Quad bike rider makes history in world’s ‘most dangerous’ race

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Diane on January 26, 2011

Quad bike pilot Alejandro Patronelli is celebrating after his victory in the quad bike class of the 2011 Dakar Rally.

Marcos Patronelli, his brother, won the class last year and Alejandro kept it in the family after coming through in the final stages of the notoriously difficult race, which took place in Chile and Argentina.

The race saw (more…)

Israeli disaster volunteers receive customised quad bikes

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Mat on January 20, 2011

Firefighters in Israel have taken delivery of three quad bikes as part of their on-going pursuit to save lives.

Three fully kitted out ATVs, complete with water cannons, were gifted to the ZAKA Rescue and Recovery Organisation by the chairman of the ZAKA board of directors (more…)

Cowell and bride to be take a spin on ATVs

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Rick on January 13, 2011

X Factor villain and pop mogul Simon Cowell took his fiancée for a spin on identical quad bikes during their holiday in the Caribbean.

If his bride to be, (more…)

Country singer rescues brother using an ATV

Filed under: Quad Bikes News — Rick on January 5, 2011

A country and western singer braved freezing temperatures when she leapt aboard an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to save her brother who was exposed to the elements.

Award winning recording artist Lisa McHugh, received an SOS from her sibling Shaun at 3AM after he had become stranded in a snow drift in Letterkenny, a town in Co Donegal, after a night out with work colleagues.

No public transport was available, and there were virtually no taxis out on the roads due to the (more…)