Trophy winner Magalhaes earns praise from Jim McRae
Jim McRae has praised Bruno Magalhaes after the Portuguese driver won the first Colin McRae IRC Flat Out Trophy on Sata Rallye Acores last weekend. The award, which is presented…
Basso and Rossetti join bulging Madeira entry
Factory-supported Abarth drivers Giandomenico Basso and Luca Rossetti will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge on Rali Vinho Madeira next month. The Italians have claimed numerous victories in the IRC…
Monte Carlo decision delights IRC champion Meeke
Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Kris Meeke says the decision of the Automobile Club de Monaco to continue its relationship with the IRC for a third season is “great news” for…
Finns turn out in force for rally’s 60th anniversary
A record breaking number of entries in the Fiesta SportTrophy International (FSTi) series will travel to Scandinavia next week for the 60th edition of the iconic Neste Oil Rally Finland.…
Pirelli set for high-speed Finnish fun
Although there is some debate about its exact meaning, the Finnish word ‘sisu’ loosely translates into English as ‘having guts’. On the flat-out straights and blind crests of Rally Finland,…
Volkswagen Rally 2010 Preview
Story: Evan Rothman Forests and rallying go together like fish and chips. It is always better, one with the other, and this weekend rally crews contesting the fifth round of…
Andre Cleenwerck: Going for gold
Story: Evan Rothman Pictures: Motorpics Andre Cleenwerck is one of the most consistent drivers in the South African Rally Championship. This National Class Champion pushes his rally driving to its…
Jake Blattner: Interview, pt 2
Story: Evan Rothman Rallying the United States of America is growing at a rapid rate. The Rally America series (which concluded this past weekend) is most probably one of the…
The eMagazine: Issue 142!
Welcome to issue 142 of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS, your favourite free source of rally entertainment! To download this week’s issue, please click HERE. As always, please enjoy this week’s read!…
No luck for Hutchison and Curtis at Sun City
The dice didn’t fall well for the Motorite Racing team of Evan Hutchison and new co-driver Darryl Curtis on the Sun City 400 on Saturday. The reigning national champion in…