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WRX | RD4 – DAYINSURE WORLD RX OF GREAT BRITAIN – DAY1

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Andy C

Returning to Silverstone, The Home of British Motor Racing; the FIA World Rallycross Championship arrived in the UK for the fourth round. As part of the SpeedMachine festival the rallycross forms the main highlight of this action packed, high performance, adrenaline filled weekend, which is tailored for the petrol heads and motorsport fans alike. Joining the World RX regulars, was current British Rallycross Champ, Mark Higgins in the Albatec Racing Peugeot 208. Although Higgins has not raced this season, he at least has previous here at Silverstone; which is where…

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WRC | RD6 – COPEC RALLY CHILE

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Andy CCOPEC RALLY CHILE, FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WORLD RALLY, WRC

With no prior knowledge, data, reference points, previous pace notes or onboard videos that could be studied in advance; The Copec Rally Chile with its 17 gravel stages totaling 325km, offered up a fresh exciting new challenge for Round 6 of the FIA World Rally Championship, becoming the 32nd host country in the history of the WRC. The stages in parts looked very similar to that of Wales, Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen who spent a decent part of his early career in the forest of Wales topped the shakedown timings on…

NEWS & FEATURES RALLYCROSS

PREVIEW | WRX | RD4 – SILVERSTONE – GBR

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Andy CFIA WORLD RX, RX, SPEEEDMACHINE FESTIVAL, WORLD RX, WRX

WORLD RX BATTLE SHIFTS TO ALL-ACTION SPEEDMACHINE FESTIVAL The fourth round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, the Dayinsure World RX of Great Britain, is the centrepiece of the SpeedMachine Festival at Silverstone this weekend. The opening three events of 2019, have served up fiercely-competitive racing, plenty of incident – and the odd surprise. Silverstone promises more of the same. Timur Timerzyanov arrives for the British event fresh from a maiden World RX victory at Spa-Francorchamps. The Russian will look to progress beyond the semi-final…

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CWR | WHEELER BRINGS HOME THIRD PLACE

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Andy CCHRIS WHEELER RALLYING, CWR, MANX, RALLY

Chris Wheeler & Shaun Layland competed on the Manx National Rally last week in there Citroen DS3 R3T. The Manx Rally is an iconic event known for its technical roads & history. Over recent years the Chris Wheeler Rallying team have not had the best of luck on the Isle Of Man, but this time they went to the island with anything but not finishing in mind. The last time Chris finished this rally was back In 2012 In a Ford Fiesta MS1. The event held two days of competition which…

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BTCC | RD 7/8/9 – THRUXTON

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Andy CBRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP, BTCC

The third round of the British Touring Car Championship headed to Hampshire and the quickest track on the calendar at Thruxton. Ash Sutton went into the three race meet in the lead of the championship by a small margin, but the double race win at Donington by Colin Turkington had moved him up to third in the championship, just behind Josh Cook. Parts of the Hampshire circuit had been resurfaced over the winter period, which would likely mean that what was already a quick track was probably set to become…

NEWS & FEATURES RALLYCROSS

WRX | RD3 – SPA WORLD RX OF BENELUX

May 19, 2019May 20, 2019 Andy CWORLD RALLYCROSS, WORLD RX, WRX

Taking some three months to build and at a cost of six million Euros, the iconic Circuit De Spa Francorchamps situated in the Ardennes region of Belgium became the latest addition to the FIA World Rallycross calendar but was it money well spent? One can only guess at just how long it would take to see a return on such an investment but in terms of racing and action, the circuit certainly delivered on this. And so in my eyes, it was indeed money well spent; this was backed up…

NEWS & FEATURES RALLYCROSS

PREVIEW | WRX | RD3 – SPA WORLD RX OF BENELUX

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Andy CRX, SPA RX, WORLD RALLYCROSS, WORLD RX, WRX

With two rounds in the bag, the FIA World Rallycross Championship embarks on its second brand new circuit of the season for Round 3, the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. This purpose built RX track is 913 metres in length and like many World RX tracks it is a 60/40 split of Asphalt/Dirt. It incorporates one of the most iconic corners in the world of motorsport, the Eau Rouge (or Raidillion, depending on how one likes to refer to it as). A fast, challenging corner whose fame has gone…

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PREVIEW | WRC | RD 6 – RALLY CHILE

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 Andy CFIA WRC, RALLY CHILE, WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WRC

Part two of the FIA World Rally Championships south American adventure will arrive after a 16 hour drive across the Andes Mountains to the newcomer, The Copec Rally Chile for Round 6. A WRC newbie it maybe but rallying is not new to Chile, with some 19 years of history from its own National Rally Mobil Championship, it finally reaches the World Stage to offer up a fresh exciting new challenge to the world’s best. Last time out in Argentina Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville got the job done for his second…

HILL CLIMB & SPRINT NEWS & FEATURES

BRITISH HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIPS | RD2 – PRESCOTT

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 Andy CBRITISH HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIPS, HILL CLIMB, PRESCOTT

Wallace Menzies leaves Prescott as the highest points scorer for the second British Hillclimb Championship event in a row. He finished off the day by setting Best Time of Day in a close second runoff, where the fastest 8 were covered by just 1 second! On a weekend that was so different weather wise to the scorching hot Easter weekend at Loton the previous week it gave a new challenge for the single seater cars with tyre choice. In the first run off it was the ever consistent Scott Moran who pipped…

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F1 | RD4 – AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2019

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Andy CAZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX, F1, FORMULA ONE

The Formula 1 circus arrived at its next stop in the picturesque Azerbaijan for Round 4 of the 2019 Championship. Last time out in China for the 1000th F1 race, Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won with a commanding performance to deliver a Mercedes one two alongside team mate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton also overtook Bottas to lead the drivers’ standings and although in Azerbaijan, Mercedes would continue their dominance with yet another 1-2 finish (their fourth this season), it would be Bottas who would regain his position at the top of the…