Dakar : Leg 11 - Before the start
For this second day in Mali, the competitors head to the capital. The dunes and soft sand are now really behind, but the terrain will require driving skills. Narrow tracks through

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: Leg 10 - Finish
Spaniard Carlos Sainz has just clocked the fastest time of the day`s special. The Volkswagen driver clinches his fourth success so far, beating Nani Roma (MIT) by 4`08. Third

Dakar : Mitsubishi Motors - Leg 10
The Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team maintained the overall lead in the 28th Dakar Rally, after the 10th timed special stage between Kiffa in Mauritania and Kayes in Mali on Tuesday.

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: KTM Motorsport - Leg 10
The tragedy has changed the race to a reflexive moment. Yesterday night the riders reached the bivouac of Kiffa in a silent way. No one of the competitors involved

Dakar : Leg 10 - First news
Quite a few competitors were still on the course of stage 9 at 5:30 AM. Out of the 132 bikes that had started, 100 had finished the stage including 93 that had reached the bivouac. On

Dakar : Leg 10 News from CP 1
Spaniard Carlos Sainz has just clocked the fastest time at CP1 (km 153). The Volkswagen driver has a 1`44" lead on team mate Marc Miller and 1`45" on overall leader Stephane Peterhansel.

Dakar : Before the start of the Leg 10
Last night, at 10.00 pm, 45 bikes out of the 132 at the star, 16 cars out of the 114 at the start and 2 trucks out of the 52. Among the many that are still expected at the

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: Leg 10 between Kiffa and Kayes
Today the rally leaves Mauritania and heads to its fifth country: Mali. A shorter 333km stage including 283km of timed effort. The vegetations thickens… More

Dakar : From the Volkswagen bivouac
On Sunday 8 January the Volkswagen works drivers did not go out to race against the clock but used the Dakar Rally rest day in Nouakchott to recharge their batteries for the

Following Andy Caldecott death due to an accident
he organisation, by mutual agreement with the riders, has decided to neutralise tomorrow`s motorbike stage, which will be covered as a liaison
The Repsol KTM

Dakar : Team Galpia Energia - Leg 9
They said it was going to be awful, and all the predictions came true. This ninth leg between Nouakchott and Kiffa was very hard, long and tiring. Carlos Sousa, with his Nissan

Rally Dakar 2006: Volkswagen Motorsport - Leg 9
Volkswagen defended third with Giniel de Villiers and fifth with Jutta Kleinschmidt at the Dakar Rally after the longest leg totalling 874 kilometres. While Giniel

Dakar : Team Gauloises Racing - Leg 9
Frenchman Cyril Despres captured his second success of this 28th edition of the Dakar. The title holder clocked the fastest time of stage 9 between Nouakchott and Kiffa. Despres

Rally Raid Dakar 2006: Kwik Power - Leg 9
For Ellen Lohr and her co-pilot, Detlef Ruf, the longest leg of the 2006 Dakar Rally (874 kilometres) ended in the middle of the night between 9th and 10th January. The

Sydney - The death of Australian motorcyclist Andy Caldecott in the Dakar Rally has sent shockwaves through the local community which helped fund his international career.
Caldecott died from a fatal neck injury after

Dakar : KTM Motorsport Press Release
Australian Repsol KTM rider Andy Caldecott fatally crashed on the 9th stage of the Dakar (Nouakchott – Kiffa).

The accident happened directly after the day off. This information