Team Total against the elements in Longmore Forest
The Challenge: Reaching the halfway point of the 2012 South African Rally Championship, the Volkswagen Rally has traditionally been a test of man and machine pitted against the demanding Eastern…
Hänninen reinforces their lead in the European Championship
Juho Hänninen & Mikko Markkula comfortably won the Turkey Rally to reinforce their lead in the European Championship and celebrated their third European Championship victory this year. The first gravel…
Your insight into the world of rallying, part #240
Welcome to issue 240 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/2012/07/hh-240.pdf. As always, please enjoy this week’s…
Who will win in the Volkswagen Rally? We look at Round Three’s Toyota Gauteng Dealer Rally
The recent Toyota Gauteng Dealer Rally, round three of the South African Rally Championship, was a rally that gave Jon Williams (Team Sasol Ford Fiesta S2000) his first overall win…
auto24 Rally Estonia entry list comes close to 200 crews
auto24 rally Estonia held on 20-21th in Otepää is the biggest autosport event in Baltics this year. Total 182 crews from 21 countries are in the entry list and as…
NEFR is ready for competition this weekend
The fifth round of the Rally America National Championship is scheduled to land at the New England Forest Rally (NEFR) on July 13 – 14th in Newry, Maine. NEFR is…
Gymkhana Five released: Taking over San Francisco
Shot on the actual streets of San Francisco, California, GYM5 features a focus on fast, raw and precise driving action. Filmed over four days, director Ben Conrad and his team…
Marcus Gronholm to be discharged from hospital after X Games GRC crash
Marcus Grönholm will be discharged from the California Hospital Medical Center on South Grand Avenue in LA, having completed his acute recovery to doctors’ satisfaction following his accident last Saturday…
Flat-out forest rallying beckons Team Total:
The Challenge: Fast sweeps on flowing forest gravel roads are as synonymous with rallying as are pace notes to this sport. The South African Rally Championship heads to Port Elizabeth,…
Volkswagen Rally shaping up to be a thriller
The Volkswagen Rally, one of the most popular and demanding on the eight-event national championship calendar, promises yet another close contest when the cream of the country’s special stage racers…