Day 3 of the Sonora Rally was a mixed bag of ups and downs for the competitors. The motorcycles had a surprise land rush start that was announced in the driver’s meeting the night before. While there was some initial groaning (this is racing, after all), the motorcycle finishers came into the checkpoint fans of
“Road To Amelia” With John Campion John Campion is an Irishman, he lives in Jacksonville, FL, and he has a pretty awesome Lancia collection. I first ran into him briefly at this years Amelia Island Conours D’Elegance and immediately fell in love with his Group B S4 and the beastly sound it made. After stalking scrolling
Dirt Every Day is back! Season 5 kicks off with an old-fashioned shootout, as Fred challenges his buddy Frank to an off-road race that results in standard Dirt Every Day mayhem. With a little bit of help, Frank gets his Ford F-100 Prerunner in running condition and fitted with hand controls so he can drive
Today’s course started with a nice warm-up loop to the east of the bivvy on flat, traditional yet demanding open desert terrain of twisty, trails and even a few rocks. Next up were straight, fast grid roads to the west that transitioned into the dunes, dunes that for the motorcycle course, were even bigger than
I’ve been obsessing over vintage rally films lately. There’s a bunch of them scattered all over the Youtube-verse. The cars, the driving, and the scenery is absolutely stunning. I can only imagine what it must have been like to tear through the mountains and around cliffs on skinny tires and with absolutely no driver aids
The Sonora Rally is off to a solid start with Stage One being a loop in the Sonora Desert, just east of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. As it was a mix of veteran riders and drivers, and amateur off road racers; it was designed to get everyone used to the unique desert conditions,
Highlights from Round 2 of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship based in Clonakilty, West Cork.
It’s all come down to this. The Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles 2016 would end with a roar not a whimper. Teams set out on Wednesday March 30th knowing that two more days of racing would end with a final chequered flag. They’ve been pushed to their limits and beyond. It all comes down to this.
Pro driver Chris Forsberg thinks he’s going to get sideways in a 370Z around an abandoned tire plant, but since it’s April Fools, he had do it in a big white Nissan NV Cargo van.
