Petter Solberg has won his second WRC event, beating Peugeot’s Harri Rovanpera by over a minute. There was never really any suspense on the final day, with Petter driving comfortably, and Rovanpera given team orders to bring his 206 home in one piece to score points in the maker’s championship. Seb Loeb took third, only […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2003 by admin
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What a day it was. Cyprus is living up to its billing as the toughest rally on this year’s circuit. Here’s a quick rundown on who didn’t make it through the day: * Marcus Gronholm: propshaft. He ran on stage with front wheel drive only, then lost all power. * Richard Burns: transmission. More issues […]
Posted on June 21st, 2003 by admin
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A short day to start to the Cyprus rally, though two stages were over 38km in length, making it a rough day in the intense heat. Peugeot has shown speed early, with Harri Rovanpera leading the rally til the last stage (when Marcus Gronholm snatched the lead) and Gilles Panizzi, in the privateer 206, holding […]
Posted on June 20th, 2003 by admin
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If you’re a sports fan, this time of year really sorta stinks. The NHL and NBA playoffs are finished, leaving us with just Major League Baseball. Sure, if you live in NYC or Boston, it might be an exciting thing to look forward to, but here in Pittsburgh it means having only depressing news about […]
Posted on June 18th, 2003 by admin
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Markko Martin won the Acropolis rally, taking his first-ever WRC win. Carlos Sainz managed to keep Petter Solberg at bay to take second. Solberg held second place for most of the day, but some transmission problems and a little run-in with Colin McRae kept him from scoring 2 more points. Richard Burns did a fine […]
Posted on June 9th, 2003 by admin
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More interesting news on day 2 of the Acropolic Rally. Petter Solberg stormed out of the gate and looked to the man to challenge Markko Martin. He got quite close, til he had driveshaft issues later in the morning, and dropped over a minute. Martin saw his chance and took it, storming to three stage […]
Posted on June 7th, 2003 by admin
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SS8 was cancelled due to a combination of spectator and dust issues. Even bigger news, Marcus Gronholm retired about 6km from the service park (on a road section after SS8) due to a fuel pump problem. This leaves the top three (Martin, Rovanpera, and Solberg) within 30 seconds of one another. Tomorrow should be an […]
Posted on June 6th, 2003 by admin
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The 2003 Acropolis Rally started this morning, and it’s been quite competitive so far. Markko Martin has a slight lead over Peugeot’s Harri Rovanperra going into the day’s last stage, with Marcus Gronholm not far behind. Peugeot has never won this event, so their hopes are high that one of these guys can take the […]
Posted on June 6th, 2003 by admin
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Another interesting day on in the World Rally Championship. First, multiple stages were concerned due to overzealous crowds. This didn’t make many of the drivers in the top 5 happy, since the move limited the number of competitive kilometers left in the event. Once the action the got started though, Carlos Sainz was out to […]
Posted on May 10th, 2003 by admin
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Day one of the Rally Argentina was rough and tumble and full of surprises. Marcus Gronholm was leading the charge early, but the Subaru’s of Tommi Makinen and Petter Solberg, and Citroen’s Carlos Saniz were keeping the margin close. Makinen began to charge on SS5, and pulled within 2 seconds of his fellow Finn. Solberg […]
Posted on May 10th, 2003 by admin
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