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2014 Land Rover Defender Challenge announced

By Damion Smy Motor Industry 30 October 2013 12:01 Land Rover has confirmed that it is the official sponsor of the 2014 ‘Defender Challenger by Bowler’, which will see a field of up to 15 tricked-up Defender 90s hit the rough stuff as crews get down and dirty, Dakar style. It’s all about enticing those who are curious about rally raids, such as the legendary Dakar event that’s held early each year. A lack of experience, as well as costs, has made it difficult for novices looking to qualify for the necessary licence, so the Defender Challenge is ideal for rally wannabes looking to dip a toe in the water, so to speak, with no experience required to enter.

One Lap of the Web: Jeff Gordon strikes fear in NYC cab rider

-- Nothing in life is more fun than seeing your friends fear for their lives, and for the next five minutes, our good friend Travis Okulski really thought he was locked in a cab with a grizzled ex-con who was going to escape from the police and, as ex-cons are wont to do, murder him in the woods. Hah! What a schmuck.

Ford Explorer (2011 ) to get Ford’s new Curve Control

The 2011 Ford Explorer - this time behind a tree. The picture you see above is in fact Ford’s 2011 Explorer. And in what has seemed like an interminable tease of images for the latest version of Ford’s SUV we’ve had everything out-doorsy with an Explorer half hidden in the background you could think of.