Interwetten eyes 2011 IRC campaign
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Interwetten Racing has entered a wide variety of series over the years – and they are looking to turn their rally program into a full-time effort in the Intercontinental Rally Challenege.
Finland is the second home of rallying (in chronological terms only, without Sebastien Loeb, France would barely have a claim to being the first) but of late the natives have been rather lacklustre. A country so used to success is in the doldrums, and have recalled an old national hero to try and brighten the mood.
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It’s been a relatively quiet week – unless of course you woke up a dormant volcano. The volcano in question is of…
Sebastien Ogier has signed a three year deal for Citroen, along with an inevitable contract renewal for Sebastien Loeb, starting from 2011.
Carl Edwards took another Nationwide series victory on Saturday night, but under the most controversial of circumstances. Edwards versus Brad Keselowski is…
Former Ford and Peugeot WRC driver Markko Märtin is looking to return to the top level of rallying, after a one-off drive at this weekend’s Rally Estonia.
Bruno Magalhaes may have been in contention for victory during much of the Azores rally – but his victory was a shock nonetheless as the works Skoda team self destructed in the final loop of Sunday’s stages to hand arch rivals Peugeot a 1-2 finish.
After the ICONIC advisory panel selected Dallara to produce the new generation of IndyCars from 2012 onwards, it opened up the series to endless possibilities.
The WRC Silly Season may not be as buzzing with action as the F1 equivalent – but arguably it has one mover that can change the entire shape of the sport for years to come, simply by choosing between two teams. It’s not just Sebastien Ogier who’ll be affected by his own decision between Citroen and Ford, the implications will change the careers of many around him as well.
It’s been something of a team week – they’re either on the top of the world and united, or backstabbing each other to destruction. You can probably guess what’s coming next then…
The final day of Rally Bulgaria was only ever going to produce one result – a Citroen monopoly. Sebastien Loeb spearheaded the French marque’s domination all weekend – taking a clean sweep of stage wins on the opening day, but letting his team-mates race amongst themselves behind and just managing the time gap.
