The company behind Subaru 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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Andreas Mikkelsen has to raise a third of the budget himself for a seat next year otherwise he might be doing National Service in 2009

Andreas Mikkelsen could be denied a factory seat with the Subaru World Rally Team after a dispute with his father over how much funding he has to find, according to Autosport magazine.

Mikkelsen, who has remained tight-lipped on his test of the Impreza WRC 08, will not contest Rally GB and, according to… Continue reading

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Stormont will not now launch the 2009 World Rally Championship

Stormont will not be the venue for the launch of the 2009 WRC according to the Belfast Telegraph.

The gala event which was scheduled for 24th January at Belfast’s Parliament Buildings, the Saturday before Rally Ireland, will not now take place. A ‘Race of Champions’ style event had been planned with all the works teams… Continue reading

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Urmo Aava tested a Subaru S14 WRC recently and says he has a 2 million euro budget for 2009

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International Rally New York 2008 Results: Father and son Seamus and Joseph Burke 1-2

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Dunlop Targa New Zealand 2008 Results: Richard Mason wins in his BNT/Dunlop Subaru

In atrocious weather conditions New Zealand’s top rallying couple, Richard and Sara Mason, have steered their bright yellow BNT/Dunlop Subaru to a stunning victory on the 2008 Dunlop Targa NZ which finished in a storm-lashed Wellington on Saturday.

The correction of times for a Day One stage meant the Masterton Flyers started the… Continue reading

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