Ready to go for the marathon: Volkswagen confronts the Dakar Rally
Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year. No sooner are they over and the Dakar Rally starts. Volkswagen confronts the legendary marathon from 1 to 15 January 2011 with four…
Vouilloz vows to be ready for IRC return
Former Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Nicolas Vouilloz says he will be fighting fit when he returns to the series on Rallye Monte-Carlo next month, despite not having driven in anger…
Magalhaes happy with co-driver switch
Bruno Magalhaes says changing co-drivers ahead of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge won’t affect his chances of a successful campaign next season. The 30-year-old from Portugal contested eight rounds of…
Alen wants to make IRC comeback
Finnish star Anton Alen is targeting a return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2011. The 27-year-old son of rally legend Markku Alen was formerly an Abarth factory driver, winning…
Prime Yalta Rally joins IRC schedule for 2011
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge will include a new event on its schedule in 2011 after an agreement was reached between Eurosport Events, the promoter of the IRC, and Chervonenko Racing,…
Mixed weather test boosts champion Hanninen
Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Juho Hanninen says changeable weather during a test in France last week has boosted his chances of winning Rallye Monte-Carlo for the first time. Finn Hanninen…
Atkinson ready for Monte’s massive challenge
Chris Atkinson says he is relishing the prospect of contesting Rallye Monte-Carlo for PROTON Motorsports, despite acknowledging the “massive challenge” he will encounter on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season opener,…