Korhonen and 2012 in the BRC
The British Rally Championship, which has been supported by Pirelli for the last six years, was launched to media last week in Curborough: a sprint venue just down the road…
WRC Rally Sweden: Shakedown Stage Results
News from this morning’s WRC Rally Sweden brings us the Shakedown Stage results. The snow and icy conditions haven’t dampened the speed, aggression or action on the stages: Shakedown Stage…
Rally ace Harry to debut Fiesta S2000
Harry Hunt will begin his 2012 campaign when he makes his competitive debut in a Ford Fiesta S2000 on Saturday’s Team GDF Wyedean Forest Rally. After winning both the IRC…
Ott Tanak joins Go Fast for Sweden
With the absence of Matthew Wilson – due to an injury during training last week – on this the second round of the WRC, Go Fast is pleased to confirm…
PUZZLING: MINI Motorsport “to follow new path in the FIA WRC”
As a motoring journalist, deciphering press releases from auto makers goes with the territory. In my years in this industry, never before have I come across a press release that…
Click: Your insight into the world of rallying!
Welcome to issue 219 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/2012/02/hh-219.pdf As always, please enjoy this week’s…
South African Rally Championship shifts into gear for 2012
The Rally Commission of Motorsport South Africa has aligned itself more closely with the regulations of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the world controlling body of motor sport, for…
Ankle injury sidelines Matthew Wilson from Sweden
It is with great sadness that the Go Fast Energy World Rally Team can confirm that Matthew Wilson injured his ankle during training earlier today and that he and co-driver…
Abbring makes difficult choice for the next step of his rally career
After winning the French 2WD Gravel Championship title last year as well as two S2000 Class wins in the Rally GB and the Rallye Monte-Carlo, Kevin Abbring (23) and co-driver…
BIG NEWS: Habig signs with Basil Read/bizhub Ford Rally Team for 2012
Six-time South African rally champion, Jan Habig, of KwaZulu-Natal, and his co-driver, Robert Paisley, also of KZN, will compete under the banner of local construction giant Basil Read in 2012.…