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WalesRallyGB offers autograph signing session and entertainment at Ceremonial Start

At this years WalesRallyGB taking place on the 4th to the 7th of December will offer autograph signing sessions before the Thursday Ceremonial Start.

Autograph signing will be located on King Edward VIII Avenue, adjacent to Winter Wonderland and Cardiff City Hall, the all-free rally entertainment begins at 4.30pm when the world’s top… Continue reading

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The company behind Suabru World Rally Team Prodrive attracts Middle East investment

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Kuwaiti investment company, The Investment Dar Company (TID), has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Prodrive, one of the world’s leading motorsport and automotive technology businesses. Prodrive is based in the UK with operations in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. And is responsible for running the World Championship winning… Continue reading

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World Rally Car future will be decided in December’s meeting of the World Motor Sport Council

Autosport magazine published an article last week in which it followed up the recent WMSC decisions regarding the future of the WRCar.

The Autosport article:

THE FUTURE of the World Rally Car will be decided once and for all in December’s meeting of the World MotorSport Council, with a switch to Super 2000… Continue reading

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Video clips of Sebastien Loeb testing the F1 RB4 at Silverstone and Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona

With Sebastien Loeb setting 8th fastest time at the Circuit de Catalunya here are a few video clips from yesterday’s F1 winter test in Barcelona and footage from his shakedown run at Silverstone last week.

Loeb completed 82 laps in the 2008 Formula 1 Red Bull Racing RB4 on slick tyres and impressed the… Continue reading

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Marcus Gronholm could have replaced Francois Duval for Wales Rally GB

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Malcolm Wilson wished to place Marcus Gronholm in the Stobart Focus for Wales Rally GB had Francois Duval elected to not take part, according to autoklub.pl.

Duval confirmed this in an interview with RTBF last week when he was testing Pieter Tsjoen’s Focus just after the Condroz Rally. He was contemplating not competing again after the accident in Japan… Continue reading

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Formula One winter testing Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona Spain: photos of Sebastien Loeb who was 8th quickest in the F1 Red Bull Racing RB4

Sebastien Loeb was a highly impressive 8th quickest (just under 2s slower than the fastest time) today at the Circuit de Catalunya F1 track driving the Red Bull RB4 on his first official Formula One test.

Loeb, who was awarded the test drive as a present from Red Bull for winning the world rally championship this year, set 12th best time… Continue reading

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