92,000 fans were at Coffs Coast
The Coffs Coast of New South Wales hosted the most successful round of Rally Australia in the event’s 21-year history, according to the final attendance total announced this week. The…
Volkswagen continues rally testing programme with junior drivers
At the Rally of Spain, the penultimate round of the FIA World Rally Championship (20-23 October 2011), the factory team will again field two Škoda Fabia S2000 cars. At the…
Inside Ford’s swanky new WRC HQ
Video uploaded to YouTube by FordWRC. Ford has a new HQ in the Service Park – it’s a state-of-the-art building designed to give the team the best-possible base during a…
R.I.P. Colin McRae, a rallying hero
It is the fourth anniversary of rallying’s legend Colin McRae today. Colin McRae gripped the sport, brought new fans to the sport and wowed all with his eccentricities. Here is…
Look Back: WRC Wales Rally GB 2010
Video of the WRC Wales Rally of GB 2010 uploaded to YouTube by Rallymedia.nl.
It was a tough rally for the French
The WRC Rally Australia was a punishing event if you were French. Also, if you were American. And Norwegian. And Russian. But, if you were Finnish and drove a car…
A world-beating recipe
Ford’s globally successful Fiesta road car is proving to be the ideal base for rally cars designed to propel talented drivers up the ladder of opportunity, from grass roots rallying…
Hunt crowned FIA Production Car Cup champion Down Under
Briton Harry Hunt has won the FIA Production Car Cup for Drivers of 2WD Cars following his run to 20th overall on Rally Australia. London-based Harry, who won three international…
H&H Issue 200 – FREE Download
Welcome to issue 199 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/2011/09/hh-200.pdf As always, please enjoy this week’s…
Hirvonen is on the up Down Under
Citroën lost the WRC Rally Australia. Yes, that strong statement is bound to upset a few and strike a chord with many though. For the Blue Oval to win here…