Day 1 in Italy has come to a close and as usual there were heavy tactics in play amongst the front runners. Jari Mati-Latvala has opened a 40 second lead over teammate Mikko Hirvonen and has 42 seconds over Sebastian Loeb who is currently 3rd. Loeb stopped a full 10 seconds right before the finish line in an attempt to get further behind Hirvonen so that the Fords may plow the tough gravel on Day 2. Hirvonen attempted to slow down enough to keep it close and was unable to…
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Rally – Rally d’Italia Preview
Sebastian Loeb has won the first five rounds of this years WRC World Championship andthere are no indications that things will change this weekend. The Frenchman has won the Italian stage of the championship three times and is looking to win again while adding to the impressive points lead he has established. BP Ford will be looking to take their first win of the year and are definitely looking to recover from the problems of Argentina that saw Mikko Hirvonen retire for the first time this year. However, as usual,…
Read MoreRally – Sordo Looks to Elevate
For the last year and a half the story has been Mikko Hirvonen battling and coming up short more times than not to 5 time champion Sebastian Loeb. Now Hirvonen has another problem, As Loeb drives away with the title, Danni Sordo now looks to surpass Mikko this year and give Citroen a 1/2 in both titles. Last year’s Italian Rally saw Sordo disappoint with a 5th place overall. Sordo believes this year that a strong showing in Italy will set the pace for the rest of the year. This…
Read MoreRally – Pastrana Wins Oregon Trail
Round 4 of the Rally America championship has ended and Travis Pastrana brings home his second victory in a row for Team Subaru North America. With this win, Pastrana now moves to the top of the points table. Pastrana had a relatively uneventful final day as he continued to cruise through the Oregon countryside. Pastrana increased his gap from day 2 to finish 57 seconds ahead of Rockstar Energy’s Tanner Foust. Foust spent most of the weekend trying to find a quick pace to challenge Pastrana had a serious near…
Read MoreRally – Pastrana Leads Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail Rally has lived up to the excitement generated by the first three rounds of the championship. Teams traded the lead on day 1 and day 2 has shown one driver pull out a large lead. Day 1 saw Tanner Foust jump out to a small lead of just about 4 seconds over Team Subaru driver Travis Pastrana. This was a great start for Foust as he continues to battle with Andrew Comrie-Picard for top spot in the points. Speaking of ACP, after day 1 he was 6…
Read MoreRally – Oregon Trail Preview
The Rally America series blazes the Oregon Trail this weekend for the fourth round of the championship. Competition will open later today as the battle for the national championship blazes on. The top of the standings are close with Andrew Comrie-Picard with a slender 3 point lead over Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana. The rally will bring about over 100 miles of twisty road. Drivers can expect woodland areas as well as high speed farming roads that will make this rally just as exciting as those that have come before…
Read MoreRally – Raikkonen Set for Another Rally
Times are tough in Formula 1 these days and what are you to do when your team announces it will not enter the 2010 championship? Well if you are Kimi Raikkonen, you go rally. The Finnish F1 driver has been participating on and off with rally in the off season and will now contest the Rally della Marca. His ride of choice you ask? The same Tommi Makinen-prepared Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 he ran this off season. The rally will take place between Turkey and Monaco and will be…
Read MoreRally – WRC Calendar
Lewis Hamilton was not the only topics of discussion at the WMSC meeting held yesterday. The WRC calendar has been reviewed and some new topics have come to light. The FIA released a statement that indicated the rally courses for Indonesia and Russia were incomplete and had not passed safety inspection. This is not the kind of news the WRC is looking for. The series is having enough problems already and this will be a true test for the ISC. The FIA stated that because these rallies are not ready, they…
Read MoreRally Argentina Wrap Up
Yesterday was the end of the Rally of Argentina and as usual the attrition numbers were high. On Day 2 we lost Mikko Hirvonen to overheating and day 3 saw its fair share of retirements. Jari Matti Latvala retired late in the day as did Petter Solberg. Both drivers had fuel pressure issues after a jump on course damaged the system. Sebastian Loeb won his 52nd rally of his career and his fifth straight this year. Citroen Total teammate Dani Sordo finished second and overtook Mikko Hirvonen for second in…
Read MoreRally – Argentina Day 2
Day 2 of Rally Argentina brought a large amount of drama and a first for this season. Dani Sordo started the day with Mikko Hirvonen in tow by5 seconds but boy how things changed. During SS15, Mikko Hirvonen for the first time this year, retired from competition with overheating issues in his BP Ford Focus. After the retirement it was announced Mikko would not be able to super rally on the final day. Jari Mati Latvala rounds out the podium and will challenge the Citroen team in hopes of a…
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