Archive for category: international

  • Punctures Deny Bird Historic Win on Malcolm Wilson Rally

    Punctures Deny Bird Historic Win on Malcolm Wilson Rally

    international March 8, 2010 11:34 am no comments

    Penrith rally driver Paul Bird saw his hopes of a record breaking fourth win on the Malcolm Wilson Rally cruelly snatched from his grasp when he was forced to retire on the penultimate stage in his native Lake District today. Along with Scottish co driver Kirsty Riddick, the Rockstar Energy, [...]

     
  • Seventh Heaven for Dodd on Rallye Sunseeker

    Seventh Heaven for Dodd on Rallye Sunseeker

    international March 1, 2010 4:52 pm no comments

    Defending champions Marcus Dodd and Andrew Bargery got the defence of their title underway in the best possible fashion with a sensational seventh victory on Rallye Sunseeker held in Bournemouth today. Driving the Hyundai Accent WRC the pair emerged 33.7 seconds ahead of the Peugeot Cosworth of Andrew Burton and [...]

     
  • Araujo on Podium at 2010 Sweden P-WRC

    Araujo on Podium at 2010 Sweden P-WRC

    international February 15, 2010 4:58 pm no comments

    Armindo Araujo & Miguel Ramalho and the RalliArt Italy’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X have gained the 3rd position in the first 2010 P-WRC round, the Rally of Sweden. “We finished on the podium so we are very happy,” Armindo said. “It was the best possible result for us and at [...]

     
  • Perez Adds Wydean Title to the List

    Perez Adds Wydean Title to the List

    international February 15, 2010 4:54 pm no comments

    Former British National and Historic rally champion Steve Perez finally added the prestigious Wyedean Rally to his increasing list of successes when he took a hard fought victory on today’s event in the Forest of Dean. Driving the Kick Energy-sponsored Ford Focus WRC07, along with co-driver Paul Spooner, the Chesterfield [...]

     
  • Bird Dedicates Riponian Win to his Mum…

    Bird Dedicates Riponian Win to his Mum…

    international February 15, 2010 4:49 pm no comments

    Penrith rally driver Paul Bird overcame a number of dramas to win today’s Procter’s Luxury Coaches Riponian Stages Rally before dashing off straight from the finish to be at the bedside of his terminally ill mother. Along with Scottish co driver Kirsty Riddick, the pair ended the 45-mile event nearly [...]

     
  • Stobart And Monster Team Up for 2010 WRC

    Stobart And Monster Team Up for 2010 WRC

    international February 11, 2010 11:33 am no comments

    (images http://www.ewrc.cz) The Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars of Stobart M-Sport Ford and the Monster Energy World Rally Team will carry each other’s branding as part of a reciprocal deal between the two WRC outfits in 2010. Matthew Wilson and Ken Block’s WRC cars will both feature the logos [...]

     
  • Promoter Announces Breaking News in the Countdown to World Rally Championship Lift-Off

    Promoter Announces Breaking News in the Countdown to World Rally Championship Lift-Off

    international February 7, 2010 3:00 am no comments

    Today, at the launch event for the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship season, Promoter North One Sport announces a raft of developments to mark the dawning of a new era for the sport and unveils breaking news on growing audience figures and new television deals for the WRC. The first [...]

     
  • Cookson Unveils Two-Year Plan to Win British Rally Championship

    Cookson Unveils Two-Year Plan to Win British Rally Championship

    international February 7, 2010 2:57 am no comments

    Saltash IT Director Alan Cookson and co driver Julian Wilkinson from Tunbridge Wells are planning to contest the MSA British Rally Championship for the first time in 2010 in their newly acquired ex-Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru N15. Cookson and Wilkinson have a two-year plan to contest the BRC series, after securing [...]

     
  • `Colin McRae Driver of the Rally Show` at Chatsworth

    `Colin McRae Driver of the Rally Show` at Chatsworth

    international February 7, 2010 2:53 am no comments

    McRae Vision, the charity set up in the aftermath of Colin’s tragic accident in 2007, will be attending The Kick Energy-sponsored Rally Show at Chatsworth over the weekend of 5/6th June. Amongst its objectives, the charity supports causes and runs initiatives particularly for the benefit of underprivileged children and the [...]

     
  • Kimi Raikkonen crashes in his WRCar Debut

    Kimi Raikkonen crashes in his WRCar Debut

    international January 29, 2010 8:50 am no comments

    Finland’s 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen has crashed on his first competitive event driving for the Citroen Junior World Rally Team. Raikkonen was placed second overall in the Arctic Lapland Rally when his car left the road and crashed into a tree on the event’s second stage, the 23km [...]

     
  • Barry Brings it Back on Marvellous Monte

    Barry Brings it Back on Marvellous Monte

    international January 27, 2010 3:55 pm no comments

    The final day of the Rallye Monte Carlo has been all about tyres. Barry Motorsport driver, Daniel Barry and his co-driver Martin Brady ultimately opted for the safer option to get them to the end of what can only be described and as an epic adventure for the Irish pairing. [...]

     
  • Introducing the Monster World Rally Team

    Introducing the Monster World Rally Team

    international January 6, 2010 9:35 am no comments

    January 6, 2010 – Brooklyn, NY – Ken Block is off to race in the FIA 2010 World Rally Championship as part of the newly formed Monster World Rally Team. Block will continue to compete in the Rally America national series, as well as in X-Games XVI. And he’s doing [...]

     
  • Bird Wins Grizedale Stages at Last!

    Bird Wins Grizedale Stages at Last!

    international December 7, 2009 11:43 am no comments

    After nine years of waiting, Penrith rally driver Paul Bird finally got his hands on the winner’s trophy with a comprehensive start to finish victory in today’s Coniston-based Coppermines Grizedale Stages Rally in his native Lake District. Driving the www.supercasino.com, Vent-Axia and Kick Energy-backed Ford Focus WRC07, Bird and new [...]

     
  • 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally – `My Greatest Achievement in Rallying…`

    2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally – `My Greatest Achievement in Rallying…`

    international December 1, 2009 12:22 pm no comments

    Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez and co driver Staffan Parmander have finished in a fantastic third position after completing the final day of the 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally. Driving the BTR-prepared historic-specification Datsun 260Z, the Chesterfield driver arrived at the Mombasa finish earlier today following [...]

     
  • The Race of Champions worldwide broadcast details confirmed

    The Race of Champions worldwide broadcast details confirmed

    international October 31, 2009 6:44 am no comments

    Live coverage of The Race of Champions to be broadcast on Eurosport and online through Freecaster – Action to be broadcast daily in Europe from 12:00 GMT, 13:00 CET – CCTV5 showing all three days of action live in China Motorsport fans around the world will get the chance to [...]

     
  • Radical Changes to 2010 MSA Gravel Championship Announced by ANCRO

    Radical Changes to 2010 MSA Gravel Championship Announced by ANCRO

    international October 22, 2009 10:32 am no comments

    * NO CONTROL TYRES * FIA-approved fuel * A reduction to six quality all-gravel events Revised scoring system * Only one dropped score * 5 registration fee * Capped entry fees and guaranteed mileage * Ford Escort Challenge * 1400cc Cup * Manufacturers Award reintroduced Club Team Award * Land [...]

     
  • Cambrian Podium for Perez

    Cambrian Podium for Perez

    international October 20, 2009 9:40 am no comments

    Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez took a creditable third place on yesterday’s Lewis and Hunter Contracting Cambrian Rally, despite only using the event as a shakedown for next week’s Wales Rally GB. Along with Welsh co-driver Paul Spooner, the pair were out in the ex Marcus Gronholm 2007 Ford [...]

     
  • Armindo Araujo & Miguel Ramalho (Lancer by RalliArt Italy)

    Armindo Araujo & Miguel Ramalho (Lancer by RalliArt Italy)

    international October 14, 2009 9:38 am no comments

    2009 P-WRC WINNER Now it’s sure: Armindo Araujo & Miguel Ramalho (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Pirelli by RalliArt Italy) are the winner of the 2009 Production Car World Rally Championship (P-WRC). The Portuguese crew has gained the crucial points early in September in the Rally of Australia, but just now [...]

     
  • Austria and Australia Provide Early International Entries for the 2010 NZ Silver Fern Marathon Rally

    Austria and Australia Provide Early International Entries for the 2010 NZ Silver Fern Marathon Rally

    international October 13, 2009 11:11 am no comments

    The first International Entry registrations have been received for the 2010 NZ Silver Fern International Marathon Rally, one coming from across the Tasman and the other from Europe. With still over a year till the event takes place, popular Australian’s Keith & Mary-Anne Callinan, who now regularly compete here, will [...]

     
  • WRC coverage begins tomorrow – Sunday 10-4, at 3p ET

    WRC coverage begins tomorrow – Sunday 10-4, at 3p ET

    international October 3, 2009 10:40 am no comments

    WRC Coverage begins Sunday 10-4 at 3pm ET on HD Theater 6hour lineup to kick of the coverage clip courtesy of HD Theater and wrc.com 3pm WRC’s Greatest Stages 4pm WRC’s Most Daring Drives 5pm WRC’s Greatest Cars 6pm WRC’s Top Ten Spectacular Crashes 7pm WRC 2009 Season Preview 8pm [...]