Talented 20-year-old driver Chris Ingram is competing next in the first round of the FIA European Junior Rally Championship (ERC) which starts in Latvia, driving the PEUGEOT 208 R2 rally car. Chris is one of the youngest drivers in the event and drives in the RC4 category (for naturally aspirated front-wheel-drive cars). Confirmed for the...
Most of them are extinct, yes, much like the brand itself could soon be, but this world is full of surprises and well preserved iconic cars. All you need is money and even the most rarest of the rare could end up in your garage. The car in this post isn’t that rare, but it’s...
Let’s step back from all the excitement of Monte Carlo Rally and look at other rally related news for a moment. For instance, this press release, sent by Toyota Motorsport. No, it’s not THAT press release, we are feeding on rumours saying THAT release might reach us all sometime next week. It’s a different kind...
This is both adorable and awesomely impressive at the same time. Petter Solberg, the only driver with two world champion titles in two FIA disciplines (WRC & World RX) and his son Oliver took part in Finnskogvalsen rally in Norway. Two Solbergs competed in Petter’s famous Ford Escort MkII, taking third place overall. While Oliver...
Random Thoughts / World of Rally / WRC News
by Tom Stajduhar · Published January 8, 2015 · Last modified January 9, 2015
All reasons against 4WD cars aside, it’s really the only sensible solution for British rallying, and I would think any rallying in general. If a country and its drivers can afford it, then by all means it should be 4WD cars, ideally built to latest specifications and supported by major car manufacturers that are not...
To stop being (just) a spectator and become a real co-driver, if only for one event, is and would be a dream come true for so many people. Maybe you were allowed to sit in a stationary rally car at some car show. If you got really lucky, you managed to elbow your way into...
Remember how I said, or rather lied, about Opel’s plans to unveil a very elaborate motor sports programme not too long ago? They did not do that just yet, according to their website, but there is still time, and besides, they are continuing on the same path with ADAC Opel Rallye Cup in 2015. They...
If we haven’t heard from the FIA or any other parties involved in a MERC season finale scandal by now, I guess we won’t hear about it in the near future either. For now, only Abu Dhabi Racing and Khalid Al Qassimi decided to speak out, releasing a public statement concerning the events which took...
