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.…
Campana eyes more WRC in 2012
Pierre Campana left a positive impression on the MINI WRC Team at last week’s Rallye Monte Carlo, finishing in a highly respectable seventh place and picking up valuable points for…
Kevin Abbring praises FIA Institute’s Young Driver Excellence Academy
Volkswagen Motorsport star Kevin Abbring has praised the FIA Institute’s Young Driver Excellence Academy for the role it has played in his development as a driver. The Dutchman is contesting…
Loeb: Aiming to make it nine
Interviewing an eight-times World Rally Champion is not something to take lightly. Having won 68 rallies, most recently the WRC Rallye Monte-Carlo, the Frenchman is man most in demand by…
Ford’s blonde stars to shine in 2012
The WRC Rallye Monte-Carlo 2012 was something of a revelation for Ford and their WRC campaign. In this tricky and techhnical test, Ford’s crews were not only on the podium,…