Cyprus Rally 2009 will be a mixed surface event in the WRC

2009 FIA World Rally Championship
Round 3 - Cyprus Rally - 13-15 March 2009

CYPRUS BREAKS NEW GROUND IN WRC RETURN

With rally fans already celebrating the return of the Cyprus Rally to next year’s FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), excitement levels ratcheted up another notch today with confirmation that the 2009 Cyprus Rally will… Continue reading

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Rally New Zealand may move back to Auckland for the 2010 WRC

Rally New Zealand event chairman Chris Carr is deliberating over moving the rally back to Auckland, instead of Hamilton where it has been since 2005, for when the rally returns to the WRC in 2010, according to Motorsport News.

The rally will be a NZ championship round in 2009 as it isn’t in the… Continue reading

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Rally Indonesia may not be ready to run in the 2010 WRC

According to Motorsport News doubts have been raised about the ability of Indonesia to host a WRC event in May 2010 after it emerged that the rally last month didn’t come up to FIA requirements. The FIA would not officially comment on the situation.

The observers report apparently detailed several safety flaws, which included issues… Continue reading

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Van Merksteijn Motorsport have announced their WRC programme for 2009 which kicks off with Rally Ireland

Van Merksteijn Motorsport have announced which events they will tackle in the 2009 WRC. They have an eight event programme starting with Rally Ireland and ending with Wales Rally GB in October. Many of the events will be new to the Dom Buckley run team and as yet the driver line up… Continue reading

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Kenya wants Safari Rally back into the World Rally Championship

Organisers of the East African Safari Rally have been urged by the Kenyan government to do all it can to get the event back on the WRC calendar according to MN. Vice- president Stephen Kalonzo made the request to the Kenyan Motor Sports Federation at the start of last weekend’s KCB Safari… Continue reading

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