Luca Rossetti wins 2012 Turkish Rally Championship
The Italian driver with Turkish license, Luca Rossetti, the three times European Rally Champion and former Italian champion, won the Yesil Bursa Rallisi on Sunday, the last round of the…
Ogier gives WRC Academy youngsters a lesson
As the FIA WRC Academy crews continued their ‘meet the driver’ sessions at Rallye de France – Alsace last weekend, the youngsters had the opportunity to put their questions to…
Hirvonen victorious in Sardinia
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen claimed their first WRC victory in 2012 with their Citroën Total World Rally Team. The Finnish pairing stormed to a one minute lead and took…
One round, one championship trophy, two contenders
The outcome of the South African Rally Championship will go down to the wire. Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton (Sasol Racing Rally Ford Fiesta) took a big step towards claiming…
Your insight into the world of rally, part 254!
Welcome to issue 254 of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS, your favourite free source of rally entertainment! To download this week’s issue, please click here: http://handbrakeshairpins.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hh-254.pdf As always, please enjoy this week’s…
Volkswagen signs Jari-Matti Latvala for WRC in 2013
Volkswagen has signed another top-flight driver for it’s FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) campaign. Jari-Matti Latvala together with co-driver Miikka Anttila will be driving a Polo R WRC starting at…
L’Estage claims 2012 Canadian Rally Championship
Last weekend’s fifth round of the Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) crowned new Canadian champions Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard. The pair took an early lead in their Mitsubishi Lancer…
M-Sport responds to Ford of Europe’s withdrawal from WRC
In response to the announcement from Ford of Europe that they will reduce their commitment to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the season, M-Sport managing…
Ford to Withdraw as a title sponsor from the FIA World Rally Championship after 2012 Season
Ford of Europe today announced that it will withdraw from the FIA World Rally Championship as a title sponsor after the 2012 season. The company said it made the decision…
Prodrive focussed on 2013 MINI campaign
Prodrive is continuing to target a full programme of events in the World Rally Championship in 2013 backed up by a comprehensive development programme for both the MINI John Cooper…