Wales Rally GB Shakedown 2008 photographs and video of Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo

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Sebastien Loeb was third fastest on today’s Rally GB Shakedown and made some adjustments to the set-up of the C4 in the morning to cope with the slippy conditions.

His team-mate Sordo was fourth fastest and he too focused on the car’s set-up, trying out various settings to see how the C4 reacted. He reduced his shakedown session as the road began to cut up badly.

Loeb commented on the shakedown conditions to… Continue reading

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Suzuki aiming for success on Wales Rally GB 2008

Wales Rally Great Britain (GB), December 4-7, round 15/15

Suzuki aims to round off the season in style

This year’s World Rally Championship draws to a close with the Wales Rally
GB, held in the Welsh forests. Britain in early December always presents a
spectacular challenge, particularly as the route of the all-gravel event has
been significantly modified for this year. For the first time since 2001
competitors will visit the… Continue reading

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Rally GB Fever: Classic video moments from Sweet Lamb which returns for 2008

Sweet Lamb returns for the first time to Wales Rally GB since 2000. Below are video highlights from the Welsh version of the Col de Turini.

40,000 fans used to cram into this natural amphitheatre at the Sweet Lamb bowl, in what is normally a remote part of mid-Wales. Fireworks, air-horns and cheering made the atmosphere akin to a football or rugby match.

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Sebastien Ogier may contest Wales Rally GB 08 in a Citroen C4 WRC

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Sebastien Ogier wants to make the step up to a World Rally Car soon and may contest Rally GB in a C4 WRC, though nothing has been confirmed according to crash.net. 

Ogier has just been crowned JWRC champion in his debut year in the series and has won many plaudits. Praise has come from current world champion Sebastien Loeb who hopes Ogier can progress and do well in the WRC.

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Valentino Rossi will do Wales Rally GB 08 though what car he will use has yet to be decided upon

Valentino Rossi, the MotoGP superstar and Yamaha factory rider, will contest Wales Rally GB 2008 according to his father Graziano in Autosport. His father stated that he will do the Monza Rallysprint then Rally GB, though they haven’t decided which car Vale will use yet.

Graziano Rossi commented to Autosport:

We’ll be at Monza and we’ll also be on Rally GB. It’s not sure which car we’ll have (for Rally… Continue reading

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