volkswagen ...Keep reading View the full article

Take a look at how to register below, along with a recap of the qualifying action from the past week: Register and qualify to be a part of the first NASCAR Heat Pro League before Jan. 15. All are welcome. To register and be a part of this exciting league next year. You can register by clicking HERE to sign up and qualify ahead of the draft today. Today’s featured track is New ...Keep reading View the full article

Roush Fenway ran two full-time Xfinity cars during the 2018 season -- the No. 16 and the No. 60. The No. 6 also appeared as a third entry at Road America with Conor Daly at the wheel. Ryan Reed was the sole driver of the No. 16 since 2014, but his long-time backer Lilly Diabetes terminated the relationship at the end of the season. He won two races with RFR, both in the season-opener at Daytona ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2019 is set to get started and the rule changes for the coming season promise longer races and more balanced in the field. A big step is the extension of the ELITE 1 races from around 60 to 75 kilometers. The races of the NASCAR Euro Series top division will last about 45 minutes. The ELITE 2 Division will continue to be 60 kilometers per race. In order to ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series calendar was one of last year's biggest talking points as leading drivers criticised it, but demands for action must wait - major changes cannot come before 2020 View the full article

Loeb is tackling this year's Dakar in a PH Sport-run two-year-old Peugeot 3008DKR following the French manufacturer's withdrawal from cross-country rallying after its 2018 victory. Besides the age of his equipment, the other thing that could hinder the nine-time WRC champion is a route packed with sand dunes – precisely the conditions where his lack of cross-country experience will count ...Keep reading View the full article

Lifelong General Motors employee Mark Reuss will add another title to his resume: company president. View the full article

Ogier completed his second test aboard a C3 WRC in the French Alps last month – having previously driven the car for the first time in Portugal in late November – and admitted he was impressed with the car's speed, in places. The Frenchman told Motorsport.com: “This car showed great speed in some conditions last year, but if you check the overall result from last year and my first ...Keep reading View the full article

Sainz won last year's edition of the rally with Peugeot, but the manufacturer's withdrawal from cross-country rallying means he will defend his title with X-raid. The squad has Dakar pedigree, and won four-straight editions with its four-wheel drive Minis from 2012-15, but its '18 buggy was hurriedly developed the year before and arrived at the last-minute before the Dakar. Two-time World ...Keep reading View the full article