Articles by Mike Ryan

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, there will be a new challenger to 2012's dominant Minis in the form of a Red Bull-backed pair of buggys driven by Dakar veterans Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al Attiyah.

The Victorian Transport Association have released details on the 'Sandown Drive Days' event, which will take place at Sandown Raceway, Springvale, on March 7 and 8, 2013.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.

Charles S. Chapman, a senior executive and former head of General Motors Holden, died in the US on December 18, aged 86.

After dominating the 2012 running of the Dakar rally, the X-Raid 'dream team' are set to repeat the feat in 2013, with at least three of the German team's seven entries a strong chance to be on the top step of the podium.

A rarity amongst Porsche sports and racing cars, the RSK has spawned a number of kit car imitators over the years, but with only 37 built, originals are rare, and rarely appear on the market.

With 2013 marking the 60th Anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette, all sorts of 'Vettes are coming out of the woodwork, but few will have as interesting a story as this low-mileage 1954 model.

It's official. The Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport is one of the World's best Historic Motor Sport events. That was the judgement of the expert panel that short-listed the 'Classic' at the International Historic Motoring Awards of the Year 2012.

Amongst the Ferraris, Porsches and Mercedes-Benzes consigned for Gooding and Company's 2013 Scottsdale Auction in January is a treat for fans of early Fords.

The Mecca for lovers of cool pre-1966 kustom cars, hot rods and kustom kulture, the Kustom Nationals at Phillip Island is coming soon! Kustoms of Australia invite you to be a part of the fun, which will be held at Phillip Island Victoria on January 4-6th 2013.

Alfa Romeo enthusiasts shouldn't miss Shannons Sydney Summer Classic Auction on February 4, when a quartet of four cylinder Alfas from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s go under the hammer with no reserve prices.

Compact buggies are nothing new in the gruelling Dakar rally, but the idea of campaigning a Smart car in the gruelling two-week event certainly is!