With Gigi Galli out for what appears the rest of the season, who will sit in for him on NZ and Japan, Marcus Gronholm?

Posted by RallyScott 18 August, 2008 (0) Comment

With Gigi out for a long time after his serious accident in Germany, where he sustained a broken left femur, Malcolm Wilson has to make a quick decision on who will replace him for Rally New Zealand, and then Japan will also need to be considered.

In the frame for the Stobart seat would appear to… Continue reading

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Gigi Galli is recovering well and should be out of hospital on Wednesday

Posted by RallyScott 18 August, 2008 (0) Comment

Gigi was visited in hospital by his Ford teammates and also by Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo, all dressedĀ up in their fireproof underwear to cheer Gigi up.

Galli is expected to leave hospital on Wednesday following a successful operation on his broken left femur sustained in a frightening, flat out… Continue reading

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Martin Prokop is being linked to a Skoda Fabia S2000 for the PWRC 2009

Posted by RallyScott 16 August, 2008 (0) Comment

According to Czech sources, Martin Prokop is believed to be going to campaign a Fabia Super 2000 in next year’s PCWRC. Prokop has admitted that he wants to drive an S2000 car in the 2009 PWRC and it appears his choice will be the Skoda.

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Gareth Jones will go for it on Rally Germany in his newly acquired Subaru Impreza S12B WRC

Posted by RallyScott 15 August, 2008 (0) Comment

Gareth Jones told Motorsport News that he is ready to attack in Germany this weekend, even though he hasn’t been in action since Rally GB last year. Jones will use a Subaru S12B run by Dom Buckley instead of the 05 Focus he was originally entered in. He hopes to contest Rally Spain and GB… Continue reading

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Francois Duval quickest on Rally Germany 2008 Shakedown ahead of Dani Sordo

Posted by RallyScott 14 August, 2008 (0) Comment

Duval was quickest in shakedown today for the ADAC Rallye Deutschland but is playing down his chances on the rally. The shakedown was a 5.8km test near the event’s base in Trier. Dani Sordo came second just .6 of a second behind with Hirvonen third. Seb Loeb was fourth just 1.1s behind Duval.

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Suzuki WRT gearing up for the asphalt of Rallye Deutschland 2008 with the SX4 WRC

Posted by RallyScott 13 August, 2008 (0) Comment

Rallye Deutschland (D), August 14-17 2008, round 10/15

Suzuki gets back to asphalt

The Rallye Deutschland sees Suzuki get back to asphalt rallying for the
first time this year since Monte Carlo. Nonetheless, the asphalt of Germany
is far from typical of this surface, containing an extraordinary variety of
driving conditions. The rally is actually made up of three old… Continue reading

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