ROSARIO, Argentina (January 2, 2015) – A massive crowd of thousands of enthusiastic fans hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite drivers, and riders stood outside Saturday’s mandatory race briefing and opening ceremony for the 37th Dakar Rally, prior to the hundreds of competitors partaking in the timed mini-section from Buenos Aires to Rosario. Based on their the finishing times in the prologue drivers and riders will be lined up in logical starting order for Sunday’s Stage 1 of the 2016 Rally. (more…)
Tag: 2016 Dakar Rally
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Toyo Tires Teams up with Race-Dezert.com again for 2016 Dakar
Toyo Tires and Race-Dezert.com are once again joining forces to cover the 2016 Dakar Rally – The Odyssey in South America. In January 2015, the Race-Dezert/Toyo Tires team brought unprecedented coverage to their joint readership, reaching tens of thousands of race enthusiasts with over three weeks of daily coverage. The continuation of this partnership in 2016 will bring Race-Dezert.com loyalists first hand reports from the ground in Dakar. (more…)
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Team SPEED and Toyo Tires Enter TWO HST Gordini’s for 2016 Dakar Rally
Charlotte, NC (December 15, 2015) – Robby Gordon and Team SPEED are returning to compete in the 2016 Dakar Rally in full force with Two super car HST Gordini’s contending for the overall win. Gordon will drive his familiar bright orange #312 SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires/ TRAXXAS entry; while 2015 Stadium SUPER Trucks Champion, and X Games Gold Medalist Sheldon Creed, joins the team and will be the youngest competitor into a Dakar Rally piloting a similar looking #337 SPEED Energy/ Toyo Tires Gordini. (more…)