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WRC Rally de Portugal 2012 – Preview

Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
Rally de Portugal, the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, is based in Faro at the Algarve Stadium and is the second of six consecutive gravel rallies. As in 2011, the event starts in Lisbon, following the successful running of last year’s super...
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Petter Solberg: close competition key to IRC decision

Posted on March 28, 2012 | No Comments
Petter Solberg has said the close competition in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge was one of the key reasons why his team is contesting seven rounds of the all-action series this season. Solberg’s Sweden-based PS Engineering concern will run a single M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 for...
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PROTON kicks off APRC title defence in Rally of Whangarei NZ

Posted on March 28, 2012 | No Comments
Expectations run high as PROTON kicks off its 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) campaign this weekend at the Brother International Rally of Whangarei in New Zealand. Not only will PROTON start the season-opening rally as defending APRC manufacturer’s champion, but it will also return...
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Latvala and Solberg take qualifying honours for Ford in Portugal

Posted on March 28, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team claimed first and second in qualifying for Rally de Portugal today. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila powered their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car to fastest time by 1.771sec ahead of team-mates Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson over the 4.96km speed...
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Bulldog Challenge Rally – Richard Sykes back to winning ways in Wales

Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
Richard Sykes and co-driver Simon Taylor took their first win in three years on round two of the NGK Spark Plugs BRC Challenge after a tough day’s action that saw only eight cars reach the finish in Welshpool. The battle throughout the day threw up...
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Bulldog International Rally of North Wales – Twingo Trophy: USA 1, Scotland 2

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
Californian Nick Allen and British co-driver Andy Bull won the inaugural event in the 2012 Twingo Renaultsport R2 Trophy UK this weekend, Scots pairing Garry Pearson and Craig Wallace taking the R1 Trophy honours on their second event in this series. The event, Bulldog International...
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More rallying joy for IRC ace Jan Kopecký

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
One week after winning Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés for a second time, Jan Kopecký has yet more reason for celebration following his victory on the Bonver Valašská Rally. Driving a ŠKODA Motorsport Fabia Super 2000 alongside navigator Pavel Dresler, Kopecký led the Czech...
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Ford and Solberg grab Fafe glory in perfect Portuguese warm-up

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team’s Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson chalked up their first victory for the squad today with a stunning performance to triumph in the Fafe Rally Sprint, a warm-up event for next weekend’s Rally de Portugal. Their win could hardly have been closer,...
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Quality turn-out for FIA WRC Academy opener

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
An array of highly talented drivers will take centre stage as the Ford and Pirelli supported FIA WRC Academy embarks on the opening round of the season at the Vodafone Rally de Portugal next week. With national champions, class victors and members of the FIA...
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M-Sport trio ready to tackle Portuguese tests

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
Old faces return to the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team as the leading privateers embark upon the fourth and first European gravel event of the World Rally Championship (WRC) next week. Having made an impact on the first three events of the season, regular points...
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Vodafone World of Difference supports Richard Burns Foundation

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
Vodafone UK’s World of Difference scheme, which enables 500 people every year to work for UK charities, has nominated two successful bidders to provide support for the Richard Burns Foundation. The scheme enables working people to commit their time to a charitable endeavour while Vodafone...
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Algarve adventure awaits Ford’s pacy duo in Portugal

Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
Ford World Rally Team takes on next week’s FIA World Rally Championship encounter in Portugal intent on carrying forward the form displayed in Mexico earlier this month. Its Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car topped the speed test rankings after stepping up its dirt road...
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PROTON R3 Cusco Rally Team features new Junior driver Kenneth Koh

Posted on March 22, 2012 | No Comments
The PROTON R3 Cusco Rally Team will feature Kenneth Koh, a new Junior Driver alongside 2011 APRC 2wd Champion Karamjit Singh, and 2011 APRC Junior Champion, Akira Bamba. Kenneth, who is from the town of Klang, Malaysia will be part of the APRC’s new Junior...
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Interview with John MacCrone

Posted on March 22, 2012 | No Comments
With the first round of the FIA WRC Academy fast approaching, here is your chance to get to know some of the competitors a little better. We grilled John MacCrone on his rally career and found out something you wouldn’t expect! Find out what the...
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Takeoff time for Renault Twingos

Posted on March 22, 2012 | No Comments
The Twingo Renaultsport R2 Trophy UK takes off on Bulldog International Rally North Wales this weekend, the counter also the second in the R1 Trophy calendar. This opening round of the Twingo R2 Trophy was always targeted to start on the second round of the...
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