#world rally raid championship

[crosscountryrally]

Bahrain Raid Xtreme se saltará el Desafío Ruta 40 y surgen dudas de la continuidad del proyecto

Se ha conocido esta semana que Bahrain Raid Xtreme (Prodrive) no estará presente en el Desafío Ruta 40 en Argentina este mes de agosto y que se enfocará en el Rally de Marruecos como preparación al Dakar, con lo que Sebastien Loeb perderá la opción de luchar el título del Mundial de Rally Raid FIA W2RC con Nasser Al-Attiyah.

Según los reportes que vienen desde Francia y España, el auspicio de Bahrein ha terminado, lo que pone en duda la continuidad del proyecto hasta sumar un nuevo socio para Prodrive. Si bien el BRX Hunter ha mostrado competitividad, también ha tenido gran cantidad de problemas mecánicos y mala suerte en las tres ediciones del Dakar que ha disputado. Otro tanto ha sucedido en el Mundial, donde, por ejemplo, llegaban de líderes con Loeb al Sonora Rally en México hasta que un accidente los dejó fuera de carrera y bien lejos de Nasser.

Una posibilidad que se ha comenzado a escuchar es que Renault estaría en conversaciones con Prodrive para su proyecto bajo la insignia de Dacia. Todo indica que el año de lanzamiento para ese prototipo sería en 2025.

Imagen: Kin Marcin / Red Bull Content Pool

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Loeb and Gutierrez for Dacia in Dakar 2025!

Dacia announced that they will participate as a works team in the Rally Dakar 2025. Their drivers ill be the nine times rally world champion Sebastien Loeb, who was racing for Prodrive and Peugeot during the past years. His teammate will be Cristina Gutierrez who won two stages in the T3 lightweight class at this years Rally Dakar. Both are also racing as teammates for Lewis Hamilton's team in the ExtremeE series and won the title in 2022.

The new Dacia car will be developed and build by the english Prodrive team that is also responsible for the great Prodrive Hunter that Sebastien Loeb, Nani Roma and Guerlin Chicherit were driving.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Dacia Sandrider Concept, 2024. Dacia plans to enter the Dakar Rally and the World-Rally Raid Championship (W2RC) from 2025 and have revealed a prototype for their campaign. Reflecting the brand's minimalist approach, the vehicle is fitted with body panels only considered as an absolutely necessity, there are no decorative or superfluous parts.

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Poster for the last round of the World Rally-Raid Championship, Rallye du maroc 🇲🇦

A new journey begins for Nasser Al-Attiyah and his Co-driver, Edouard Boulanger with Dacia Sandrider in preparation for Rally Dakar 2025🏁

[hirocimacruiser]

20th century

NISSAN

MOTORSPORTS 1958-2000

'80~

WEC championship,

And to participate in Le Mans

Group C flourishes.

In the early 1980s, the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation)

The rules and classification of competition vehicles were changed.

Group C vehicles that are racing sports cars

is not classified by displacement as in the past,

Only the total amount of fuel used is specified (good fuel consumption is essential);

What type of engine can you use if you clear this?

It is a challenge for manufacturers as they are willing to participate.

It has become a very important category. The same regulations apply from the following year.

The world championship match “WEC Japan” by Fujis

Since it started at Pedeway, Nissan also started

Developed a carbon engine and mounted it on a foreign chassis.

Start participating. As an extension of that, to the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Participated in the race, the first challenge was in 1986, and the best in 1990.

Although it became a fast machine and won pole position, unfortunately, the battle ends without victory. In the 80s-90s

Also in WSPC (World Sports Prototype Championship) he participated full-time and finished 3rd in the series in 1990.

At that time in the United States, a category similar to Group C, IMSA-GTP, which is a popular cars actively participate in the race, Nissan GTP ZX-T

He was the champion from 1988 to 1999.

Nissan has been in the WRC (World Rally Championship) for 7-8 years.

Although he was able to take second place in the series for three consecutive years, the new vehicle In the era of Group B (starting in 1983) and Group A (starting in 1988) after the regulations came into effect, they often played supporting roles. However, there are still marathon raids such as the Paris-Dakar Rally, and popularity in the United States.

At stadiums, off-road races, etc. that collect

Often achieved good results.

In Japan, in 1985, Group A vehicles began

The Japan Touring Car Championship has begun, and Skyline RS Turbo and GTS-R were part of the winning front. And boasts the strongest Group A machine

R32 Skyline GT-R appears.

On the other hand, the Saurus Cup, March one-make race, or an amateur with many Silvias and Pulsars.

Races for beginners were also widely held nationwide.

Also, the first F1GP race in Japan in 10 years will be held in 8 years.

It was held at Suzuka Circuit and has been held every year since then.

With the introduction of F1, there was a sudden F1 boom in Japan.

/The motorsports boom was ignited.

PIC CAPTIONS

Local Kenyan expert Shehkar Mehta and his beloved PA10 Violet achieved the feat of winning the Safari Rally four years in a row from 1979 to 1982. Among the many international rallies, the Safari Rally is far more demanding than the events held in Western Europe, and it became an ideal venue for Japanese cars to demonstrate their excellence.

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The "Silhouette Formula" car, which was born in Germany in the late 1970s, is a heavily modified racing car that retains only a slight silhouette of the production car. It is equipped with a trendy turbocharger and captivates fans with its overwhelming straight-line speed. In Japan in the early 1980s, Skylines and Silvias spewed flames and raced around Fuji Speedway and other places. Its power is 570bhp

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Group C competition, 1985 WEC Japan. More than 80,000 spectators packed into Fuji Speedway in heavy rain. The works Porsche 956 on the first row of the grid withdrew early, and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, driving the March B5G Nissan (No. 28) that qualified third, won the race, which was shortened to two hours due to bad weather. Although bad weather was on their side, it was the first time for a Nissan car and the first Japanese to win a world championship race.

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Hot FIM World Rally-Raid Championship Sonora Rally temperatures in Mexico Desert https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/hot-fim-world-rally-raid-championship-sonora-rally-temperatures-in-mexico-desert/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Events 8.21 (after 1900)

1901 – Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas. 1911 – The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area. 1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins. 1942 – World War II: The Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru. 1944 – Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins. 1944 – World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France. 1945 – Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 1957 – The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile. 1959 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day. 1963 – Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. 1965 – The Socialist Republic of Romania is proclaimed, following the adoption of a new constitution. 1968 – Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals. 1968 – James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine. 1971 – A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured. 1982 – Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon. 1983 – Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). 1986 – Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometre (12 mi) range. 1988 – The 6.9 Mw  Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured. 1991 – Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940. 1991 – Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses. 1993 – NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. 1994 – Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board. 1995 – Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board. 2000 – American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year. 2013 – Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria. 2017 – A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.

[f1]

Red Bull completes showrun with Perez in Madrid

Red Bull completes showrun with Perez in Madrid By Balazs Szabo on 16 Jul 2023, 22:29 Red Bull Racing staged a showrun in Madrid, the capital and most populous city of Spain with Sergio Perez completing three demo runs behind the wheel of title-winning Red Bull F1 cars. Reigning world champion team Red Bull used the "free" weekend between the British and the Hungarian Grands Prix to conquer the streets of Madrid to showcase two of their previous title-winning F1 machines. Sergio Perez was behind the wheel of the RB7 and RB8, driving around several of Madrid's famous landmarks. Running two of Sebastian Vettel's championship winning cars, the showrun ended with the Mexican pulling out donuts in front of the famous Cibeles Fountain, as over 85,000 fans attended the event. Madrid is the fifth city in which Perez drove previous Red Bull cars in a showun. In 2021, he burnt rubber in the streets of Mexico City while last year saw the Mexican drive in his hometown of Guadalajara. He’s also taken to the tarmac of Milton Keynes, home to Red Bull and Dallas, Texas. Commenting on his day, Perez said: “It was amazing to see the crowd here today and how passionate the people of Madrid are about Oracle Red Bull Racing and Formula One. People are super happy to see us, we are the only team who can make events like this possible, only Red Bull can shut down the busiest streets of Spain’s capital city on a Saturday night! Not many people know but Madrid is a second home to me, the vibe here is very unique and special, although I am not at home, I really feel like I am here. "This was such a fun evening and now I am looking forward to being back behind the wheel of the RB19 to get my season back on track, I want to get back to winning and score as many points as possible before the summer break, we have some important races coming up.” Alongside the showrun completed by Perez, fans had the opportunity to enjoy an exhibition from Elias Hountondji, a member of the Red Bull Driftbrothers, and Cristina Gutiérrez, the 2021 World Rally Cross Raids champion and the first woman to achieve a victory in the Dakar Rally since Jutta Kleinschmidt. Madrid has served as the first location of the F1 Exhibition which opend its doors back in March. Although the exhibition was set to close in mid-July, it has been extended until 20 August. The Spanish capital has also expressed its will to stage a Formula One race in the near future. Currently, the Spanish Grand Prix takes place in Barcelona with the contract running until 2026. Jose Vicente de los Mozos, President of Madrid’s event committee, has recently stated that he knows "when the agreement for the arrival of F1 in Madrid is going to be signed." It is not known whether Madrid will take over the place of Barcelona or it will run as Madrid GP with Barcelona continuing to host the Spanish Grand Prix. via F1Technical.net . Motorsport news https://www.f1technical.net/news/

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On this day in Wikipedia: Monday, 26th February

Welcome, добродошли (dobrodošli), 환영 (hwanyeong), mirë se vjen 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 26th February through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

26th February 2021 🗓️ : Event - Zamfara kidnapping A total of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 are kidnapped by bandits in the Zamfara kidnapping in Zamfara State, Nigeria. "The Zamfara kidnapping (or Jangebe kidnapping) was the abduction of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 during a raid by armed bandits on 26 February 2021. The kidnapping occurred at the Government Girls Science Secondary School, a boarding school in Jangebe, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. All..."

26th February 2019 🗓️ : Event - Indian Air Force Indian Air Force fighter-jets targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot. "The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation..."

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26th February 2014 🗓️ : Event - Ming Pao Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom. "Ming Pao (Chinese: 明報) is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas..."

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26th February 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb, French racing driver "Sébastien Loeb (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ lœb]; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. He holds several other..."

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26th February 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Noboru Takeshita Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000) "Noboru Takeshita (竹下 登, Takeshita Noboru, 26 February 1924 – 19 June 2000) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989 during the bubble economy.Takeshita led the largest faction at the time in the Liberal Democratic Party, which he inherited from Kakuei Tanaka,..."

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26th February 1821 🗓️ : Death - Joseph de Maistre Joseph de Maistre, French lawyer and diplomat (b. 1753) "Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre (French: [də mɛstʁ]; 1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat who advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immediately following the French Revolution. Despite his close personal and intellectual ties with..."

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26th February 🗓️ : Holiday - Liberation Day (Kuwait) "This is a list of holidays in Kuwait. Some dates given are according to the solar Gregorian calendar widely used internationally and some dates are according to the lunar Islamic calendar...."

[carformula1]

FIA World Bajas Cup | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile FIA World Baja... #usa #uk #ireland

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La GR Yaris Rally2 ha ottenuto l'omologazione FIA

🔴 🔴 La GR Yaris Rally2 ha ottenuto l'omologazione FIA #GRYaris #Rally2

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) ha finora partecipato al FIA World Rally Championship [WRC] con la GR Yaris Rally1 ibrida, al FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] con la GR010 ibrida, e al FIA World Rally Raid Championship [W2RC] con la DKR Hilux EVO T1U come parte delle sue attività ufficiali di sport motoristici. Inoltre, ha sviluppato la GR Supra GT4 per promuovere la realizzazione di “auto sempre…

[crosscountryrally]

Hernán Garcés y Juan Pablo Latrach fueron terceros en el Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

En una actuación de consistencia y rendimiento, la dupla chilena de Hernán Garcés y Juan Pablo Latrach consiguió la tercera posición en el Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, segunda fecha del Mundial de Rally Raid FIA W2RC. Garcés y Latrach alcanzaron la tercera posición ya en la primera etapa y lograron sostenerla hasta el final del rally, donde muchos de los otros T3 enfrentaron adversidad.

El evento lo ganó Seth Quintero sacándole 27 minutos y 45 segundos a Austin Jones. Garcés quedó a 56 minutos y 28 segundos.

En los autos, el ganador fue Yazeed Al-Rajhi por delante de Martin Prokop. Este resultado mantiene abierto el Mundial, con Loeb todavía primero en los puntos.

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[motorsportverso]

Hyundai Preparando Programa HYPERCAR PARA O WEC no Regulamento LMDH

Uma conversa no Twitter começou a circular sobre o interesse da Hyundai em fazer um programa no Fia WEC No regulamento LMDH ,no que já temos esse ano no IMSA e WEC no caso a Cadillac e Porsche nesse regulamento correndo nos dois campeonatos.

De acordo com Cyril  Abiteboul ,chefe da Hyundai Motorsport disse que se a ideia de um futuro programa hypercar se concretizar  será de “medio prazo” .

Más o futuro da Hyundai no mundial de rally (WRC) está  incerto,más nada impede do construtor sul coreano competir nas duas categorias como outros construtores fazem como a Toyota que corre no WEC, WRC E no Mundial de rally raid com equipes de fabrica ou a Porsche que corre no WEC,IMSA E Formula E com equipes de fabrica.

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Hermosillo recibe figuras mundiales del Rally.

La capital del Estado de Sonora viste sus mejores galas al convertirse en anfitrión del World Rally Raid Championship y con sus escenarios se pone a competir con el desierto de Arabia, Africa y Sudamerica que este 2023 albergan este evento que atrae equipos de Asia, Europa, EUA, Canadá y America Latina. Desde este viernes empezaron a llegar figuras del más alto nivel como Sebastian Loeb, Nasser…

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Dunlop Trailmax Raid allows adventure riders to explore without limits

The all-new Dunlop Trailmax Raid is designed for 50% on-road and 50% off-road use, combining expertise and technology from Dunlop’s extensive adventure riding and touring range with that from its off-road sector. It is suitable for a wide range of bikes from mid-size dual sports to large adventure bikes, offering off-road ability and predictability paired with superb wet weather capability and adventure touring performance. Rally raid-inspired design meets leading road tyre technology Trailmax Raid’s design was inspired by Dunlop’s D908 RR, a purely off-road rally raid tyre characterised by the pronounced blocks on its tread, which are now a key part of Trailmax Raid’s profile. For Trailmax Raid, there are bars between these blocks to improve handling and stability for heavier bikes, while grip at higher lean angles when riding on the road is ensured by smaller gaps between blocks and large centre blocks on the rear tyre. This off-road tread pattern is combined with Dunlop’s latest technologies that are available in its premium on-road tyres. These include: - Dynamic Front Formula: This combination of Dunlop’s experience brings together a unique section profile and casing design to give a confidence inspiring feeling and an optimal front/rear balance. - Hi-Silica compound: An increased Silica filler ratio promotes compound flexibility at low temperatures to improve wet weather grip and mileage. The compound itself is an all-new formula, uniting the properties required to withstand off-roading with those of Dunlop’s trail road tyres. - CTCS: Dunlop’s Carcass Tension Control System gives consistent tension across the whole casing width. This optimises the contact patch. - JLB: The Jointless Belt is a trademark Dunlop design, developed in world championship racing, which boosts durability and consistency.

From off-road to touring: Dunlop has the adventure segment covered The new tyre sits in Dunlop’s trail range alongside Trailmax Meridian, which has become a highly popular tyre for adventure touring since its release three years ago. Trailmax Meridian offers off-road capability for occasional use, whereas Trailmax Raid is designed specifically for riders who demand more regular off-road performance. With a range stretching from Trailmax Meridian to the pure off-road D908 RR, as part of a portfolio that includes the incredibly versatile Mutant, the value-orientated Trailmax and Trailmax Mixtour; the addition of Trailmax Raid covers the needs of riders requiring ultimate versatility from their adventure bikes. Luca Davide Andreoni, Marketing Manager, Dunlop Motorcycle Europe: “By combining our expertise and technologies from the off-road, adventure touring and sports touring segments, we have created a true 50/50 tyre that exceeds expectations for a wide range of bikes in varied conditions. From a trade perspective, Trailmax Raid is an important product, as there is faster growth in the on/off road segment than any other part of the trail tyre market. “From a rider perspective, Trailmax Raid gives reassuring performance on wet roads, unlocking even more versatility than they might expect from a tyre that also delivers excellent off-road braking and traction.” Beyond adventure: A tyre that transcends segments The Trailmax Raid size kit goes beyond traditional adventure bike models, covering everything between mid-size Dual-Sport to crossovers as well as large displacement adventure touring bikes. Trailmax Raid will be available in three front sizes covering 19 and 21-inch fitments, and six rear sizes for 17 and 18-inch wheels. Initial sizes are on sale now, with the remainder being released during Q2 2023. For more Dunlop Tyre news check out our dedicated page Dunlop Tyres or head to the official Dunlop Tyres UK website visit dunlop.eu/en_gb/motorcycle.html

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