I am not entirely sure what to make of the following piece of text. It arrived to World Rally Blog’s mailbox little over an hour ago, and it obviously deals with the fourth round of the European Rally Championship, SATA Rallye Açores. As you will see, text says there were complaints from unnamed drivers on...
Another day of drama in the Azores – it’s was all about survival today. Well, for some it was, and some actually had a rally on their hands, and they tried hard to keep it on the road and going fast. Heavy rains and thick fog made for some challenging passes on today’s stages, and...
Heavy rain entered this year’s SATA Rallye Açores and decided to mess with the stages a bit. That led to the cancellation of special stage 1 due to damage on the road, and special stage 2 was significantly shortened. In the end, organizers realized they ran out of kilometers for the proper leg, so they...
Once again, “we” catch up with Molly Taylor, as she and co-driver Seb Marshall prepare to rally in the Azores. Well, actually, it’s their PR team’s release, but nonetheless, it’s an interesting read, especially if you’re interested in the progress of this promising young crew, competing in this years European Rally Championship. Similar to Kris...
And not just any rallycross, but Global Rallycross Championship and X Games – the leading British rallycross driver Liam Doran will have the honour of driving it. Doran was able to sample Mini’s WRC machine in test sessions, and he also visited Prodrive’s factory – one would assume he is very much involved in the...
Whatever Sebastien Loeb decides to do these days, we can follow, and follow live. FIA GT Series races are streamed live, so we can follow Sebastien’s progress in this pretty exciting championship, but this is not all. 91st edition of Pikes Peak Internatioanl Hill Climb race will also be streamed live on the Internet, organizers...
With one horsepower per kilogram, Peugeot 208 T16 sounds like a proper thing to use on high altitude hillclimb track such as Pikes Peak. This particular race was always about purposely built cars – in the past they not only had to deal with high altitude, but with gravel surface. Today, gravel is gone, but...
The Peugeot Rally Academy, which was set up this year to promote the careers of three talented young drivers, will have its complete line-up in the Azores for the first time this season. The cars of Craig Breen, Jérémi Ancian and Stéphane Lefebvre will be run by Saintéloc and the trio will be looking to...
