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Citroën's Sébastien Loeb closes in on WRC lead with first Rally ...  -  05 Aug 2008
AutoCorse.it,With Dani Sordo and Marc Marti finishing fourth in the second C4 WRC, Citroën narrowed the gap to Ford in the manufacturers’ standings and now lies just

Tough end for Companc.  -  05 Aug 2008
Yahoo! Eurosport,Munchi's Ford World Rally Team co-founder Luis-Perez Companc had a premature end to his final ever WRC event last weekend, when he was forced to pull out at

Solid second for Cole and Flynn. Rally UK » Solid second for Cole ...  -  05 Aug 2008
crash.net,Damian Cole took second overall in the tarmac Harry Flatters Rally at Epynt at the weekend, missing out to Peter Lloyd in a Subaru Impreza WRC by the

Top ten for Rautenbach in Finland  -  05 Aug 2008
crash.net,Having tackled the rally before in a two-wheel-drive J-WRC car, Conrad soon realised the switchback roads of central Finland were a very different prospect

Wilson Jr: P9 in Finland good for us  -  05 Aug 2008
crash.net,Ninth also meant he went one better than in 2007 - and 2006, when he brought his Stobart Ford Focus WRC car home in tenth. "In some sections on Friday my

Rantanen scores and gets Spirit of Rally award.  -  05 Aug 2008
crash.net,...“I hope to be in the WRC next year but I just have to get the money together first. “I am very happy to have won the Spirit of the Rally Award too.

Rally Finland: Suzuki leg two summary  -  Aug 2, 2008
Motorsport.com,Andersson's SX4 WRC was running without any problems inside the top 10 when he crashed off the road on SS16. Gardemeister's car was slowed by a steering

JWRC: Suzuki Rally Finland final leg  -  Aug 3, 2008
Motorsport.com,Warm sunshine and big crowds greeted the Suzuki driver as he entered the final leg of what has been an exceptionally tough round of the J-WRC.

Finland Rally: Suzuki WRC Rally Final Recap - More Points  -  Aug 3, 2008
PaddockTalkGardemeister's Suzuki SX4 WRC ran without any faults through the final day. The Finn had dialled himself into the super-quick final-leg stages and was

Rally Finland: Suzuki Thursday  -  Jul 31, 2008
Motorsport.com,Full of confidence in the Suzuki SX4 WRC, both drivers are aiming to score points on this most famous of world rally rounds. Ahead of the first proper stage

Andersson admits: Finland crash my error  -  Aug 2, 2008
crash.net,Indeed while he added it was a shame Andersson retired, at least Toni Gardemeister is still on track to get points in the sister SX4 WRC.

Gardemeister survives 'big moment' to score  -  Aug 4, 2008
crash.net,Suzuki's Toni Gardemeister was delighted at the end of his home event on Sunday after bringing the newly revised SX4 WRC car home in eighth place on the

Suzuki pleased with first day in Finland  -  Aug 1, 2008
RallyeInfo Ltd,PG Andersson: "The SX4 WRC has been great today. We've had no problems. Given the testing we did, we've got a very good set-up with the car. We had.

WRC » Rally Finland: SS18 - Loeb top in Surkee 2.  -  Aug 2, 2008
crash.net,Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 07.8secs M 6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +00mins 11.5secs M 7.

Pérez Companc bows out of WRC after spectacular career  -  Aug 3, 2008
AutoCorse.it,It was an unfortunate end for Luis Pérez Companc/José María Volta after retiring on their final ever WRC event together at this weekend’s Neste Oil Rally

Finland Rally: Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRC Day 1 Recap  -  Aug 1, 2008
PaddockTalkThe battle between Solberg and Galli has been an impressive one all day with the Italian picking up third spot on stage 8 only for the Norwegian to move

Finland Rally: Subaru WRC Day One Recap  -  Aug 2, 2008
PaddockTalk80 kilometres due west to the town of Keuruu. 1. Loeb / Elena Citroen C4 WRC 1h 04m 57.9s 2. Hirvonen / Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +14.4s (diff. to 1st)

Finland Rally: Subaru WRC Rally Final Recap - Crucial Third  -  Aug 3, 2008
PaddockTalk...of 16 in the 2008 World Rally Championship. 1. Loeb / Elena Citroen C4 WRC 2h 54m 05.5s 2. Hirvonen / Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +9.0s (diff. to 1st)

Rally Finland: SS1 - Loeb wins SSS. WRC » Rally Finland: SS1 ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
crash.net,Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 1min 20.5secs M 2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 00.3secs M 5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC

Subaru World Rally Team Stars Gear-Up For WRC Finland Debut  -  Jul 31, 2008
Auto Racing DailyFinland is only the third event for the WRC’s youngest machine, the Subaru Impreza WRC2008, and the first time the championship will use the soft compound

McLaren Wins on Massa’s Heartbreak  -  Aug 4, 2008
New York Times Blogs,WRC: Entering the weekend, only one non-Finnish driver had won the Rally of Finland in 16 years, which made Ford the odds on favorite to win.

Gallagher finishes fifth in Finland  -  Aug 3, 2008
RTE.ie,Frenchman and Championship leader Sebastian Ogier dropped Finland from his J-WRC calendar and will be confident heading into Germany of a victory.

Finland: Quoteboard - Day 3.  -  Aug 3, 2008
Yahoo! Eurosport,After spending the first two days driving flat out between the trees, I had absolutely no intention of letting our 42nd WRC win slip from our grasp.

Yurdakul takes maiden victory on Finnish spectacular  -  Aug 3, 2008
AutoCorse.it,These amazing stage times – which included many top-ten GpN times and a time that equalled that of J-WRC round winner Martin Prokop on stage 22 – were

IRC: Alen to miss Rally Madeira. WRC » IRC: Alen to miss Rally ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
crash.net,Abarth's Anton Alen will miss this weekend's Rally Madeira, the latest round in the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge after being struck down by a virus

WRC » Rally Finland - preview - Pt. 1.  -  Jul 29, 2008
crash.net,Preview for the Rally Finland - the ninth round in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship, part 1. After a six week break, the Neste Oill Rally Finland

Finland Rally: Suzuki Junior WRC Race Preview  -  Jul 28, 2008
PaddockTalkA new driver to Suzuki in Finland is Kalle Pinomaki, who will make his Swift Super 1600 debut on his home event next weekend. Finland is the ultimate test

Mikko Hirvonen leads Sebastien Loeb in the WRC points  -  Jul 29, 2008
AutoWeekSubaru hoped its all-new hatchback Impreza WRC car, launched on the Acropolis Rally, would take the fight to the dominant Citroëns and Fords.

Rally Finland: Aniversary for Khalid in WRC  -  Jul 28, 2008
XPRESS,...“My first year in the WRC has been an ongoing process of learning the various driving techniques and styles required to negotiate the array of new terrains

Finland Rally: BP Ford WRC Race Preview  -  Jul 24, 2008
PaddockTalk..."My first year in the WRC has been a process of learning the various driving techniques and styles required to negotiate the new terrain I’ve encountered.

Companc to retire from WRC in Finland.  -  Jul 25, 2008
crash.net,The Rally Finland will mark his 30th outing in the WRC, after he scaled back his programme this season due to business commitments.

Stobart aiming to fly high on Finnish WRC thriller  -  Jul 26, 2008
AutoCorse.it,This will be Solberg’s 65th WRC event start since he made his debut in the championship 10 years ago. With over 100 entries Rally Finland is the only event

WRC » Gardemeister: Results vital for Suzuki.  -  Jul 24, 2008
crash.net,...by Rob Wilkins Suzuki World Rally Team's Toni Gardemeister has conceded that they definitely need to try and get some good results with the SX4 WRC car in

WRC » IRC: Betti keen to fight at very top in Madeira.  -  Jul 27, 2008
crash.net,Italian driver Luca Betti has promised that he will really go for it on the Madeira Rally this week, the latest round in the Intercontinental Rally

WRC » Atkinson: I want to win now.  -  Jul 22, 2008
crash.net,Subaru's Chris Atkinson has set his sights on taking his maiden win in the WRC during the second half of the season, which gets underway in less than two

KNAF Talent First Team Holland: first day of positive learning for ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
automobilsport.com,...not yet fully pleased with 11th place in J-WRC and himself…. • Kevin Abbring: fantastic stages and fast times with his Renault Clio…

Flying Finns picked to dominate home rally  -  Jul 31, 2008
Drivesouth,One of the most popular events on the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar is in the land of sixty thousand lakes - Rally Finland - which takes place

Naren in 12th place  -  Aug 1, 2008
Hindu,The crests already claimed the car of WRC’s favourite and local hero Jari-Matti Latvala, who went off into a ditch during the third stage of the day.

KNAF Talent First Team Holland: pleased with 2nd day results and ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
automobilsport.com,Kevin Abbring: some promising stage times bring first J-WRC points in sight…. Also the second day saw some misfortunes for several teams…

Al Qassimi goes back to school  -  Aug 2, 2008
Emirates Business 24/7,..."When I first joined the WRC, I was like the kid who joins a new school," say Al Qassimi from the ADTA hospitality suite in the little student town of

WRC » WRC set to run over winter?  -  Jul 16, 2008
crash.net,According to reports by rallye-magazin.de, the changes could come into effect in two years time, with eight events making up the '2010 WRC championship',

F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, GP2, MotoGP, ALMS, WRC and More! If It Goes ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
PaddockTalkThe 2008 IndyCar Series schedule appeared to be heading right into Rahal Letterman Racing’s and Ryan Hunter-Reay’s (#17 Ethanol Dallara/Honda/Firestone)

F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, GP2, MotoGP, ALMS, WRC and More! If It Goes ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
PaddockTalkTwo days of continued improvement for Panther Racing and driver Vitor Meira went unrewarded during qualifications for tomorrow afternoon’s Rexall Edmonton

Bourne wins evening showdown  -  Jul 29, 2008
The Nation Newspaper,At the wheel of the Banks/ Texaco/B-Mobile/Pirelli/New-Tech Subaru Impreza WRC S9, Bourne set the pace from the start – his first run time of 2m 33.48s was

F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, GP2, MotoGP, ALMS, WRC and More! If It Goes ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
PaddockTalkTo mark the 60th anniversary of Silverstone at this year’s British Grand Prix, the circuit teamed up with global apparel manufacturer, Alpinestars* to

World-class field for Repco Rally New Zealand  -  Jul 28, 2008
3 News NZ,As well as the BP Fords of Hirvonen and Latvala, four more WRC Fords arrive for Italian Gigi Galli, Englishman Matthew Wilson, Argentinean Federico Villagra

IRC: Hanninen to do more events? WRC » IRC: Hanninen to do more ...  -  Jul 20, 2008
crash.net,Juho Hanninen has confirmed that he wants to compete on some more rounds in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge this year. Hanninen, who is competing in

Villagra goes out in Finland  -  Aug 2, 2008
crash.net,Suzuki Swift man Michal Kosciuszko meanwhile, who had been leading the Junior WRC class, also hit trouble in Juupajoki. He now drops behind Citroen's Martin

Skoda Fabia WRC wins Donegal Rally  -  Jul 16, 2008
Fermanagh Herald (subscription),The Skoda Fabia World Rally Car (WRC) driven by Eugene Donnelly has beaten off stiff competition from Ford and Subaru to win the recent Donegal Rally.

Wilson Sr: WRC could be bigger than F1, MotoGP  -  Jul 14, 2008
crash.net,Ford boss Malcolm Wilson is bullish about the prospects of the WRC - and thinks once a global promoter is appointed the sport will go from strength to




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