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Jordan Dunne: ‘My mother worries like crazy when I’m on the bike’

If you’ve ever travelled the South Ring road that skirts Cork City, particularly on a weekend, you may have heard the engines scrambling and the occasional guttural roar from up behind the Kinsale road roundabout.

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Defending champion hits back in Dakar Rally

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Tiernan-Locke scales Seskin

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Mitsubishi driver Peterhansel claims hat-trick of Dakar rally victories

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Sainz restores Volkswagen pride with stage win

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Dakar rally takes a break

BMW secure first triumph as Attiyah surges to victory

BMW secured their first triumph of the 2007 Dakar Rally after Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah surged to victory on the 10th stage in Mauritania.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2007

Bike death darkens Dakar Rally

JEAN-LOUIS SCHLESSER finally broke the Volkswagen stranglehold on the 2007 Dakar Rally after winning stage four of the endurance event, but the result was overshadowed by the death of a competitor in the motorbike category.

Wed, 10 Jan, 2007

McRae leads Dakar Rally

Former world rally champion Colin McRae took the lead in the Dakar Rally after winning the third stage.

Wed, 03 Jan, 2007

Australian motorcyclist killed in crash

Australian rider Andy Caldecott has been killed in a crash on the Dakar Rally today.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2006

McRae leads again in Dakar

Former world champion Colin McRae is the overall leader in the Dakar Rally, after winning his second special stage on day five between Agadir and Smara.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2005

McRae takes control

Former world champion Colin McRae is tonight the overall leader in the Dakar Rally, after winning his second special stage on day five between Agadir and Smara.

Tue, 04 Jan, 2005

McRae on course for stage victory

Former world rally champion Colin McRae was on course to win his second special stage of the Dakar Rally after dominating day five between Agadir and Smara.

Tue, 04 Jan, 2005

Sainct killed in crash

Dakar Rally great Richard Sainct has been killed in a crash in Egypt.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

Dakar rally star Sainct dies in crash

Dakar Rally great Richard Sainct has been killed in a crash in Egypt.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2004

McRae sixth in Dakar's longest stage

Colin McRae survived the longest stage yet of the Dakar Rally in an impressive sixth overall today.

Mon, 05 Jan, 2004

McRae makes his mark in Dakar Rally

Colin McRae continued his impressive early form in the Dakar Rally today to ensure he finished the European leg of the event in the top 10.

Sat, 03 Jan, 2004

Japanese driver sets the pace in Dakar Rally prologue

JAPANESE driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, the 1997 auto champion, made a winning start in the 1.5km prologue of the 26th Dakar Rally which got underway despite heavy snow yesterday.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2004

Sainct targets fourth Dakar success

Three-times Dakar Rally winner Richard Sainct has his sights set on another victory when the world’s most famous motorcycle race reaches the capital of Senegal on January 18.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2003

Barrable wins in Monaghan

Michael Barrable and co-driver, Dermot O’Gorman (Subaru WRC) won a keenly contested Monaghan Rally, the second round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Sun, 27 Apr, 2003

Peterhansel takes over rally lead

STEPHANE PETERHANSEL snatched the lead of the Dakar Rally yesterday with the fastest time on stage two.

Fri, 03 Jan, 2003

Dakar Rally won't end in Dakar

The 25th running of the world’s toughest motorsport race, the Dakar Rally, will not end in the West African city on January 19.

Tue, 31 Dec, 2002

Deacon has team-mate in his sights in Paris-Dakar Rally

John Deacon has BMW team-mate Jimmy Lewis in his sights as the 38-year-old motorcycle dealer from Plymouth aims to snatch sixth place overall on the 14th stage of the Paris-Dakar Rally.

Mon, 15 Jan, 2001