Young Belgian co-driver Lara Vanneste recently celebrated her 22nd birthday, but for a person of her age she already amassed significant racing experience. Former co-driver to Kevin Abbring she competed in the World Rally Championship events as part of Volkswagen World Rally Team. After Kevin Abbring recent decision to opt for another co-driver, Lara was...
First part of todays Leg 1 of Rally Islas Canarias is behind us with Andreas Mikkelsen in the provisional lead. Norwegian driver was able to score stage victories on all three tests, but that was not enough to create a significant gap to flying Czech Jan Kopecky. Czech ace was marginally slower on every stage,...
The race for the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge crown is showing no signs of slowing down. Fresh from the thrilling season-opening SATA Rallye Açores last month, crews now head to the island of Gran Canaria for the first asphalt event of the year, Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés. A counting round of the IRC...
Patrik Sandell is ready for Rally Croatia on last weekend of May. The competition is part of the European Rally Championship and the Swedish WRC driver will be competing in the MINI Super 2000. – I have competed in Croatia three times before and really like the road there. They are jumpy and challenging, with...
Following on the heels of the hugely successful HELP for HEROES EUROPEAN 4×4 RALLYs of 2010 and 2011, which have raised a massive £300,000+ for the charity, we can formally announce that 2012 will see a third running of the event. The rally follows the path and tells the story of the Allied Invasion through...
On March 17, 2012, six teams from the Women@Renault network will line up for the start of the 22nd Aïcha des Gazelles rally. This year, the two-women crews will take to the Moroccan desert behind the wheel of four Dacia Dusters in the SUV class and two in the 4×4 category. This all-female rally provides...
An all-female crew will chase success in the IRC 2WD Cup for the first time this season, starting with next week’s Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés. Bulgarian Ekaterina Stratieva, 29, and co-driver Carmen Poenaru, a 27-year-old from Romania, could contest as many as nine rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, subject to securing the...
Australian driver will compete in this week’s Rally Mexico, third round of the FIA World Rally Championship, and while additional outings in the WRC are not yet confirmed, Atko will be busy this year competing in Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Former APRC champion in Super 1600 category in 2003 and 2004 and one of the...
