Aprilia rider Francisco Lopez finished fourth overall in the 2011 Dakar, but he almost didn’t finish at all. Not only did he just about run out of fuel on a connection between special stages, but, when he stopped to help … Continued
Here’s high-res images and video recaps from Dakar stages 7 through 11. KTM’s Marc Coma and Cyril Despres continue to contest first and second places despite giving away stage victories both to Aprilia and Jonah Street. At ninth place, Quinn … Continued
American Jonah Street has won stage 9 of the 2011 Dakar. “It’s awesome, totally awesome,” Jonah said shortly afterwards. The victory is the second Dakar stage win of his career and his first this year, he’s now 15th overall. “It’s … Continued
Finally, high-res photos of Francisco Lopez riding his Aprilia RXV 4.5 in the 2011 Dakar. Lopez won his first stage of 2011 today, going head-to-head against Marc Coma in the process. The result leaves him and Aprilia third overall, the … Continued
This all-new Bell Moto-9 incorporates more safety features than we’ve ever seen in a motocross helmet before. In addition to the Kevlar/carbon/fiberglass shell and Snell M2010 certification there’s magnetic cheekpads which facilitate easy helmet removal by EMTs, who will also … Continued
As of this morning, with Stage 6 just setting off, KTM’s Marc Coma leads the 2011 Dakar closely followed by teammate Cyril Despres. KTM’s continued dominance even with this year’s 450cc engines isn’t surprising, but the spread of the field … Continued
The Dakar is, much to our chagrin, impossible to cover effectively. Virtually no cohesive and certainly no comprehensive material escapes the wilds of Argentina and Chile, but that doesn’t mean that if you’re enthusiastic and determined, that you can’t get … Continued