Petter Solberg to attack RallyCross flat-out for 2013!
The 2003 FIA World Rally Champion is creating his own RallyCross team to compete for further titles in 2013. Both in the series he and his team decide to tackle,…
Your insight into the world of rallying, part 266
Welcome to issue 266 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/2013/01/hh-266.pdf For ANY back issues, please send…
Higgins and his Subaru literally fly in the snow
David Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew tackled this past weekend’s Sno*Drift Rally, the opening round of the 2013 Rally America series. Finishing second place overall behind Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie…
Peugeot prepares the 208 Type R5
After an initial shakedown test in December, development work on the Peugeot 208 Type R5 continued last week with a four-day programme attended by Irish driver Craig Breen. Breen was…
Habig to fly the Basil Read colours in South Africa in 2013
The start of a new championship rally season is almost like resetting a chess board and this year is no different. CEO of the Construction Giant, Marius Heyns, has confirmed…
Jari-Matti Latvala and Car Control
Volkswagen Motorsport’s Jari-Matti Latvala is world-renowned for his rallying skills, his speed and his determination. In the FIA WRC Rallye Monte Carlo earlier this month, the “Flying Finn” exited prematurely…
Loeb vs Ogier: The fight is on!
Of course the hottest rivalry on the WRC Rallye Monte Carlo was that between Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier. Here’s a video comparison of the two French WRC stars in…
Rally America brings Manufacturers Championship for 2013
Rally America announced this week that it is adding the Manufacturers’ National Championship to the 2013 Rally America National Championship, which begins at the season opener Sno*Drift Rally, in Atlanta,…
2013 Middle East Rally Championship set for fireworks in Round One
The Middle East’s finest rally drivers have completed their reconnaissance of the new special stages in the Qatar desert that will become the battleground for this weekend’s Qatar International Rally,…
Loeb’s foot is flat on the accelerator pedal
Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena proved a point in this weekend’s WRC Rallye Monte Carlo. With Loeb’s 77 WRC wins, 114 podiums and 887 stage victories from 164 starts, it…