January

Year: 2009

Month: January

Dakar Day two: Coma slowed by mechanical problem but stays in control

05 January 2009 by Michael Guy

Spaniard Marc Coma had his day one lead slashed by over nine minutes after a technical problem slowed the factory KTM man during the second special stage of the 2009 Dakar. Coma dominated the opening...

Dakar: Simon Pavey Blog

04 January 2009 by Michael Guy

BMW Off-Road Skills instructor Simon Pavey got his 2009 Dakar off to a solid start on Saturday. The honorary Brit returns to the Dakar Rally after a two-year break. His last outing was back in 2006,...

Mark Coma dominates opening day of the Dakar

04 January 2009 by Michael Guy

Repsol KTM rider Marc Coma got his Dakar off to the best possible start by winning the opening 733KM day from Buenos Aires to Santa Rosa, whilst his rivals faltered. The Spanish rider finished a...

Is anybody else need help?

02 January 2009 by Anonymous

it was made earlier this year for laughs but now it comes somehow closer to reality…

Ducati forced to revise 2009 line-up

02 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

Ducati has been forced to revise its 2009 line-up, with rookie Niccolo Canepa now to campaign his first MotoGP season for the new Onde 2000 squad. Canepa will now partner returning Spanish veteran...

John Hopkins still waiting on Kawasaki

01 January 2009 by Matthew Birt

American John Hopkins is still waiting for official confirmation that Kawasaki will plunge the MotoGP world championship into crisis by withdrawing its factory team from the 2009 season. Kawasaki has...