Guy Wilks is close to securing the third Subaru WRT drive for ten rounds in the 2009 WRC

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Guy Wilks is said to be close to announcing very soon that he will be driving the third works Subaru on ten rounds of next year’s World Rally Championship, according to Portuguese website Autosport.pt.

Wilks has been trying to raise funds this year, to land the third SWRT seat, through his Guy Wilks 500 Club… Continue reading

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The Chase - On-board with Toni Gardemeister as he follows Brice Tirabassi on SS11 Rallye de France - Tour de Corse

During the Tour de Corse there was one clip of on-board footage which was rather entertaining to watch.

It was a conversation between Toni Gardemeister and his co-driver Tomi Tuominen about Brice Tirabassi’s driving. They had just been passed by Tirabassi on SS11, after having fuel pressure problems during, but got going again and set about chasing… Continue reading

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Petter Solberg Subaru gravel test videos from Gernika Spain ahead of Rally Japan and GB

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Petter Solberg spent two days gravel testing in Spain this week in the Subaru S14 WRC.

Solberg declared himself happy, after the test, with the new Ohlins suspension technology and also this week said he would stay with Subaru for 2009 ending much speculation.

The test was carried out in mainly wet conditions, according… Continue reading

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Petter Solberg to stay with the Subaru World Rally Team in 2009 WRC

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According to an article on Norwegian news site vg.no Petter Solberg has stated that he will stay with Subaru for the 2009 World Rally Championship season.

This news would appear to end speculation about him leaving the team and being replaced by Andreas Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen, however, has been offered a third seat… Continue reading

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Online McRae charity auction facilitated by Prodrive ends 17th October

Grab yourself a piece of highly collectible rally memorabilia by heading over to the Prodrive website where they are currently running an online auction.

Most of the rare items up for auction have been kindly donated by Nicky Grist and the

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Sinuous Corsican roads pose a different challenge for SWRT on the Rallye de France

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The French round of the World Rally Championship, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, is the second asphalt rally in as many weekends and also the last tarmac outing of the 2008 WRC season. Immediately following Rally Catalunya, it forms the second half of the asphalt double-header… Continue reading

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