http://www.dakar.com/dakarDakar.com, Toute l'actualité du DakarusCopyright A.S.OWed, 28 Dec 2011 18:33:15 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/img/commun/plaque.pnghttp://www.dakar.com/dakar11972http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40436Over the rally fortnight, all eyes will be on the X-Raid team’s 4x4s, and above all on Stéphane Peterhansel’s Mini. But on the Dakar, no one’s immune to technical faults or driving error. And... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:33:14 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40424They want to face the desert alone, but have decided to rule out the bike or quad. This small group of pilots has decided to take up the challenge of riding solo in the car category and will... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:08:22 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#403924: the number of titles up for grabs at the Dakar, including the motorcycle, quad, car and truck categories9: the record number of victories at the rally, held by Stéphane Peterhansel with six wins... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:34:18 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40388With three wins apiece, Cyril Despres and Marc Coma are tied in the roll of honour of the Dakar. But it is not a done deal that one of the two champions will forge ahead of the other in 2012: the... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:52:51 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40312With Marcos in 2010 and Alejandro in 2011, the Patronelli brothers took the lead in the quad category. But the competition didn’t throw in the towel when confronted with the two Argentine heroes,... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:52:40 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40309The make-up of the last teams to enrol on the Dakar held some major surprises in store, with the return of Johnny Campbell, to accompany Robby Gordon.With less than a month to go before the start of... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:15:38 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40302The landscape in the truck category has been transformed by the retirements of Chagin and Kabirov, who between them had won nine of the last eleven editions. Whilst their usual challengers can take... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:51:34 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40283Car number 300 that is usually kept for the title holder will finally be present at the start of the 2012 Dakar. It will indeed be set on a Hummer that Nasser Al Attiyah will be driving for Team... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:53:46 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40238Whilst alternative fuels are often experimented on the Dakar, the project supported by the Latvian government is amongst the most ambitious of initiatives. Andris Dambis, the project founder, will be... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:54:00 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40227Ten years after his first combat against cancer, Gilles Gard is continuing to fight in his own way. Behind the handlebars, the native of the Aveyron region in France will be attempting to conquer the... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:13:05 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40225These last two days saw the reunion of the Dakar family, as some of its members came to Le Havre for the concentration of vehicles due to be shipped to South America. On Thursday they will start to... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:16:28 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40220In the run-up to the Dakar, the organisation teams have to dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s when it comes to safety. Those in charge of safety measures have spent this week working together... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:14:15 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40218Following his accident last August at the Rally dos Sertões (Brazil), David Frétigné confirmed earlier today that he has been greenlighted to return to the Dakar following a series of medical... Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:56:55 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40214André Dessoude made his Dakar debut on January 1, 1982. He has participated in each and every edition of the rally since and, more importantly, has set up, developed and maintained the team which is... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:29:53 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40213The Dutch team Riwald Dakar might be a newcomer to the event but everyone knows that they will have to keep a watchful eye on the three cars enrolled. Lofty ambitions are held by the team, which... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:17:34 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40209Last weekend was a studious one for some of the South American competitors, who came to Buenos Aires to take advantage of the all the advice given for the rally which will start on 1st January in Mar... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:24:08 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40154The details of the Dakar 2012, which will take place between 1st and 15th January in Argentina, Chile and Peru, were unveiled this morning in Paris. The route’s characteristics, just like the game... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:12:17 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40151For the eighth year running, the Dutch competitors along with television channel RTL 7 have organised a pre-prologue before their vehicles head for the port of Le Havre to set sail for Argentina. _... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:45:44 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40148Alongside Stéphane Peterhansel, Giniel De Villiers has been the most consistently high-performing driver over the last ten years. After driving for the Nissan and Volkswagen teams, this year he... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:28:18 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40145Last weekend the Dakar organisers welcomed forty competitors for a day-long training course. Following on from this gathering in Paris, a meeting of the same type will be provided for South American... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:57:07 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40142Although his last appearance ended with one of the rare withdrawals in his career, Cyril Despres has completed a competitive year rich in thrills. Already aiming for a fourth title on the Dakar, the... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:39:47 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40139The first edition of the Dakar Challenge, organised on the recent Pharaons Rally, was won by Edouard Boulanger. At the age of 32 years, he has grabbed the opportunity to take part for free in his... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:41:25 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40136Two and a half months before the event starts, enrolment for the Dakar 2012 has now closed after the reception of 170 applications in the car category and 75 for trucks. Starters’ orders for the... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:22:36 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40129The Dakar organisers bid a warm welcome to Xavier Gavory, head of the competitor department and competition coordinator since 26th September. His prime concern is the human dimension of the challenge... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:10:09 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40124After planning out the route, preparation for Dakar 2012 is continuing with the compilation of the road-book, the competitors’ bible that they have to follow to the letter. The work is complete for... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:56:19 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40120Since 2009, three editions of the Dakar have led drivers and their crews along a tour of the Argentinean provinces. An exhibition of photographs on the theme of the rally opened yesterday in the... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:03:54 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40117With the possibility of an overall modification to truck race rules by 2014, the main constructors and drivers have met with the Dakar organisers to discuss the development of the category. _ Most... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:57:32 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40114This year, the start of the Dakar will take place in Mar del Plata, with the riders and crews setting out on 1st January 2012. Beforehand, they will have enjoyed a starting ceremony organised on 31st... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:24:53 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#40111Less than three months after enrolment opened, the bike category for the Dakar is already full, with an even broader and balanced range of nationalities for the 2012 edition, which will start on 1st... Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:20:26 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39812At the start in Mar del Plata, the 2012 Dakar will as usual be welcoming many newcomers. Amongst them, Matt Lagrive will be making his debut in the rally-raid discipline, after having won almost all... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:02:06 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39808After two editions that have placed the Silk Way Rally in the position of the biggest motorsport event in all of Russia, the Dakar series rally is continuing to grow in stature. From 9th to 16th... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39785On the Rallye des Pharaons 2011, between 3rd and 8th October this year, a motorcycle rider will win a place on the Dakar, on the condition of winning the Dakar Challenge. The latter is dedicated to... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:55:17 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39737The Dakar World Tour called in on Beijing for its last stage, where Jean-Etienne Amaury, Chairman of ASO, and Etienne Lavigne, Director of the Dakar, couldn’t help but notice that the rally’s... Wed, 18 May 2011 11:21:16 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39726The Sindicatura General de la Nacion, an Argentine organisation responsible for auditing government initiatives, has published its report concerning the economic benefits generated by organisation of... Mon, 16 May 2011 10:49:17 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39729In order to give itself the utmost chance of competing with the Kamaz trucks, both on the Dakar and the next Silk Way Rally, team De Rooy has called upon Hans Stacey, winner of the Dakar in 2007, who... Sun, 15 May 2011 16:20:09 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39716The Dakar World Tour continued today with a stage in Milan. Italian racers, mostly motorcyclists, have returned to rallying in numbers and are looking to carve a niche for themselves among the... Thu, 05 May 2011 12:07:59 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39704While the 2012 edition of the rally will be taking drivers and crews along the western side of the American continent, in Peru, Etienne Lavigne visited Eastern Europe’s competitors this Thursday.... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:07:45 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39695The Dakar teams continue to travel the length and breadth of the roads, meeting all rally raid enthusiasts: journalists, drivers and manufacturers. Yesterday in the Netherlands was, in particular,... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:34:31 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39683The Dakar World Tour stopped off in Belgium, where the family of rally raid lovers is undergoing continuous renewal. Mixtures of different types sometimes have tasty results. Stéphane Charlier,... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:47:21 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39685The fourth South American edition of the Dakar will set off on 1st January 2012 from Mar del Plata. The seaside resort will be hosting the rally for the first time. _ In the very heart of the summer,... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:23:53 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39684The Catalan capital hosted the launch of the series of presentations that will be taking place in Europe over the coming days and weeks. With a prestigious selection of Dakar winners. While the... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:22:31 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39669This morning at Santiago, on the occasion of the presentation of the Chilean part of the route for the 2012 edition, the rally’s organisers announced that the final finish of the Dakar 2013 will... Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39664 _ Next January, Peru will become the 27th country to host the Dakar. This morning, the event took shape with the announcement of three cities that are to host legs of the rally, before the final... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39635For its 4th South American edition, the Dakar’s route will be experiencing a change of scenery in 2012, with, instead of the previous years’ loops, a journey that will take the competitors from... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39614Filled with enthusiasm by the of the Dakar which has just come to an end, the rally director remembers the many thrilling moments experienced during the race, by competitors and organisers alike. _... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#3965141-year-old Vladimir Chagin has decided to wrap up his sporting career after winning his 7th Dakar last January. Nevertheless, the Russian who holds the record for the most special stage wins in all... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39543Seven years after his first participation in the Dakar, Nasser Al Attiyah has reached the highest step on the podium. Considered for a long time to be a wild genius on four wheels, the Qatari driver... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:27:00 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39542Prizes, ticker tape and thrills _ _ Marc Coma grabbed a third title, Alejandro Patronelli succeeded his brother, Nasser Al-Attiyah picked up his first Dakar triumph and Vladimir Chagin gained a new... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:48:00 +0100http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/out-of-race/news-page-1.html#39541Following deliberations, the jury for the Emilie Poucan Prize – which rewards the best photo on the Dakar – initially chose a photo by Stéphane Mantey (from French daily sports newspaper... Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:11:00 +0100