Nasser Al-Attiyah faces a tall order in his bid to make it 10 successive victories on the Qatar International Rally after a troubled opening day to this year’s event in his Kronos Racing Peugeot 207 Super 2000.
David Higgins says he has the right car to defend his Rally America National title but admits he’ll face strong opposition in his bid to secure top honours for Subaru Rally Team USA.
Conrad Rautenbach, the Zimbabwean rally driver who finished eighth in the World Rally Championship as part of the Citroen Junior Team in 2008, has quit the sport amid frustration at a legal battle that he underwent in order to secure last year's South African Rally Championship.
Stephane Peterhansel has stretched his incredible record of Dakar Rally success to 10 victories, and become the first man to win the famous event in a Mini
Robby Gordon has come out fighting after his turbulent week on the Dakar Rally - slamming X-raid Mini rivals Stephane Peterhansel and Nani Roma, insisting his Hummer is legal, and vowing to win every remaining stage
Robby Gordon, whose hopes of winning Dakar 2012 suffered a huge blow when he went off the road and damaged his Hummer nearing the end of stage 10 in Chile today, is facing possible exclusion from the gruelling cross-country rally.
Nasser Al-Attiyah's bid for a second straight Dakar Rally victory came to an end on Tuesday when he was forced to retire his Hummer from the event following further alternator and engine problems
World Rally Championship star Nasser Al-Attiyah is still capable of taking back to back Dakar Rally victories despite being 43 minutes off the lead halfway through the 2012 event - according to his team boss Robby Gordon