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Daniel Sordo to open the road on day one in Corsica

Posted on May 10, 2012 | No Comments
Dani Sordo will start first on the road on day one of Giru di Corsica-Tour de Corse, his first appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Sordo, in a MINI John Cooper Works S2000, will be followed through Thursday’s three stages by Giandomenico Basso in an...
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Andreas Mikkelsen aims to profit from experience in Corsica

Posted on May 9, 2012 | No Comments
With a rally win and a pair of second place finishes this year in his ŠKODA UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, Intercontinental Rally Challenge leader Andreas Mikkelsen feels confident ahead of Round 4 of the series, the Tour of Corsica (10-12 May), and believes that he’ll...
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Corsica Rally promises a thrilling spectacle

Posted on May 9, 2012 | No Comments
ŠKODA Motorsport to field Kopecký & Dresler. The Corsica Rally is one of the most difficult events of this year’s IRC. Seven Fabia Super 2000s in total to appear on the start line. LIVE coverage on Eurosport. The upcoming Corsica Rally is one of the...
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Frank Toren Larsen impresses on Rally Sorland to take championship lead

Posted on May 9, 2012 | No Comments
It was a dream start for Frank Tore Larsen and co-driver Torstein Eriksen as they debuted for Adapta Motorsport at the 2012 NM Rally Sørland this weekend. The duo, who hail from Steinberg in Buskerud, showed some impressive speed to outshine their championship rivals and...
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Matthew Wilson’s recovery aided by innovative IWALKFree design

Posted on May 9, 2012 | No Comments
Matthew Wilson’s recovery may have taken longer than expected after the British star broke his ankle whilst training earlier this year, but thanks to an innovative new design from iWALKFree, the WRC star is making a speedy recovery. It was during one of Wilson’s regular...
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Jean-Pierre Nicolas appointed IRC Manager

Posted on May 9, 2012 | No Comments
Eurosport Events, the promoter of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, is delighted to confirm the appointed of Jean-Pierre Nicolas as IRC Manager with immediate effect. Nicolas, a famed international-level rally driver who turned to team management with huge success after calling time on his own competition...
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Jan Kopecký prepared for tough Corsica test

Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
Jan Kopecký will make his third start in this season’s all-action Intercontinental Rally Challenge on Giru di Corsica-Tour de Corse from 9-12 May. But the ŠKODA Motorsport ace insists he won’t be taking anything for granted when the competitive action begins on Thursday afternoon. “This...
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Another win for Mads Ostberg and the Ford Fiesta RRC

Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
Mads Østberg and his co-driver Jonas Andersson won the fourth round in the Norwegian rally championship at the 2012 NM Rally Sørland this weekend. Rally Sørland was the championship’s fourth round and Østberg’s seventh time in Mandal, where the rally is based. The rally started...
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Camillus Bradley Wins Tour of the Sperrins Rally

Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
Camillus Bradley became only the second two-wheel drive pilot in more than 10 years to win a round of the Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship on Saturday! While John Waring secured 2010 Circuit of Ireland National Rally success in his Escort, it...
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Paddon and Kennard first entrants for Brother Rally New Zealand

Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are the first competitors to submit their entry for Brother Rally New Zealand which runs from 21 to 24 June. Having won the FIA Production World Rally Championship last year, Paddon and Kennard have stepped up another...
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Croatia Rally 2012 welcomes…

Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
Already this month, starts Croatia rally to be held on 24. till 26. May 2012 in Rijeka and surrounding area. For the first time in Croatia comes Skoda Motorsport Team and the driver Juho Hanninen with Skoda Fabia S2000. The driver in the WRC Championship...
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Subaru rally team USA driver David Higgins dominates Oregon Trail Rally for second year in a row

Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
The storyline and the results of the 2012 Oregon Trail Rally mimicked the 2011 edition of the event with Subaru Rally Team USA’s David Higgins again leading from the start and pulling away for victory. The win, his fourth Oregon Trail Rally career victory, vaults...
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IRC champion Andreas Mikkelsen reveals secret weapon

Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
Andreas Mikkelsen believes he has a secret weapon in his bid to win Giru di Corsica-Tour de Corse next week: experience of the stages around Bastia on the third day of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier. Mikkelsen, who has yet to win a round of...
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Daniel Sordo to debut new MINI S2000 in Corsica

Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
Dani Sordo will drive the upgraded MINI John Cooper Works Super 2000 at Rally Corsica next week. Prodrive has applied the enhancements introduced on the World Rally Car at Rally Portugal on to the S2000 car. All the modifications are identical except for the revised...
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Citroen Racing Trophy Ireland Round 3 Preview

Posted on May 4, 2012 | No Comments
Kevin O’Connor and co-driver Shane Buckley stormed to victory for the second event in succession on round two of the Citroen Racing Trophy Ireland series. With wins on the opening West Cork and Circuit of Ireland rounds, they now head into this weekend’s Cartell.ie Killarney...
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