Let’s say you have a rally car of some kind, it could be a top notch and capable rally machine, such as Mitsubishi Lancer Evo SomeNumber or Subaru Impreza, or a more tame yet very fast in proper hands car like Peugeot 206 or similar. We can also assume you just bought this car, maybe...
OK, you read/heard it here first – new DiRT game, which I presume will use the name DiRT 4, will use some of the classic stages, first seen in the original Colin McRae Rally series of games. Before you grab your wallet and throw it at the screen, allow me to temporarily disappoint you –...
So many things didn’t work out for Petter Solberg in FIA European Rallycross Championship last year, but that’s all ancient history now. There’s a new championship on the scene, the World one, and Petter made sure to leave his mark right from the word go. First round took place this weekend in Portugal and it...
Bryan Bouffier finally found a job, he’ll be testing and competing for Hyundai – it’s still not clear if they plan to use him on WRC events, but at least he is no longer unemployed. Because being without a job sucks. Every young and perspective rally driver dreams of factory teams, WRC events and victories,...
Last year Hyundai Motorsport hired everyone and their cat (or so it seemed, NHF!) for testing and development duties, but come this season it became obvious that not everyone will be able to compete in all events. Or in any events, for that matter. Bryan Bouffier was the one left without a job in the...
by Tom Stajduhar · Published April 23, 2014 · Last modified April 24, 2014
Long long time ago there existed this somewhat odd and somewhat exciting class, called Formula 2, or Formula 2.0, or something similar, basically consisting of sub-2-liter cars with kit car character, competing in the World Rally Championship. Same-ish front-wheel-drive cars also competed in regional and/or national championships, fighting against the “proper” 4WD cars. It was...
Juniors and juniorettes, this (among other things) is what you’re fighting for this year. The chance to compete in a freshly homologated Citroën DS3 R5 next year. Citroën is racing flat out to enrich its customer car programme as well as official engagements, so this week they’re taking part in Rally de Portugal, round 4...
Kevin Abbring and Craig Breen wrote first pages of what promises to be a successful rally career of the latest Peugeot Sport built and developed rally car, the 208 T16. Peugeot’s response to the growing and obviously popular R5 category finally debuted last week in round three of the 2014 European Rally Championship, Acropolis Rally....
