Samira Khan announces title sponsor for classic Safari Rally
With just four days to go before the start of the 2011 East African Classic Safari Rally Samira Khan and Anita Irwin have announced that their ex Michele Mouton Ford…
BIG DAY: Stay tuned for a BIG announcement from Citroën Racing today
Fans of the World Rally Championship (WRC) eagerly await the outcome of the Citroën Racing press conference slated for today. Rumours are rife that Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s…
No rest for the new FIA WRC Academy Champion
After clinching the FIA World Rally Championship Academy Championship in dramatic style on Saturday on the final stage of Wales Rally, Craig Breen had just enough time to recover from…
The most successful man in motorsport history
The ‘Sebs’ are ganging up on Michael Schumacher. Not so long ago the all-conquering German’s remarkable tally of records – these included an unprecedented seven world championship titles, 91 race…
Kevin Abbring impresses in Skoda Fabia S2000 in Wales Rally GB
At the Great Britain Rally in Wales the Dutchman Kevin Abbring with co-driver Lara Vanneste impressed as the winner of the S2000 classification, and in twelfth place overall clinched the…
Holmes and Gallagher win overall at the 2011 Seed 9 Rally
Bill Holmes of Malibu, CA. and Sean Gallagher of Santa Ana, CA. took the overall win in their 2011 Ford Raptor at the 2011 Seed 9 Rally on 5 November…
Molly grabs fifth in WRC’s grand finale
Australian rally driver Molly Taylor has finished fifth outright after a challenging final round of the WRC Academy. Run in rain, mud, sleet and heavy fog, Wales Rally GB (November…
Kiwi rally champion Ben Hunt heads to international Fiesta shootout
Young Nelson rally driver Ben Hunt is currently on his way to the United Kingdom to compete in the Ford Fiesta SportTrophy International Shootout. Twenty-three year old Hunt won the…
All the latest rally news, views and jaw-dropping photography in ONE place: H&H Issue 209
Welcome to issue 209 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/2011/11/hh-209.pdf As always, please enjoy this week’s…
Latvala wins WRC Wales Rally GB, while Loeb and Elena claim EIGHTH Championship crowns!
Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikka Anttila (Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team) won the World Rally Championship’s 2011 season finale this evening, with a convincing advantage of 03min 42.9sec over his…