A year after being rejected for the Dakar Rally, Justin Gerlach sat down with The Checkered Flag for another conversation, this time with his ticket to the 2025 race in hand.
The Checkered Flag sat down with Willem Avenant to discuss his Dakar Rally début in 2025, including the journey to qualify and his Decoding Dakar series to make the road a little easier for aspirants.
Brock Heger, an American off-road star who has won in virtually everything he’s touched, sat down with The Checkered Flag to discuss heading to the Dakar Rally for the first time in 2025.
From Nasser Al-Attiyah and Luc Alphand to Albert II of Monaco and Adam Małysz, there is quite a pool of people who have both raced the Dakar Rally (or rally raids in general) and competed in the Olympic Games.
INTERVIEW: "I know I'm capable of winning the Championship" - Kevin Hansen is ready for World RX 2024
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Kevin Hansen, runner-up of the 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship, talks to The Checkered Flag about his determination to go one better in 2024 and the exciting future of the sport.
Rallycross superstar Timmy Hansen sat down with The Checkered Flag to discuss the exciting prospect of the 2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship.
On the heels of his San Felipe 250 UTV win to begin the 2024 SCORE season, Cayden MacCachren chatted with The Checkered Flag about the victory, Polaris Factory Racing, and the UTV racing scene at large.
OPINION: Exhibition races have a place in IndyCar. The Thermal Club wasn't the right choice.
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IndyCar is racing this weekend, but not for points.
That’s a sentence that hasn’t been written since 2008.
The wait for the most anticipated season in FIA WEC history is almost over as a record number of manufacturers and teams prepare for the Qatar 1812km on 2 March.
Wolverine has teamed up with the Red Bull Scramble Series to produce a limited edition work boot.
Alex Scheuerell, technical director for Polaris Factory Racing, spoke with The Checkered Flag as his team’s Polaris RZR Pro R Factory takes on the Dakar Rally with Xavier de Soultrait and Florent Vayssade for Sébastien Loeb Racing.
With the 2024 Dakar Rally just days away, The Checkered Flag is here with a crash course on the world of cross-country rally.
Featuring electrifying action, great battles, superb racing, and off-track drama, the 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship was certainly one to remember.
Sergio Pérez claimed second in the 2023 standings but still received significant criticism.
Chloe Grant Column: Navigating the 2023 F1 Academy Season and Gearing Up for a Debut at CoTA in Texas
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Chloe Grant reflects on her journey through the 2023 F1 Academy season, sharing her experiences from the recent race at Paul Ricard and her rigorous training regimen as she gears up for her debut at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
From Morocco, twice-reigning Dakar Rally winner Austin Jones had a quick word with The Checkered Flag about his World Rally-Raid Championship T3 pursuit and the 2024 season.
João Ferreira, now at South Racing Can-Am for the 2024 Dakar Rally and World Rally-Raid Championship, sat down with The Checkered Flag to discuss his new home and upcoming T4 title pursuit.