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Umar Hassan

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Third Year Birmingham City University Journalism student. I've been dedicating most of my life in motorsport to Formula One. I also have a keen passion for rallying and motorcycle racing.
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Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy

Osian Pryce Rallying ready to take on Rallye Deutschland

By Umar Hassan
August 19, 2016
1 Mins read

Welshman Osian Pryce is ready to tackle his first-ever Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy asphalt rally at Rallye Deutschland in his Ford Fiesta R5.

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FIA World Rally Championship

Volkswagen duo take Shakedown lead in 2016 Rallye Deutschland

By Umar Hassan
August 19, 2016
1 Mins read
Volkswagen Motorsport duo Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen share the lead in Shakedown for Rallye Deutschland 2016.
British Rally Championship

PREVIEW: 2016 MSA BRC – Ulster Rally

By Umar Hassan
August 18, 2016
1 Mins read
The penultimate round of the 2016 MSA BRC season takes centre stage as teams and crews will be tested on the tarmac of the Ulster Rally.
FIA World Rally Championship

2016 Rallye Deutschland: Latvala and Mikkelsen share top spot in Shakedown

By Umar Hassan
August 18, 2016
1 Mins read
Volkswagen’s Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen shared the fastest times in Shakedown for Rallye Deutschland, ahead of Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.
British Rally Championship

Vauxhall Motorsport look four-ward to 2016 Ulster Rally

By Umar Hassan
August 17, 2016
1 Mins read
Vauxhall Motorsport are looking four-ward to the 2016 Junior BRC penultimate round of the season at the Ulster Rally with a four-car line-up at the rally.
FIA World Rally Championship

2016 Rally China cancelled due to weather damage

By Umar Hassan
August 16, 2016
1 Mins read
This year’s 2016 Rally China, originally the tenth round of the 2016 WRC season has been cancelled due to weather damage in the Huairou region.
British Rally Championship

CA1 Sport return to tarmac at 2016 BRC Ulster Rally

By Umar Hassan
August 15, 2016
2 Mins read
CA1 Sport return to the tarmac roads of the 2016 Ulster Rally, fielding a three-car team at the penultimate round of the 2016 BRC season.
FIA World Rally Championship

Volkswagen Motorsport launch information service for home rally

By Umar Hassan
August 15, 2016
1 Mins read
Volkswagen Motorsport have launched an innovative information service for fans and journalists to use at Rallye Deutschland this weekend.
WRC2

Pirelli brings new Cinturato RW wet tyres to Rallye Deutschland

By Umar Hassan
August 15, 2016
1 Mins read
Pirelli will be bringing its new ‘Cinturato RW’ wet weather tyres to Rallye Deutschland this wekeend, alongside their dry weather P Zero RK tyres.
WRC2

Peugeot Rally Academy fields WRC2/WRC3 line-up for Rallye Deutschland

By Umar Hassan
August 15, 2016
1 Mins read
Peugeot Rally Academy have fielded their WRC2/WRC3 line-ups for the 2016 Rallye Deutschland in the 208T16 and 208R2 cars respectively.
World Rally-Raid Championship

Mikko Hirvonen claims first Cross-Country Rally World Cup win

By Umar Hassan
August 15, 2016
1 Mins read
Former WRC rally-winner Mikko Hirvonen has taken his first Cross-Country Rally World Cup win in the 2016 Hungarian Baja for MINI All4 Racing.
FIA World Rally Championship

PREVIEW: 2016 Rallye Deutschland – Ogier looking to bounce back on the German asphalt

By Umar Hassan
August 15, 2016
1 Mins read
Championship Leader Sébastien Ogier will look to put aside his non-finish in Finland to put Volkswagen in the hunt for a victory at Rallye Deutschland.
BTCC

Plato claims first win of 2016 season in Knockhill Race 1

By Umar Hassan
August 14, 2016
1 Mins read
Team BMR’s Jason Plato in his five-hundredth BTCC start has claimed his ninety-fifth win in the championship, ahead of Jack Goff and Colin Turkington.
BTCC

500 Not Out - Jason Plato claims Knockhill Pole

By Umar Hassan
August 13, 2016
2 Mins read
Team BMR’s Jason Plato claimed Pole Position at Knockhill in his five-hundredth BTCC start, ahead of Tom Ingram and Sam Tordoff.
BTCC

Speedworks Motorsport's Tom Ingram tops FP2 at Knockhill

By Umar Hassan
August 13, 2016
1 Mins read
Speedworks Motorsport’s Tom Ingram was the first driver to break into the 51 second barrier as he topped the Free Practice 2 timesheets at Knockhill.
FIA World Rally Championship

M-Sport ready to prove tarmac pace at Rallye Deutschland

By Umar Hassan
August 12, 2016
1 Mins read
M-Sport World Rally Team are heading into Rallye Deutschland to prove their pace on the German tarmac with their Ecoboost Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
British Rally Championship

Nicky Grist Stages confirmed for 2017 MSA BRC calendar

By Umar Hassan
August 12, 2016
1 Mins read
The two-day Nicky Grist Stages event has been confirmed as the fifth round for the 2017 MSA British Rally Championship season.
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