On the occasion of the official presentation that was held late in the afternoon at the Théâtre Marigny in Paris, Patrice Clerc, President of Amaury Sport Organisation and Étienne Lavigne, director of the Dakar, have unveiled the main lines of the course of the next edition in the presence of...

Luc Alphand, Gilles Picard, Dominique Serieys, and several members of the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team had the privilege to visit the Valeo Veszprem production site in Hungary. They discovered the factory and spent time for pictures and signature sessions. The team was warmly welcomed...

A magnificent sunny day welcomed 70 guests of the team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart. Members of Valeo, Repsol and journalists came from 9 am till 12 am to the army ground of Veszprém for a co-drive in one of the MPR13 racing cars. Luc, Stéphane and Nani gave much pleasure creating strong...

Mitsubishi Pajero 14_2704 Vidéo envoyée par Sandy_Dakar During the Sunday morning co-drive, Hiroshi Masuoka continued to work and test the MPR 14 diesel car. The Veszprem military camp served as the training base for the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team as the diesel engine still requires...

Between sportsmen, the mutual respect is high. Carlos Sainz and his co-driver, Michel Perrin, did not hesitate to come to the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team's hospitality after the last stage of the Central Europe Rally. Of course, the morning's race was the heart of the subject. The...

Numerous spectators came to applaud the competitors of this first Central Europe Rally of the Dakar Series. The prize giving, of all the categories, was held in the center of Balatonfüred. The ceremony began with sunny weather however the rain was also not far off. When it was Stéphane...

Peter_fin1_2604 Vidéo envoyée par Sandy_Dakar On Saturday April 26th, under a blue sky, the crews of the car category were at the start of the 7th and last timed stage of the Central Europe Rally. The 155km of the last leg were very exciting as the 4 leading competitors Had little time...

Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) passed through waypoint 2 (113 km) in the lead, 3'31” ahead of Stephane Peterhansel (Mitsubishi), who stopped for 1 minute just before waypoint 1....

The tire pressure during a rally is very important and especially in cross country rallying. Depending on the ground type, the pressure of the tires must be adjusted. For the moment this system is being tested by members of the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team. If a couple of seconds may be...

Nani_2604 Vidéo envoyée par Sandy_Dakar There is not much difference in time between the first 4 cars. The first and third places may be obtained with only a 10 second difference. Stéphane Peterhansel is in second place of the provisional general ranking just behind the Spaniard, Carlos...