American Dakar Rally rookie and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series driver Bryce Menzies is officially out of the rally after a heavy Stage 2 crash. Menzies was not hurt, but X-raid Team co-driver Peter Mortensen sustained a broken ankle when their Mini hit a bump – which was an...

Mini has revealed the new John Cooper Works Rally it will use for its 2017 Dakar Rally bid as BMW ramps up its factory involvement in the program.Run by the X-raid team, the Mini cross-country effort won the Dakar every year from 2012-'15 with Stephane Peterhansel (twice), Nani Roma and...

Sport newsQatar’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally gets underway from the Losail International Circuit on Monday morning and a record entry of cars, motorcycles and quads will face five days of demanding competition through the deserts of Qatar. With the prospect of temperatures in the high thirties, strong desert winds and a...

Stephane Peterhansel moved into the lead of the Dakar Rally on Friday, despite the X-raid team calling off the fight for victory on the previous day. The Frenchman trailed team-mate Nani Roma by over five minutes going into Friday's 12th stage from El Salvador to La Serena, and the team...