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Sebastien Loeb remaining with ABT CUPRA for second Island X Prix

By Justin Nguyen
September 12, 2023
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After filling in for Nasser Al-Attiyah at ABT CUPRA for the first Island X Prix in July, Sébastien Loeb will do it again for the second this weekend.

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Off Road

PREVIEW: 2023 SCORE World Desert Championship – Baja 400

By Justin Nguyen
September 12, 2023
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The 4th Baja 400 will set the starting order for the SCORE season-ending Baja 1000 in November.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Nuno Matos creates Volkswagen Amarok PROTO for T3 racing

By Justin Nguyen
September 12, 2023
2 Mins read
The Volkswagen Amarok, traditionally a T1 pickup truck, now exists as a Light Prototype SSV capable of racing in the T3 category thanks to Portuguese Rally-Raid Championship driver Nuno Matos.
Off Road

Juan Sebastian Castro dies during Darien Rally Raid

By Justin Nguyen
September 11, 2023
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Bike racer Juan Sebastián Castro was found dead after going missing while competing in the Colombian Darién Rally Raid Championship on Saturday. He was 30 years old.
Formula 1

Gasly Calls for Better Alpine Package after ‘Super Painful’ and ‘Very Difficult’ Monza Weekend

By Paul Hensby
September 11, 2023
1 Mins read
Pierre Gasly says Alpine’s aero package needs to improve so they are competitive at all types of circuit having struggled for pace all weekend long at Monza.
NASCAR Cup Series

Tyler Reddick continues 23XI's Kansas streak

By Justin Nguyen
September 11, 2023
3 Mins read
Tyler Reddick punched his ticket to the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs’ Round of 12 with an overtime win at Kansas.
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Xfinity regular season, Truck playoff opener conclude in Kansas

By Justin Nguyen
September 10, 2023
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Kansas Speedway hosted the final race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season and the Truck Series playoffs’ Round of 10, where John Hunter Nemechek and Christian Eckes solidified their résumés.
Dakar

Eryk Goczal "finally [has] a sequential gearbox" as EnergyLandia begins T3 testing

By Justin Nguyen
September 9, 2023
1 Mins read
After winning the Dakar Rally’s T4 class on début, Eryk Goczał and his family-run EnergyLandia Rally Team have started testing their new Taurus T3 cars from MCE-5.
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"Overtake!" anime set for 1 October premiere

By Justin Nguyen
September 9, 2023
1 Mins read
Overtake!, an anime following a fictionalisation of the F4 Japanese Championship and Super GT, will premiere on 1 October. The first episode was screened in late August at the Super GT round at Suzuka.
Dakar

Shinji Kazama eyes Dakar Rally return in 2026

By Justin Nguyen
September 9, 2023
3 Mins read
Shinji Kazama, the first Japanese racer to run the Paris–Dakar Rally in the 1980s and who reached the North and South Poles on a bike, hopes to return to Dakar in 2026 on four wheels.
Formula 1

'Disappointed' Lawson Pinpoints Poor Start for Missing out on Italian Grand Prix Points

By Paul Hensby
September 8, 2023
2 Mins read
Liam Lawson’s second Grand Prix saw a much improved performance from the New Zealander, and he only missed out on a maiden top ten finish by under seven seconds.
Formula 1

Monza Point ‘Good Reward’ for Alfa Romeo after Monza Weekend Turnaround – Bottas

By Paul Hensby
September 8, 2023
2 Mins read
Valtteri Bottas scored a point at Monza by making a one stop, hard-medium tyre, strategy work to his favour for his first top ten finish since the Canadian Grand Prix.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Wounded Ukrainian troops to race SKARLATs at Rally TT Cuenca

By Justin Nguyen
September 8, 2023
2 Mins read
Taking up the RFEDA’s offer, former Dakar Rally rider Vadim Pritulyak will bring two SKARLAT buggies to race at the Rally TT Cuenca with injured Ukrainian soldiers as navigators.
Dakar

Janus van Kasteren, Michiel Becx return to Team de Rooy for Dakar 2024

By Justin Nguyen
September 7, 2023
1 Mins read
For the 2024 Dakar Rally, Team de Rooy’s IVECO PowerStars will be piloted by Anja van Loon, Michiel Becx who last raced with them in 2020, and reigning Dakar T5 champion Janus van Kasteren.
Formula 1

Lando Norris on eighth place in Monza: “I think it was the best we could have done”

By Ashley Cline
September 7, 2023
2 Mins read
McLaren’s Lando Norris finished the Italian Grand Prix in the points, while team-mate Oscar Piastri fell out of the top ten after a late-race collision with Lewis Hamilton.
Formula 1

Two Points ‘Little Consolation’ for Aston Martin amid Tricky Monza Weekend – Krack

By Paul Hensby
September 7, 2023
1 Mins read
Aston Martin endured a difficult weekend at Monza and will look into solving their low downforce set-up problems with their 2024 machine, according to Mike Krack.
Formula 1

Italian Grand Prix ‘Very Difficult’ and ‘Most Physically Challenging’ Race of the Year – Alonso

By Paul Hensby
September 7, 2023
2 Mins read
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll did not have strong pace all weekend in Italy, which meant Aston Martin left Monza with only two points.
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