2009 (IRC) Intercontinental Rally Challenge draft calendar has been released

According to the website turbomagazine.be the 2009 IRC draft calendar has been leaked and it includes 12 events based on four continents.

The Safari Rally returns with new events such as Monte Carlo, Rally Japan, Rally Scotland and an event from Brazil in March being included also. The official calendar is expected to be announced on Monday 24th November.

Draft IRC Calendar 2009:

21-24.1 Rallye de Monte-Carlo
5-7.3 Rally Internacional de Curitiba
3-4.4 Safari Rally
7-9.5 SATA Rally Açores
18-20.6 Belgium Ypres… Continue reading

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Omloop van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) Rally 2008 Entry: Pieter Tsjoen back from retirement in a Structo Focus WRC 05

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The 49th edition of the Tour of Flanders is on this weekend and consists of 27 special stages over a distance of 243km.

Bernard Munster heads the field in a Subaru WRC and has Patick Snijers starting behind him driving the Porsche 911 GT3. The big story is that of the return to the special stages of Pieter Tsjoen. Tsjoen retired from rallying on… Continue reading

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Patrick Snijers plans to contest IRC 2009 and may do Madiera this year

Patrick Snijers enjoyed himself so much on this year’s Ypres Rally that he is already in negotiations to do next year’s IRC, according to autoklub.pl. Snijers, who finished fifth at Ypres, states has plans to purchase a Kronos Peugeot 207 S2000 and may even compete on this year’s Madiera Rally which is a round of the IRC.

Wim Soenens, CEO of the company GEKO and Snijers sponsor, states that they are in… Continue reading

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Ypres Westhoek Rally 2008 Final Results, Loix cruises to a dominant victory

Freddy Loix took a convincing win on the Ypres Rally 2008 and was never headed throughout the event. He started Day 2 with a 1m 13s lead to Vouilloz and then increased this when Vouilloz spun off the road on SS10 and dropped to 4th. Bernd Casier in the Polo S2000 took up the challenge as he climbed to second (one of the drives of the rally) but… Continue reading

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Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally 2008 Shakedown, Loix fastest from IRC leader Rossetti

Freddy Loix (207) claimed fastest time in shakedown to take a slight psychological advantage into tomorrow’s rally. IRC leader Luca Rossetti (207) was second with Jan Kopecky in the Punto third. Local hero Snijers was down in 12th while Alen was 18th, obviously with a problem. Higgins was a lowly 24th in the MG but the rally starts tomorrow and there may have been a few niggles to sort. Janos Toth… Continue reading

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Ypres Westhoek Rally 1984, Henri Toivonen dominates in the Rothmans Porsche 911 SCRS

The 1984 Ypres Rally was set to be a classic with it’s impressive entry. The Lancia’s of Andruet and Capone were expected to dominate closely followed by the Porsche’s of Snijers and of course Toivonen. Jimmy McRae was over again, this time in a Manta 400 and was seeded no. 1, courtesy of his FISA “A” seeding.

Starters from top twenty on the Ypres Rally 1984

No 1: J.McRae-R.Arthur (GB) (Opel Manta 400 B-12)
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