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The RallyBuzz Top 10 Questions with Stobart’s Urmo Aava

In the run up to the forthcoming Rally Ireland which takes place from January 28th to the 1st of February, RallyBuzz spoke briefly to Urmo Aava just before the announcement was made that he would be driving for the Stobart team in the ‘09 WRC season.

Urmo and Co-driver Kuldar Sikk will be running a Stobart Ford Focus WRC 08 with regular Matthew Wilson as the points nominated drivers on… Continue reading

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FSTi launches into its fourth successive year in the WRC

The Fiesta SportTrophy International (FSTi) will return to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) for its fourth successive year in April 2009 and will again be supported by tyre manufacture Pirelli.

Previously known as the Fiesta SportingTrophy, the new championship’s new name will reflect the new Sport model of the Ford Fiesta, which will be launched as a rally car at the Autosport Show in Birmingham (10.11 January)… Continue reading

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Prodrive pays tribute to the Subaru World Rally Team at Autosport Show

Prodrive will be attending the Autosport International show at the NEC in January and will pay tribute to the Subaru World Rally Team.

On The Prodrive stand next to the main Autosport stage will be the latest Aston Martin Racing cars, the Vantage GT2 and the Vantage GT4; the new group N rally car, the Prodrive Impreza N2009; the Alfa Brera S, which was engineered for Alfa Romeo… Continue reading

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WRC 2009 Calendar: RallyBuzz events preview guide

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In preparation for the 2009 WRC Season, RallyBuzz looks forward to the 12 rounds of the World Rally Championship. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Happy New Year.

Six of the twelve events are returning back to the WRC after breaks from the series. They are Ireland, Norway Cyprus, Portugal and… Continue reading

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Team Abu Dhabi to expand in 2009

Following a successful 2008, Team Abu Dhabi, under the guidance of Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, will expand the team’s participation in 2009 as reported by Rallysport Magazine Australia.

Talking from his Central Coast New South Wales home, team director, Ron Cremen, said:
We are very pleased with the progress of the team and in particular how the junior drivers have adapted… Continue reading

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Dakar 2009 Stage Previews

Ahead of the Dakar Rally 2009 that starts on 3rd January 2009, Rallybuzz gives you the details of the 14 stages over the two weeks.

 
Stage 1 – Saturday, January 3: Buenos Aires - Santa Rosa, 733 km
Link: 196 km
Special: 371 km
Link: 166 km
Many have heard of La Pampa, where men are reputed to be “rough, but always courteous.” This first stage will provide the opportunity… Continue reading

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