Sorry about the delay in getting a post about the rally up. I was having some issues with my recently upgrading mail program. Seems it just didn’t want to work for awhile…. Anyway…. It’s been a busy day at Rally Finland, with several lead changes. Heading into the final stage of the day, the superspecial […]
Posted on August 8th, 2003 by admin
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The World Rally Championship has headed to Finland for one of the most popular rounds of the championship. The gravel roads are smooth and fast, and littered with huge jumps. Most of the drivers refer to the event as the Grand Prix Finland because the average speeds are the fastest on the schedule (top speeds […]
Posted on August 7th, 2003 by admin
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WRC Drivers Caught Speeding at Rally Great Britain Actually, quite a few drivers (including some big names) were caught speeding by police cameras on public road sections between stages. This highlights one of the little known facts of rallying — the cars actually do drive around to get from stage to stage (remember when Seb […]
Posted on August 1st, 2003 by admin
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Sebastien Loeb has won this year’s German Rally by a mere 3 seconds over Marcus Gronholm. It’s been quite a wild weekend, with multiple lead changes and nasty weather. Both Richard Burns and Markko Martin held the lead at various points this weekend. Burns looked to be set to score his first win in a […]
Posted on July 27th, 2003 by admin
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Within only the superspecial at St Wendel this evening left, Richard Burns is back in the lead. Markko Martin stormed the middle stages, and looked to be the main to beat, until gearbox issues left him without 5th and 6th gears (not exactly ideal for the flat, wide stages later in the day). Martin has […]
Posted on July 25th, 2003 by admin
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Day 1 of the German Rally is at the halfway point, and there have been a few surprises. Richard Burns came out of the gate very quickly, setting the pace on SS1 and 2, but Markko Martin has responded and now has the lead after four stages. The surprises? Well, pre-race favorite Gilles Panizzi is […]
Posted on July 25th, 2003 by admin
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Posted on July 23rd, 2003 by admin
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The World Rally Championship heads to Germany this weekend for the first proper tarmac rally of the year. This is a big event. First, Skoda is debuting the new Fabia WRC. While the team admits they are a bit ahead of schedule to release the car, they also feel it’s better to treat this rally […]
Posted on July 23rd, 2003 by admin
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Third Driver Rules Announced The FIA has approved the new third driver rules for WRC factory teams. Simply put, a factory team can only two drivers who have place third or better in any rally from the previous season. That means Carlos Sainz, Harri Rovanpera, and Gilles Panizzi would be released from their teams at […]
Posted on June 25th, 2003 by admin
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An interesting bit of news from the world of rallying….. PSA duels for Seb Loeb. PSA is the group that owns both Peugeot and Citroen. Peugeot is looking to possibly add Loeb should the new driver’s rules be added for next season (the new rule would prohibit a team from having three drivers who have […]
Posted on June 25th, 2003 by admin
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