Petter Solberg completed his hat trick of Rally GB wins today by taking the lead from Sebastien Loeb on the penultimate stage. While Loeb held the rally lead from stage two, Solberg applied steady pressure and Loeb finally cracked. While the win does little for Solberg’s title defense (he only gained two points on Loeb), […]
Posted on September 19th, 2004 by admin
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Despite the shift to the earlier date, conditions in Wales are still damp and muddy. Sebastien Loeb found himself at an advantage early in Leg 1 running first on the roads, and he had a comfortable 30 second lead over Marcus Gronholm and Petter Solberg. It didn’t take Solberg long to get his bid for […]
Posted on September 17th, 2004 by admin
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I’ve been slacking with my duties posting WRC news and rally updates. I’ll take the opportunity now since I’m actually ahead of schedule at work…. Petter Solberg won the inagural Rally Japan, leading the event from start to finish. While the win was important for Solberg and Subaru, it did little to affect the overall […]
Posted on September 14th, 2004 by admin
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The season’s first proper sealed surface rally got started this morning. Many people are expecting this rally to be the final nail in the coffin for Sebastien Loeb’s challengers in this year’s championship race, with Loeb holding a 22 point over Petter Solberg, and Loeb gunning for his third consecutive victory in Germany. Solberg has […]
Posted on August 20th, 2004 by admin
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After half a season of disappointment, Peugeot has finally gotten a win under the belt of the new 307. Marcus Gronholm took the win in Finland (his home event) over Ford’s Markko Martin by 38 seconds. Peugeot looked as if they’d take a one-two, but Harri Rovanpera’s late day shunt on Leg 1 put an […]
Posted on August 9th, 2004 by admin
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Lest any of you think that I don’t care about rallying anymore (not the case), here’s a little update on the Rallye Finland, which started today… It’s been both a typical Finnish rally and a surprising one. The local drivers are ruling the roost at the moment (halfway through Leg 1), with Marcus Gronholm, Sebastien […]
Posted on August 6th, 2004 by admin
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The Rally Turkey started today, and as expected it’s been a rough event, with matters complicated by heavy rains with have turned some of the stages into rivers. Carlos Sainz is the only works driver to have made it through the day unscathed, though all he has to show for it is fourth place. The […]
Posted on June 25th, 2004 by admin
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The FIA decided today to exclude both Peugeots from the Rally Cyprus after concluding that the 307s were using non-standard water pumps. The rally was awarded to second place driver Sebastien Loeb, and everyone else in the standings moved up one place. The “win” moves Loeb into first place in the driver’s championship (giving him […]
Posted on May 26th, 2004 by admin
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It’s been a few days coming, but here’s the wrapup of the WRC action from last weekend… As expected, it was a rough rally for all the factory teams. The biggest victim was Subaru’s Petter Solberg. Solberg started the rally well, and held the lead through the opening stages. Then, a minor incident that bent […]
Posted on May 19th, 2004 by admin
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The championship picks up again tomorrow morning on the rough and twisty roads around the island of Cyprus. This is the first of three very tough events to start the summer, with this rally quickly followed by Turkey and the Acropolis. This means a lot of damaged cars and many retirements. All of the teams […]
Posted on May 13th, 2004 by admin
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