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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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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Valentino Rossi Rally GB test: states that a switch to WRC may be possible after his MotoGP career ends

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Valentino Rossi was testing the M-Sport prepared Ford Focus RS WRC 07 (Rossi pictured above in the car testing for this weekend’s Monza Rally Show) this week at Greystoke forest in preparation for Wales Rally GB.

Rossi tested for five hours covering about 80km and he was able to complete some mileage… Continue reading

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Valentino Rossi confirmed to use a Ford Focus RS WRC on Wales Rally GB 2008

Valentino Rossi has confirmed that he will use a Ford Focus WRC on this year’s Rally GB.

It is believed he will use the same 07 Focus in Wales that he will contest Rally Monza in, a few weeks before the WRC event. Rossi will use an M-Sport car which will carry his own personal sponsors.

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Sebastien Ogier has been confirmed for Wales Rally GB in a PH-Sport Citroen C4 WRC

Rallye-magazin.de has confirmed that the 2008 JWRC champion Sebastian Ogier will take part on Wales Rally GB in a C4 run by PH-Sport.

The drive has come about with assistance from the organisers of the Tour de Corse, the FFSA and Citroen Sport.

Ogier commented:
A great opportunity and more like an early Christmas

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Valentino Rossi now linked to a works Ford Focus for Wales Rally GB 2008

Moto GP superstar Valentino Rossi is now being linked to an M-Sport Focus for Wales Rally GB according to Motorsport News.

Apparently he has stopped negotiations with Prodrive about running a Subaru S14 and has since signed a deal with M-Sport to contest the Monza Rally. Malcolm Wilson has confirmed that he is… Continue reading

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