Monthly Archives: January 2016

Dakar 2016 is over and Peugeot has won in just their second year of entry.  Peugeot had the fastest cars and a fast driver lineup.  Despite this, the event was a nail biter for them as they saw a dominant … Continue reading →

Day 12 of the 2016 Dakar Rally was the longest of the event at over 930km.  This long day was made up of 450km of transit starting in San Juan to the start of the 481km special stage which essentially … Continue reading →

Today was another tough day in the 2016 Dakar rally.  The day’s special stage was cancelled at Control CP2 for safety reasons.  This is the second time this year that the day’s rally was stopped for safety reasons.  This is … Continue reading →

Today turned out to be the decisive day that I thought it would be.  Al-Attiyah decided that he had to push hard and the Peugeot team pushed as well with the results being a drastic new scene at the top … Continue reading →

Clarifying some unfinished business from yesterday, I had speculated that Robby Gordon had some serious mechanical difficulties on the special stage and that the reason Sheldon Creed had not shown up at the finish was that he had loaned key … Continue reading →

After a rest day yesterday the competitors now enter the last half of the 2016 Dakar Rally.  Day 8 of the rally started in Salta with a transit to the first half of the special section.  The special section is … Continue reading →

Occasionally while watching the Dakar you will see cars driving around circles, or so it seems.  What they are looking for are the navigation points set by the organizers to keep and verify that the competitors are on course. For … Continue reading →

Today’s route took the competitors south again, back into Argentina.  The day began in Uyuni, Bolivia with about a 100km transit to the start of the special stage.  The special stage is broken by a Neutralization Section, then continues into … Continue reading →