
"For HRC, the Dakar Rally is on the same level as MotoGP," HRC VP Shuhei Nakamoto said at the Team HRC Rally launch at Tecnopolis Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the eve of the start of this year's race. "The engineers have done a great job," Nakamoto said. "The Dakar Rally is the toughest...
The first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally started from Buenos Aires this weekend; and as usual, the day was a relatively easy affair that allowed riders to check their machines and get into the groove of what will be a grueling competition. As such, a 144km liaison ride was made through the...
The 2015 edition of the Dakar Rally will see riders racing across 13 stages in 14 days, carrying them through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. The new route will see competitors start in Buenos Aires on Jan. 4, 2015 and finish at the Argentinian capital on Jan. 17, with a circular route that will...
This past weekend marked the halfway point of the 2015 Dakar Rally. I spoke with Martino Bianchi, general manager of Team HRC, whose riders are first and third, respectively. Joan Barreda has led the overall classification since stage 2. After stage 7, he had a six-minute, 28-second advantage...
Everything is ready for the 37th edition of the Dakar Rally, universally recognized as the toughest off-road contest on the motorsports calendar. Over its storied history, Dakar has become the ultimate test of man and machine, allowing a select few the opportunity to claim victory or just finish...
With only 174 km planned for today's special, Stage 13 was always known to be a short affair. However, with heavy rain hitting the course, the timed section was cut short, stopping at the second checkpoint (roughly 100km in), making today's timed ride less than an hour long. Team Orange came out...
From a Team HRC press release: And off we go.... In less than forty-eight hours, the Argentine air will reverberate to the chorus of motorcycle engines, as the Dakar Rally roars into life. Team HRC, meanwhile, has successfully passed the scrutineering that precedes the event. The 2015 edition of...