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There is nothing like a very tough rally that pushes the limits of man and machine to the extreme. The Dakar Rally held in South America is one of them, the other being the Afriquia Merzouga Rally held in Morocco. T...

Stage 3 of the 9th edition of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally, touted to be the highlight stage of the Rally, saw the racers battle dunes of Rissani erg, Chebbi erg along with sand in the Fezou region and Ouzina erg bef...

Sherco TVS Factory Rally team has announced a 4-rider squad for Merzouga Rally, 2018. The squad includes Joan Pedrero and Lorenzo Santilino from Spain, Martin Duplessis from Argentina and Vanni Cominotto from Italy....

Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport division of Hero MotoCorp Ltd., will begin its ‘Road to Dakar 2019’ campaign with the 2018 Merzouga Rally to be held in Morocco from April 15 to 20, 2018. This will be the ...

Sherco TVS Factory Rally Team’s Lorenzo Santolino continued his impressive form in the fourth stage of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 topping the stage at P1. Leg 4, which was divided into two parts, including...

The arid desert of Jaisalmer is proving to be relentless, with the participants battling it out in a cut-throat competition. The stages covering the majestic dunes of Asu Tar and Turkon ki Basti brought a whole new ...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s ace rider CS Santosh met with an accident on March 21, 2018 at Desert Storm 2018 and injured himself. Following his injury, as a precautionary measure, the Hero MotoSports Team Rally h...

Covering a total distance of 217 km, the first leg of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 culminated in Bikaner. Braving the scorching heat of the Thar Desert, the participants battled it out to grab the lead in their r...

The 16th edition of the 2018 Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm was flagged off from The Great India Place Noida mall on March 18, 2018. The rally is set to explore new terrains, covering a total distance of 2300 kms.

Let us not just hail the winners in each of the categories of the 40th edition of Dakar Rally in 2018, whether it is Matthias Walkner of Red Bull KTM Factory Team in the bike section, or Ignacio Casale of Casale Rac...

Both the two riders of Hero MotoSports Rally Team -- Oriol Mena and CS Santosh--and the sole rider of Sherco TVS Rally Factory Juan Pedrero Garcia have sailed past the 10th stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally being held...

Now that a very tough Stage 8 is over, rookie Oriol Mena of Hero MotoSports came in a respectable 14th. He now has an overall standing of 18 after 8 stages. Across the cam, at TVS Sherco Rally Factory, their sole ri...

After six gruelling days of riding and driving through Peru’s vast sand dunes and having entered the beautiful landscape of Bolivia, the Dakar Rally 2018 is left with 110 bikes, 41 quads, 71 cars and SxS, and 30 tru...

With two of their fine riders retired hurt, the fate of Sherco TVS Rally team rests on one rider, Joan Pedrero. The sixth stage of Dakar 2018 saw the teams leave behind the treacherous deserts of Peru and scale the ...

For riders representing Indian teams, it was an eventful Stage 3 at the Dakar Rally 2018 with Oriol Mena of Hero MotoSports Team Rally coming in 12 during stage 3 and now standing 19 th overall after three stages. H...

The most gruelling race on the planet, the Dakar Rally, flagged off its 40th edition in Lima, the capital city of Peru on January 6, 2018. This edition of Dakar Rally marks the 2nd year of participation for India’s ...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally showcased their new RR 450 rally bike for the first time in the country. The motorsport division of Hero also announced its team for the Dakar Rally 2018 which will comprise of Joaquim Rod...

Narsee Monjee, Vile Parle in Mumbai witnessed the national finals of the inaugural edition of Red Bull Desert Wings University Challenge, a thrilling competition for students who are motorsport enthusiasts. At this...

Participating in his first rally on Indian soil, Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Joaquim Rodrigues won the India Baja 2017. Popularly called JRod, he blazed through the second leg of the India Baja rally to finish in f...

The second edition of the India Baja—an international motorsports event promoted by Northern Motorsports India—will be held from April 7-9, 2017, in the Golden City of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The event this year will ...

Close on the heels of its debut at the Dakar 2017, Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsports team of Hero MotoCorp is gearing up for India Baja 2017 in April this year. This will be the Team’s second rally raid o...

It was a perfect start from Movistar Yamaha at the 2017 MotoGP season which began in Qatar as Maverick Viñales secured a great win while teammate Valentino Rossi put in a stellar performance during the opening round...

Delhi-based Cougar Motorsport Pvt. Ltd. has successfully completed its 100th event. The organisation started operations in the year 2009 as a pioneer in the luxury self-driving experiences arena and has since then ...

Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik have emerged winners of the 15th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm that concluded on February 4, 2017 in The Blue city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Driving in their Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, the du...

The 4th leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated with Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik retaining their lead from the previous day as they raced past their competitors.

Traversing 350kms of Jaisalmer’s undulating and gruelling terrain in the scorching heat, the participants reached the end of leg 3 of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm. The rallyists completed 200km, th...

The second leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm witnessed the participants overcoming tough sandy terrains in the blazing heat through 3 stages. The rallyists covered a total distance of around 500k...

The first leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated at Bikaner on January 30, 2017 as the participants covered a total distance of around 250km traversing through the sandy dunes in the scorch...

Leading passenger vehicle maker, Maruti Suzuki flagged off the Desert Storm from GIP Mall on January 29, 2017. In its 15th edition, the rally will cover a total of 2000 kms over a span of 6 days.

The 6th and final round of the Maruti Suzuki National Super League Championship concluded with the much awaited ‘Rally of Himachal’ in Shimla. Braving the biting cold and steep winding roads covered with snow, Karth...

Sam Sunderland of KTM took his first Dakar win in Buenos Aires after two failed attempts in previous years, ensuring the trophy stays with the official KTM team. Stéphane Peterhansel defended his crown at the wheel ...

The 5th leg of Maruti Suzuki National Super League TSD Rally Championship 2016(MS-NStrdRC) – Rally of Arunachal concluded in Dambuk with Jagmeet Gill and Chandan Sen emerging as champions. The duo was driving a Maru...

Polaris India, leaders in Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles, maintained its winning streak by securing the top two pole positions in the third edition of Ultimate Desert Offroad 2016. The new champion Kabir Waraich ...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd., leader in off-road and all-terrain vehicles is all set to participate in the third edition of Ultimate Desert Offroad 2016.

India’s ace rally rider CS Santosh who was placed 16th place in the Merzouga Rally in Morocco (Africa), which forms part of the Dakar Series, will now be spending the next three months in Europe to train for the nex...

Finally after several days of gruelling ride across the Moroccan desert, the Afriquia Merzouga Rally saw Kevin Benavides (Honda) winning the rally followed by Stefan Svitko (KTM), second and Adrien Van Beveren (Yama...

After having spent a night in the High Atlas, the competitors took an early start for the 4th stage of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally in Morocco. This was the fastest one of this rally on off road tracks crossing all k...

As temperatures in the desert climbed to 40 degrees celsius and more on Wednesday May 25, 2016, a desert storm made things complicated for the competitors of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally in Morocco. Originally the fo...

Stage two of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally on May 24, 2016 saw the two riders of Hero MotoSports Team Rally perform well in the heat of the Moroccon desert. Joaquim Rodrigues consolidated his position in the overall ...

Rally rookie "J-Rod" Rodrigues delivered a steady stage, finishing the day in tenth position for Hero MotoSports in Afriquia Merzouga Rally 2016, Stage 1. CS Santosh, his teammate, finished 17th. The Afriquia Merzou...

On Sunday (May 23, 2016) evening it was heartening to see among the sea of KTM, Yamaha, Honda and Husqvarna motorcycles, two participants from Hero Motorsports Team Rally making their debut in one of the toughest ra...

First the scrutineering, then kicking off the proceedings is a prologue on Sunday (May 22, 2016) evening … the Afriquia Merzouga Rally is back in the game. The Afriquia Merzouga Rally has been revamped, renamed and ...

The 14th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally ended in the Blue City of Jodhpur with Team Maruti Suresh Rana and his navigator Ashwin Naik garnering the first position followed by Amanpreet Ahluwalia and Vire...

Day 3 of the Maruti Suzuki Dessert Storm rally started from Bikaner and travelled to the ‘Golden City’ of India, Jaisalmer. The gruelling distance covered on the third day was approximately 350 Kms. It was rally tha...

Day 2 of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2016 saw vehicles rallying into the city of Bikaner. Located in the heart of the Thar Desert, Bikaner is surrounded by golden sand dunes, majestic forts, stunning palaces, tra...

The first day of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally saw Abhishek Mishra driving his Grand Vitara taking lead in extreme category. Legs 1 & 2 of the extreme category had two competitive stages of 57 Kms and 24 Kms leng...

India’s leading passenger vehicle manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) flagged off the 14th edition of its popular Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally amidst much fanfare from Great India Place Mall, Noida ...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc and manufacturers of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV), is once again all set to participate in the 5th edition of the Royal Rajasthan Rally 2016 ...

When it comes to tough off-road rallies like the Dakar Rally, once is not enough. Indian off-road racing phenomenon CS Santosh will be participating in the 2016 edition of the Dakar Rally to be held in Argentina-Bol...

The uber rich in India and elsewhere have once again a reason to smile and strap up for an adventure filled time in their cars. India’s first luxury self-drive organisers, Cougar Motorsport Pvt. Ltd, are back with t...

The 17th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-De-Himalaya, the world’s highest altitude motoring rally which kicks off on October 9, 2015 from Shimla, the Queen of hills, will see action from the recently launched S-Cr...

The MINI brand has reasons to celebrate big time, It has achieved further success at the Dakar Rally. After covering more than 9,000 kilometres spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, MINI won the world’s toughest ra...

French car maker Peugeot, which once had a presence in India through the Premier group, is competing in the 2015 Dakar Rally hoping to write a new chapter in a remarkable history at the event. Peugeot had entered th...

Mahindra Adventure’s Super XUV500 won the top three positions at the 40th edition of the K 1000 rally, the 5th round of the Indian Rally Championship (IRC) 2014. The team has thus sealed the overall title in this pr...

Mohali man Amartej Buwal, driving a Maruti Gypsy, finally won the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya. The Raid raced to a finish at Manali on October 10, 2014 after covering 2,200 kilometers approximately over six ...

The only celebrity in the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya, superstar Salman Khan ’s brother Sohail Khan is in the 13th position at the end of the third day of the rally. He is competing in the Raid Adventure c...

In the high-risk, high-speed Xtreme category of the Raid, which takes off on October 5, 2014 women rallyists are driving four out of the total 41 vehicles

Bollywood stars have been endorsing vehicles a lot in the past in fancy advertisements. Very few take out time to participate in a motorsport rally. Things have finally changed with Bollywood producer-director-actor...

Smirnoff, the world’s leading premium vodka, has entered into a new partnership with Sahara Force India Formula One Team. That’s one more reason for the F1 team to raise a toast! According to a company statement, I...

If all goes well, 2014 could go down in history as THE YEAR for Dr. Vijay Mallya. After four races in the current season, his team Sahara Force India-Mercedes is performing relatively well and in the Constructors Ti...

Santosh, the champion biker who won the top title in Rally Moto at the 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm in 2014 will now be heading for the World Cross Country Rally Championship in Abu Dhabi. Santosh had won the Ral...

After a gruelling and exciting journey of around 2200 km across sandy Rajasthan, the 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm came to an end in Jaipur, the capital city of the State. The annual six-day marathon motorsport ev...

Ten days ahead of International Women’s Day, a group of feisty women at the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm are redefining woman power by taking on the big boys at what is still primarily a male sport – rallying. The 12t...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc., the world leader in off-road and All-Terrain Vehicles will be participating in one of the most challenging desert rallies, the Desert St...

India’s longest motorsport extravaganza – The 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2014, zooms off from New Delhi on February 22, 2014. APRC champion Gaurav Gill will take on home grown hero Suresh Rana at the Desert Sto...