The Dakar Rally is intended to be one of the most difficult motorsport events in the world, but things have been something of a hot mess in 2021. Competitors are struggling with the updated Saudi Arabian route, to the point where it’s actually having a negative impact on the event as a whole. The legendary […]
The Polski Fiat 126p will last 1000 years. Or so says the caption on this video, which looks to be a compiled footage of Fiat 126ps rallying in Poland in 2020. The footage comes from Rally Park Kaczyce, where a privately organized series of rally events in the village of Kaczyce pits the little Polski […]
The Polski Fiat 126p will last 1000 years. Or so says the caption on this video, which looks to be a compiled footage of Fiat 126ps rallying in Poland in 2020. The footage comes from Rally Park Kaczyce, where a privately organized series of rally events in the village of Kaczyce pits the little Polski […]
On January 22, RM Sotheby’s is hosting another auction in Arizona, and while the entire collection is great, there are six specific cars that stand out. Part of The Homologation Collection, these six machines were designed for Group B rally racing. And they are gorgeous.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Are you missing race cars already? I know I sure am. Lucky for you, it’s time to kick off the 2021 running of the Dakar Rally! We’re going to run you through the best ways to follow the event to scratch that racing itch.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Group A rallying was certainly the golden era for homologation specials. That is, road-legal cars that served to homologate race-ready parts for competition. But that’s not all regular people could buy.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a mainstay in American automotive culture. Since the first car chased the clouds in 1916, countless others have risked their lives in pursuit of new records and automotive performance. And now we have a new documentary to tell us exactly what it’s like.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
The Subaru Crosstrek is a sensible, high-riding Impreza that can be moderately enjoyable to live with, so long as you opt for the six-speed manual and not the CVT model. What it isn’t — at least not normally, anyway — is a rally car.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Today is Sunday, and Sundays are for learning new driving skills. Today’s skill comes to you straight from Team O’Neil Rally School, the fine folks who know the best tips and tricks for making you a better driver. Today, we’re learning how to perform the limo stop.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Ever wondered how a 1980 Ford Mk11 Escort would fare in a rally battle against technology nearly 30 years more advanced? Well, have we got the video for you.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Flip the pages of rallying history and you’ll find a number of planned Group B contenders that never saw a single special stage. From the Porsche 959 to Nissan’s MID4 concept, the Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione and Toyota’s MR2-based 222D, it seems like almost every major European and Japanese automaker was mulling over a…Read more… […]
Flip the pages of rallying history and you’ll find a number of planned Group B contenders that never saw a single special stage. From the Porsche 959 to Nissan’s MID4 concept, the Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione and Toyota’s MR2-based 222D, it seems like almost every major European and Japanese automaker was mulling over a…Read more… […]
The WRC has detailed the itinerary for the ACI Rally Monza and its 16 stages, set to begin December 3. This is the final round — it will decide the 2020 championship — and while we already knew it was sure to be a strange one, seeing some of the routes that organizers have planned […]
‘Tis the season to start getting pumped about the Dakar Rally. The prologue kicks off on January 2, 2021 with the full rally beginning on January 3, after all—and now we have a route.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
While most automotive companies have been pivoting to electrification instead of hydrogen when dreaming up more sustainable power sources, some folks are still hellbent on proving that hydrogen works. One of those companies is GCK (or Green Corp Konnection) Motorsport, which is aiming to bring a hydrogen-powered car…Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
While most automotive companies have been pivoting to electrification instead of hydrogen when dreaming up more sustainable power sources, some folks are still hellbent on proving that hydrogen works. One of those companies is GCK (or Green Corp Konnection) Motorsport, which is aiming to bring a hydrogen-powered car…Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
25 years ago today, November 22, 1995, Scottish rally driver Colin McRae climbed out of his royal blue Subaru Impreza the youngest ever World Champion. And you can stream a new documentary about the whole affair called Colin McRae: 25 Years a Champion.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
The World Rally Championship kicked off in January of this year with a plan to run thirteen rounds. After Monte Carlo and Sweden had completed, the Coronavirus took over the world and shut everything down. Rally Mexico managed to squeak in under the wire in mid-March before all of the travel restrictions and…Read more… Continue […]
I love Subaru because it’s a case where the stranger car won out. As Mitsubishi has long given up on the Evo, it’s the WRX and STI that endure, weird warbling flat-four engine and all. Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Since its first running in 1978 between Paris and the seaside Senegalese city that gave the race its name, the Dakar rally has hosted competitors from across motorsport driving some of the most unique and imaginative vehicles ever to race. The race may take place in Saudi Arabia only now, but a new Classic category…Read […]
