OFF Road Adventure

The Audi All Road Quattro Set a Unique Standard

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

adventure1The Audi all road models may no longer be produced by Audi, but they are the image and standard that has been seen throughout the world. The all road, or Quattro, has been one of the cars that took dominance in the market during the 1980’s through the early 1990’s. This is a car that has been in a number of rallys and has gained a number of awards. It has been the spearhead that Audi used to not just gain attention in the market, but to gain a level of dominance in most of Europe and also parts of the United States. Considered to be one of the most sought after cars in Eastern Europe, the Quattro models have continued to have a high demand even after more than fifteen years of discontinued production.

The Quattro has been a car that has been highly sought after by people that want a car that has a good design, impressive appearance, and also a reputation as a car that will never give up. The Audi all ro more »

Porsche N.a Names Transsyberian Rally Teams

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

adventure2To compete in one of the world’s most difficult rally events, the 2007 TransSyberian Rally, Porsche Cars of North America (PCNA) will be fielding three specially prepared Cayennes. Beginning August 3, and covering 3,850 miles of forest, desert, mountains, and plains, the route will pit the Cayennes against 47 other entrants on the 15 day expedition from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

The 2008 Porsche Cayenne S TransSyberia vehicles used for the rally have had a set of special safety equipment added in preparation for the rally. Based on the standard Cayenne S, the race vehicles remain mechanically identical to their street-bound parent right down to the stock 4.8-liter, 385 horsepower V-8 engine. Each participant is fitted with a full rollcage along with racing-style seatbelts, auxiliary lighting, and skid plates, among other features.

The rally will be composed of t more »

Rallying and Motorsports – Behind the Scene

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

adventure6But one particular movie stood out because of its plot. The car joins the Monte Carlo rally. As a precocious little kid, I also recall asking my parents what rallying meant? And my mother, who instilled in me the discipline of doing research at an early age told me, “Dear, why don’t you look it up at the dictionary?” That was how I found out about rallying as a sport, which has flourished to this day.

And there are more interesting facts that I have discovered about the sport of rallying. Its origin can be traced back to the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition when people who have their own visions of what a “horseless carriage” should look like entered the contest and winners were ascertained by the judges who rode in each car.

Eventually, it turned into a period of city to city road races primarily in France and it started components associated with rallying competitions today, indi more »

The Rally Experience Will Really Get Your Motor Running

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

 

Forget what you think you know about driving. Now’s the time to put the pedal to the metal and really learn how to drive at a rally experience rally driving school. You’ll have the chance learn those special driving techniques that make the sport so unique and experience first hand the roar of the engine the feel of the course while you see the dust fly. Under the watchful eye of specially trained professional rally experience instructors, you’ll taste what it’s like to slide, oversteer, and make handbrake turns. You’ll learn proper braking techniques and throttle control all while racing to beat the clock.

Rally experience driving excursions are one of the most popular driving activities in Australia and it’s easy to understand why. It’s the same reason the sport of rally driving has been around for more than 100 years. It’s exciting, adrenalin in more »

With Rally Car Driving, Once is Never Enough

– Filed under: Rally Adventure

Have you ever dreamed of suiting up, strapping down, and taking a spin around a rally car driving course? If so, maybe you were unaware that you don’t have to dream about rally car driving any more, just jump in and enroll in a rally school and that dream of yours will turn into one big wonderful reality.

Rally car driving has been around for more than 100 years. Since its beginnings in Monte Carlo in 1907 to its modern day form, rally car driving has had worldwide popularity. The sport has evolved over the years and the races of today are run on shorter courses and the cars are faster. One thing that hasn’t changed is the excitement generated when either watching or actually taking part as the driver.

To experience rally car driving first hand all you need to do is enroll in one of the many popular rally car driving schools in your area. These schools are designed to immerse you in the sport of ra more »