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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...

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....

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 ...

Upholding the legacy and showcasing its commitment to fuel excitement for motorsports in the country, Harley-Davidson India debuted its very first Flat Track experience in India for motorcycle enthusiasts. Led by...

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.

The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally continues to challenge man and machine as it progresses beyond the 5th stage to complete its 14 stages spread over 9000 km. This is the 10th Dakar to be held in South America . Th...

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...

As expected at the Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, a track that suits the ‘Desmosedici’ like no other, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) nudged ahead of an equally brilliant Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) for a wi...

It was a good day for Ferrari with both their drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen taking up top spots on the podium at the Hungaroring. Vettel led team mate Raikkonen for a one-two win while Lewis Hamilton o...

Gurmeet Virdi (co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung) of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh managed to edge past the neck-to-neck competition with Siddartha Santosh (co-driver Prithviraj AC) for the top spot, as Gurmeet retained a...

Volkswagen Motorsport India has announced that it has built a new race car for the Ameo Cup 2017 scheduled later this year. The Ameo Cup race car has been developed entirely at Volkswagen Pune plant for the first ti...

The first edition of the JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play, an off road event, was held at Chandigarh's Ropar district in 1800 acres of private forest reserve from February 17 to 19, 2017. This was the biggest off-roading event ...

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.

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 ...

Racing resumed on Thursday January 12, 2017 at Dakar Rally 2017 with a 449-kilometre stage from Chilecito to San Juan in Argentina.

Joan "Bang Bang" Barreda, one of the youngest and most promising motorcycle athletes to fill the Dakar Rally, left rivals far in the distance to conquer stage 3 and take overall lead in the Rally Dakar 2017.

Cheers erupted as Anindith Reddy crossed the finish line at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday Nov 20, 2016. Reddy had been remarkable the entire day and sealed the deal by finishing first in the Euro JK 16 c...

Even though Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) may have won the Moto GP 2016 championship, the win by Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) in Australian GP held on the race track of Phillip Island on October 23, 2016 proved that ther...

The much awaited 18thMaruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya which saw a tragic turn of events with the death of Subhomoy Paul, ace rallyist from Kolkata, finally concluded in Manali, with Suresh Rana and his co-driver Ashwi...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motor-sport division of two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), has showed a glimpse of their off-roading prowess at the Hero Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT), J...

A brave tyre choice and a determined ride in treacherous damp conditions took independent-team Honda rider Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda RC213V) to a historic first MotoGP race win at at the Automotodrom Brno in the Czec...

The first day of Force Gurkha Rain Forest Challenge (RFC) 2016 in Goa, one of the toughest off road challenges in the world, saw competitors hammering away in their 4X4 vehicles, with all teams doing their best to g...

Italian teenager Francesco Bagnaia (Pecco) made history at Assen on July 26, 2016 – fighting every inch of the way to claim not only his first grand prix win, not only the first win for the Mahindra Moto3 team, but ...

TVS Racing has announced an exclusive collaboration with the new Alisha Abdullah Racing Academy for Women– India’s first training school for women racers. TVS Racing will support the academy with the racing bikes a...

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...

For someone who started last, this was a victory that was well-deserved as Brad Binder of Red Bull KTM Ajo blasted through the pack of motorcycles to win the Moto3 World Championship in Spain. This was the fourth ro...

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 ...

Redemption came to Lucas di Grassi in the shape of a perfectly judged win in the FIA Formula E Faraday Future Long Beach ePrix on April 2, 2016. The Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport driver had sprayed the victory champagne...

Bhutan culminated to a thrilling finish after an intense five-day rally. The first three editions of Himalayan Drive-- held in March 2013, January 2014 and January 2015-- witnessed tremendous success and this editio...

The VF-16, Haas F1 Team’s first race car, has arrived. The car officially broke cover on February 21, 2016 via Haas F1 Team’s social media channels and website. It hits the track Monday for the first day of preseaso...

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) kicked off the year’s off-road action on a high note, taking top spot in the Moto and third overall on the Quad at the inaugural India Baja 2016. Baja is one of the mo...

Mahindra Racing demonstrated the incredible power and performance of its new M2Electro Formula E electric racing car, and new MGP30 racing motorcycle at the Buddh International Circuit on February 12, 2016.

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 ...

Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. etched yet another chapter in the history of motorsports in India by bringing the current and three times World MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo for the second time in India. This vis...

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...

Haas F1 Team has announced that their first driver for their 2016 debut in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship will be Romain Grosjean. The 29-year old Frenchman who is currently driving for Lotus F1 Team was to...

The 4th round of the MRF Mogrip FMSCI National Supercross Championship 2015 was held in Hyderabad on September 6, 2015. The Supercross event witnessed over 90 entries from riders across the whole nation. This Champi...

o begin with, 23 heavily modified 4x4s, 46 drivers and co drivers commenced on a journey that saw them through 27 daunting and intimidating Special Stages (SSs) through harsh wet terrain in the Goan rainforest sprea...

Pune-based Force Motors has announced its team members as well as its revised cars for the Force Gurkha RFC 2015 being held in Goa from July 25 to 31, 2015. Force Motors had won top two positions at the first editio...

In 2014, Goa rocked with the sound and fury of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India. It is now back in its mean and terrible form. The 2015 edition of the off-road motorsport extravaganza is set to take...

Nico Hulkenberg is an F1 driver for Sahara Force India team and has won several points in the various races in the past. But a Grand Prix win has always eluded him. He then received an offer from Porsche to drive at...

Kabir Waraich was crowned the winner of Polaris Off-Roader who drove away with a Polaris RZR S800 to conclude the first season of the competition. The Polaris Off-Roader is a reality show which is aimed to promot...

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) has launched the Gixxer Cup, marking its entry in the Indian racing arena. Suzuki has a long and successful history of motorcycle racing and the time is ripe to bring ...

Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler’s No7 Audi R18 e-tron Quattro won the second round of the World Endurance Championship, the 6 hours of Spa-Fancorchamps, Belgium. No 18 Porsche 919 finished 2nd whi...

Mapfre Team Mahindra rider Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia claimed his best finish of the year so far, after fighting hard from the sixth row of the grid to squeeze his way to the seventh place in the Spanish GP. He narro...

Aston Martin CEO Dr. Andy Palmer will be strapping himself into an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 N430 racing car to race alongside three other fellow drivers to race at Silverstone Circuit for the Britcar 24-hour race...

Mitsubishi world rally champion Hiroshi Masuoka enthralled Puneites for three days with daredevil driving of his favourite Pajero Sport. For those who had the opportunity to be in the powerful SUV with Masuoka behin...

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...

Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Limited secured a historic podium finish and became the first Indian racing at the world’s biggest Ferrari event – Finali Mondiali at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Ma...

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...

Indian industrialist Gautam Singhania has won both races for Dragon Racing Ferrari at the opening round of NGK Racing series at the Yas Marina Grand Prix circuit. Fred Fatien finished second in the sister car as thi...

The Mahindra Formula E drivers Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok tested their new Formula E car recently at a wet Donington Park circuit in the UK. Taking part in the first ever shakedown for the 10 Formula E teams, th...

Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the MotoGP World Championship, which is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), has announced that Michelin will be the sole supplier of tyres to te...

The Formula One teams are in for a juggle in 2015 with the Formula One racing governing body FIA confirming that it has accepted an application from Gene Haas to enter a new team in the F1 world championship. This w...

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...

Tata Motors has launched the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship, which is the first truck racing series in India. Scheduled to be held on 23rd March 2014, the championship will be held at the Buddh International Cir...

Mopar, Fiat controlled Chrysler Group’s parts and customer-care brand, will be taking to the Monster Truck Racing Series arena with the new “Mopar Muscle” Ram monster truck beginning with the Monster Jam event in De...