Valence (FR), 19th January 2012. After day two of the Monte Carlo Rally, and another 131.76 kilometres of stages, Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) were still fighting with Petter Solberg (NO) for the second podium position and had snatched the place back as the cars returned to Valence for the last time. Meanwhile the MINI WRC Team’s French crew, Pierre Campana and Sabrina de Castelli, were still in seventh after a trouble free day. In his MINI John Cooper Works WRC number 37, the same number carried…
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Best of Rally Live – Monte Carlo Leg 2
Rally – MINI World Rally Leg 1 Release
Valence (FR), 18th January 2012. At the end of a challenging day one of the Monte Carlo Rally the MINI WRC Team crews of Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) and Pierre Campana (FR) and Sabrina de Castelli (FR) were second and eighth respectively after 134.70 kilometres of competition over four stages. The weather was cold and dry with a little snow and some icy patches on the stages. The story of the rally was always going to be about tyre choice and so there was a lot…
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Episode 121 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the Paddock trio as they discuss all things WRC. We prepare for the return of Monte Carlo and cover a star studded list of drivers that will be hitting the stages this week. We also talk Mazda Road to Indy and Doug prophetically speaks about the season finale at VIR! We cover IndyCar and F1 as well! The off season is heating up in both as the open-wheel world turns! Sit back and enjoy the show and thank you for the download as…
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Rally – More Monte Shakedown Video
Episode 120 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSkipping episode 119 that never happened, join the Paddock boys as they play host to Gustavo Menezes from the Star Mazda series. He talks about his 2012 plans and also provides valuable insight into the world that is the Mazda Road to Indy. Boys also bring you up to speed with all of this weeks top racing stories. Thank you for the download as always and we hope you enjoy the show!
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and Mike as they pick through holiday leftovers for this week’s show. We give the weekly dose of WRC, IndyCar, and Formula 1 news. We also give you another chance to win more AcceleRace team gear with a new scavenger hunt question! Thanks for the download and as always, sick back and enjoy the show!
Read MoreExclusive – WRC with Colin Clark!
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSit back and help celebrate the start of 2012 and the new rally season as I sit down with Colin Clark from World Rally Radio. We talk briefly about 2011, take a look at all the news over the off season, and look ahead to what promises to be an amazing year in 2012! Colin brings his unrivaled passion for rally to the paddock and we appreciate his time in sitting down with us!
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