Dakar 2017: Stage One Cars & Bikes
Dakar 2017 Stage 01 #Dakar2017 Stage 01 is always a little odd because of how short it is. The big names are still up front but seeing a Ford up front is likely not going to happen again, so enjoy...
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Dakar Stage 2 2017 Stage 02, 2017 will probably be my favorite of all time in Dakar history. Not because of the main story, but because of the story behind the story. In fact, the main story was right...
View ArticleDakar Heroes 2017: Day 03
Today’s #DakarHeroes video has dropped, and as usual, Lyndon Poskitt features prominently (first 3m50sec). This Stage 03 footage shows you the tough terrain and heat they dealt with early on as they...
View ArticleDakar 2017: Stage 04 Bombshells
“Game over” is a continuing theme and we are not even half way through the 2017 Dakar. Up front for the bikes, Toby Price fell just a few kilometers from the finish and broke his left femur. While...
View ArticleDakar: Carlos Sainz Crash & Peugeot Dominance
The ‘ol tuck n’ roll can be useful in things like skateboarding or judo, but in motorsports it usually means a yard sale of expensive parts. Carlos Sainz knows that better than any of us, but just the...
View ArticleDakar 2017: Stage 06 CANCELLED
Stage 05 was already cut short due to weather that came in and began to wash out the area. Anyone who has spent enough time in the desert knows why they call an empty stream of gravel a “wash.” Indeed...
View ArticleDakar Update: Malle Moto Rider Lyndon Poskitt
“…at the moment this feels more like survival than a race.” The folks at Adventure Spec received a call from their man Lyndon Poskitt. The Races to Places star may have reached folk hero status the...
View ArticleDakar Heroes 2017: Stage 06
The latest Dakar Heroes installment is a testament to the toughness and unforgiving nature of the famous rally. For those just tuning in, these videos tend to run a day behind for editing purposes,...
View ArticleDakar 2017: Malle Moto Stage 09 Update
Lyndon Poskitt took advantage of a cancelled Stage 09 to call into his sponsors at Adventure Spec, giving an update from the trenches of this year’s Dakar Rally. Lyndon currently sits second in the...
View ArticleDakar Drama: The Stage 09 Landslide
Judging by the comments section on Dakar Rally’s official Facebook page, people did not understand the reasoning behind cancelling Stage 09 due to a landslide. Some lamented the Rally losing its...
View ArticleDakar 2017: Bikes Stage 10
Bike Category The bikes had a serious shake up as they came out of the mountains and hit the final dunes in the 2017 Dakar Rally. All competitors had just spent days struggling with rain, extreme cold,...
View ArticleBest of Dakar 2017: TRUCKS!!!
TRUCKS!!! The words “epic” and “mammoth” cannot be overused when describing the truck category in the Dakar Rally. This year’s favorite, Gerard De Rooy settled for third in his Iveco, suffering big...
View ArticleDakar Drama 2017: Highs & Lows In The Bike Category
The dust of Dakar is settled, so why not open up some old wounds? It’s actually best to start out by saying that “Fuelgate” is not the biggest story of Dakar. The thing that makes it so interesting is...
View Article5 Minutes With: Bryan Smith
One does not have to be the loneliest number. Bryan Smith took the number one plate in the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track (now American Flat Track) championship, and he had company– in the form of Jared...
View ArticlePaddock In Pictures: Sacramento Mile
American Flat Track Racing – The Sacramento Mile American flat track racing continued its resurgence when the fastest slideways riders in the world took over the Sacramento Mile. “Flyin'”Bryan Smith...
View ArticleGet set up to watch the first race of TT2017
The first race of the Isle of Man TT is tomorrow. The Superbike race will be 6 laps and is scheduled for 2pm local time. There is an 8hr difference to the US west coast and 5hr difference to the US...
View ArticlePikes Peak Live Webcast This Weekend
This Sunday, June 25th, is the running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. For the first time in several years, there will be a free live webcast with a full battery of former racers and on air...
View ArticlePre-Race Grid-Face In Santa Rosa
If you have raced competitively at any level you know the feeling. It could have been running track in high school. It could have been mountain bikes in a local club. Here it is national level flat...
View ArticleSlideshow: Superbikes Lift The Fog In Monterey
It’s been called a paved motocross course. It’s been likened to street courses such as Monte Carlo due to the many walls near the track’s edges. What can be said for sure is that Mazda Laguna Seca...
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