Category: Random Thoughts

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Good job: Third Polo R WRC for Mikkelsen

In the end, it all turned well for young Norwegian hopeful Andreas Mikkelsen. After brief delay, Volkswagen was able to confirm third car for it’s World Rally Championship adventure next year. It will be driven by Mikkelsen, and he is expected to join two main drivers – Sebastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala – in 2013...

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Crashes vs. talents = VW signs Jari-Matti Latvala over Andreas Mikkelsen

With Ford’s demise and withdrawal from the World Rally Championship, few people went on to discuss what will happen to drivers, namely Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg. The former was rumoured to have already signed stuff with Volkswagen, but nothing was official until today. So, the big question is no more – Jari-Matti Latvala will...

Goodbye Ford, your commitment was very appreciated! 5

Goodbye Ford, your commitment was very appreciated!

To see Mini pulling the plug on their WRC “involvement” was not very suprising, nor disturbing as much as one might think. But oh my, now Ford is following in their footsteps, equally ending their WRC programme come end of this year. Challenging economy and the need to redirect their efforts and cash in more...

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Great feature on WRC.com: fans Q&A with Seb Ogier

To be pefectly honest, I have no idea if this feature is sign of new things coming to WRC or is just an idea someone had at some point, and went on to make it happen, but it’s not that important in the end. In case you’ve missed it – Volkswagen ace Sebastien Ogier took...

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New ERC deal adds more fuel to Croatia Rally conflict

Croatian round of European rally championship is quite popular topic in local motorsport media, but for all the wrong reasons. With motorsports being utterly sidelined and largely ignored by Croatian media, this event is now gaining popularity thanks to conflict brewing between organizer, MCR Sport, and Croatian national motorsports federation (HAKS). And recent confirmation of...

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Loeb: Going out like a boss?

I’m sure you’ve all heard the big news one of the two big ones today, well, biggest so far concerning 2013. Sebastien Loeb will not compete in all rallies next year. The other big news is scheduled to hit us tomorrow, after FIA wraps up their World Motorsport Council meetings in Paris. And there is...

Stick around for another year, will you Mr. Loeb? 4

Stick around for another year, will you Mr. Loeb?

There are burning issues within World Rally Championship, no doubt. From (still) missing global promotion and TV coverage to less annoying, but equally exciting issues of driver transfers and the arrival of new teams. And there is also this constant, called Sebastien Loeb. He is also fairly popular subject this year – partly because he...

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