Category Archives: SPORT
THE ITALIAN JOB
The cold wintry chill that blanketed most of Europe up to early March was all quickly forgotten. By 30 March, spring has arrived, the temperature is no more below freezing, it was a cool 20 degree C. For the competitor … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy, Rainforest Challenge, RFC
GILDED SUMO GOLD
Tata Motors Full Throttle rallied home to victory in the 10th edition of India’s longest and one of the toughest off-roading events, the Desert Storm 2012 rally.
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Tagged Desert Strom, India, Sumo, TATA, Tata Motors Full Throttle
WINTER MADNESS
Winter darkness in the Russian countryside is absolute and dawn was only the slow changing of black through a few shades of grey. The two G-Forces were first off in today’s two stages, their headlights shining off the icy track … Continue reading
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Tagged Russia, White Hills Baja
HALF WAY TO CHAMPAGNE
Yesterday the crews had to deal with the bitter winter storm that raged over the prologue in the Virage motorsport centre. Today they had to deal with it’s aftermath. Drifts blocked the stage in several places and so the snow … Continue reading
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Tagged Russia, White Hills Baja
WHITE HILLS BAJA RUSSIA
Images of a a bright-orange Hummer chasing a pea-green Mini across the South American landscape are still fresh in our minds but now it’s time for the 2012 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.
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Tagged Russia, White Hills Baja
WATER WAR IN MALAYSIA
In the history of International Rainforest Challenge Malaysia this year brought the closest results ever. Only 51 points separated the top 3 teams, when Mother Nature drew the final curtain for the event to end one day earlier.
HISTORIC SEASON FOR YAMAHA
Yamaha Racing’s Dustin Nelson capped his record fifth QuadX Series Championship at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California last Saturday, dominating the track and winning both of the final two Pro 450 Production motos.
EPIC IN COMPARISON
The bleached, lunar sterility of the Eastern Sahara is a perfect place to run the penultimate round of the FIA World Cup, the Pharaons Rally, a six day, 3000km blast to test man and machine to the absolute limit.
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Tagged Egypt, Pharaons Rally
UNLEASHED!
RFC’S TAPROBANA 4X4 CHALLENGE 2011 The recently concluded Taprobana 4×4 Challenge 2011 (T4X4C) in Sri Lanka which comes under the global RFC series for the first time this year; saw an invasion of foreign participants. The event was held from … Continue reading
HOMEGROWN WINNERS IN ALL CATEGORIES
The Australasian Safari has been won by Todd Smith (moto), Steve Riley and co-driver John Doble (auto) and John Maragozidis (quad), each managing to push through seven days of incredibly challenging terrain and distances testing their mental and physical stamina.
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Tagged Australian Safari, Cross-Country Rally, Rally
