Dakar Rally 2013 Best Of Videos

Yesterday the epic Dakar Rally concluded, with past favourites and multiples winners once again taking the top spot on the podium in almost every class.

Just 67% of the entrants managed to negotiate and complete the 8000km+ route from Lima to Santiago but there were lots of familiar faces celebrating their victories:

For the fifth time, Frenchman Cyril Despres finished first in the bike class on his KTM 450 Rally 

Stephane Peterhansel brought his total number of Dakar victories to 11 at the wheel of the Mini Countryman All 4 Racin

Argentinean Marcos Patronelli picked up his second win in the Quad class for Yahama

Russian Eduard Nikolaev brought his Kamaz truck across the line in the fastest time for the Truck class.

Take a look at some of the highlight videos from each of the classes:

BEST OF MOTORCYCLES 



BEST OF TRUCKS/QUADS

GoPro Ken Block At The 2013 Oregon Trail Rally

Woah. The Oregon Trail Rally is pretty balls-out, huh? Bro, did he even lift his foot off the accelerator the whole time?

This all-GoPro edit show Ken Block hooning his way around rally stage at quite eye-watering speeds. Check out this footage from his test run.  

Also, we were wondering... does KBs co-pilot shout out his own name when they cross the stage finish? Just seems that yelling "GELSOMINO!" at they fly past the line seems appropriate. No? Just us then...

WRC 2013 Rally Sweden Preview

Not nearly enough people get excited about the WRC any more. So, we are going to do our bit by sharing this video!

The 2013 WRC kicked off at Monte Carlo on the 15th January, where Sebastian Loeb and his Citroen DS3 chalked up the first victory of the championship.

From the 7th February, the WRC hits Sweden with one of the fastest and most daring rallies on the the calendar.

Let this teaser give you a taste of whats in store! Those in the UK can catch WRC on MotorsTV, while this list gives you an idea of where else in the world you can tune in!