Seventh heaven for Loix in Ypres
Freddy Loix has maintained his comfortable overnight lead to win the GEKO Ypres Rally for a seventh time on Saturday night. Loix led the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier from start…
The spotlight’s on you, kid!
Experience comes with age. And, age brings with it experience. These adages are never truer than when contextualised in rallying: speed is not the most important ingredient in success. What…
IRC GEKO Ypres Rally – End of Day One
For Freddy Loix (Skoda Fabia S2000), the opening six speed tests of the IRC GEKO Ypres Rally have been a resounding success. This Belgian claimed six stage wins from six…
IRC GEKO Ypres Rally – Overall Results after SS4
After SS4, of which Loix has set all four scratch times, his lead over the field has steadily grown to 23.3sec. Two stages remain for Day One’s action, with a…
IRC GEKO Ypres Rally – Overall Results after SS3/Service A
Freddy Loix and Frederic Miclotte (Skoda Fabia S2000) have claimed all three stage wins thus far this evening, to enjoy a lead of 14.1sec over their rivals. Loix said: “It’s…
IRC GEKO Ypres Rally – SS1 Overall Results
First on the road was two-times Intercontinental Rally Challenge series Champion Luca Rossetti and co-driver Matteo Chiarcossi (Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000). After SS1, he had this to say: “It…
Kopecký and Starý withdraw from Ypres Rally
Jan Kopecký and his co-driver Petr Starý have been forced to withdraw their entry from the GEKO Ypres Rally, round five of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The ŠKODA Motorsport duo…
H&H Issue 188 – FREE Download!
Welcome to issue 188 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/2011/06/hh-188.pdf As always, please enjoy this week’s…
Hanson Motorsports win 2011 Super Production title
Travis and Terry Hanson started the season in a history book and will end it in a family annual. On the way, the son and father duo won the 2011…
Italian Rally Champion pays tribute to “Handbrakes & Hairpins” (VIDEO)
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