2011 Dakar Rally Starts Tomorrow


Making its third start from South America, the 33rd Dakar Rally officially kicks off on New Year’s Day tomorrow in Buneos Aires. Making a quick trip to Victoria, Argentina (174 mils as the crow flies), the 2011 Dakar Rally competitors will have to contest with what is being considered a more difficult and technical course than last year’s route. In total there are 445 competitors (180 motorcycles, 140 cars, 67 trucks, & 32 ATVs) entering ...

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Aragon victorious in annual IRTA ?Best Grand Prix? at first attempt

Never in the history of the prestigious IRTA ?Best Grand Prix? has a first-time host circuit been awarded the honor, until this year. The 2010 IRTA ?Best Grand Prix? award goes to MotorLand Aragon, the dazzlingly modern circuit which overcame intimidating obstacles as a replacement race to triumph on a calendar filled with world class facilities.

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BMW Unscripted: Tiffany Coates


Drawing from the same vein the as the BMW Films made in 2001 & 2002, the Bavarian brand has made some short videos that feature unique BMW owners doing what they do best with their German vehicles, and in the case of Tiffany Coates that means riding her BMW R80GS (named Thelma) just about everywhere humanly possible. An accomplished adventure rider and a celebrity in the genre, Coates has hit five continents on her BMWs. ...

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