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WRC Tires Explained
WRC Tires Explained

8 Apr 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tires in the World Rally Championship are maybe the deciding factor in setting up the winner or the loser of one event. And that's a fact, as the compound provided by Pirelli for the past few y...

 
Rally Indonesia Seeking WRC Entry in 2012
Rally Indonesia Seeking WRC Entry in 2012

8 Apr 2010, 10:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Indonesia is looking for a way to get into the World Rally Championship as soon as possible. The announcement was made by a spokesman for Rally Indonesia, currently a regular round in the FIA Asia P...

 
WRC Secures Pirelli Deal for 2011
WRC Secures Pirelli Deal for 2011

8 Apr 2010, 09:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Much like Formula One, the World Rally Championship is tackling tire supplier problems for the upcoming few seasons. Due to the economic crisis that hit the world a couple of years ago – and w...

 
WRC Could Change Rules to Avoid Team Tactics
WRC Could Change Rules to Avoid Team Tactics

8 Apr 2010, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb's win in Rally Jordan last weekend meant more than just another victory in the World Rally Championship for Citroen. The way it all happened, with the French team and their title...

 
Raikkonen Aims to Finish Rally Jordan
Raikkonen Aims to Finish Rally Jordan

31 Mar 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen did not have his share of success in the World Rally Championship, but then again he only contested for Citroen Junior Team in 2 WRC events so far. While yet to make the scoreboard th...

 
Ford Tests Focus WRC's Engine on Fiesta WRC
Ford Tests Focus WRC's Engine on Fiesta WRC

19 Mar 2010, 14:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As Citroen has already started preparations with their DS3 WRC model for the 2011 season of the World Rally Championship, Ford proceeded to making another step into developing the car that they hope...

 
Rautenbach Aims for WRC Return in 2011
Rautenbach Aims for WRC Return in 2011

17 Mar 2010, 11:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last year, at the end of a part-time schedule with Citroen Junior Team, South African rally driver Conrad Rautenbach failed to secure the necessary sponsorship for a second consecutive campaign with...

 
Severe Flooding to Affect Rally Jordan
Severe Flooding to Affect Rally Jordan

11 Mar 2010, 09:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody in Jordan seems to be working at full speed to make sure that the upcoming round of the World Rally Championship will go down without any unwanted interruptions or problems. The incredibly...

 
Owen Developments, Mitsubishi Sign Distribution Deal for the UK
Owen Developments, Mitsubishi Sign Distribution Deal for the UK

11 Mar 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK turbocharger specialist Owen Developments has been chosen as the exclusive official Mitsubishi Heavy Industries performance turbo distributor for the UK market by Mitsubishi Turbochargers. ...

 
FIA WTCC Changes Points Format for the 2010 Season
FIA WTCC Changes Points Format for the 2010 Season

1 Mar 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) announced a new points format for the 2010 season. And it seems the new point-scoring system adopted by the Formula One championship a few weeks bac...

 
WRC to Debut Interactive Video Game in 2011
WRC to Debut Interactive Video Game in 2011

25 Feb 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Rally Championship fans out there are prepared a big surprise in the near future, as it seems the championship's promoter North One Sport is looking into the possibility of creating a...

 
Raikkonen, Gronholm Experience Trouble in Rally Sweden - SS6
Raikkonen, Gronholm Experience Trouble in Rally Sweden - SS6

12 Feb 2010, 15:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 6th special stage of the Rally Sweden this weekend was not a lucky one for Finnish drivers Marcus Gronholm and Kimi Raikkonen. While both inside the overall Top 10 at the start of the stage, mec...

 
FIA Presents New Helmet for WRC
FIA Presents New Helmet for WRC

12 Feb 2010, 11:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) today confirmed the introduction of an all-new helmet design in the World Rally Championship, aimed at improving the drivers' safety in the series....

 
Kimi Raikkonen Experiences Slight Collision in Rally Sweden Recce
Kimi Raikkonen Experiences Slight Collision in Rally Sweden Recce

11 Feb 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen started off the season opening Rally Sweden on the wrong foot on Wednesday, during the recce of the Karlstad-based event. Using Citroen's Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX – especia...

 
WRC Changes Points Format
WRC Changes Points Format

10 Feb 2010, 09:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced new sporting regulations for the 2010 season of Formula One – mainly focused at a new points format – the ruling body now pr...

 
Ken Block Plans 3-Year Programme in the WRC
Ken Block Plans 3-Year Programme in the WRC

5 Feb 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ken Block will debut in the World Rally Championship this year, at the wheel of a Ford Focus RS WRC, after securing some strong backing from Ford and Monster Energy drink. The newly-former Monster W...

 
2010 WRC Edition for the Ford Focus RS
2010 WRC Edition for the Ford Focus RS

4 Feb 2010, 18:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford Switzerland has brought the World Rally Championship (‘s atmosphere) to the roads with the introduction of a WRC edition for the Focus RS. The car’s livery was voted on a speci...

 
Sebastien Loeb Test-Drives Citroen DS3 WRC
Sebastien Loeb Test-Drives Citroen DS3 WRC

4 Feb 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he was initially all against the 2011 technical regulations for the World Rally Championship – the inclusion of 1.6 turbo engines, as well as the mandatory S2000 platform for the rall...

 
Rally Argentina Confirms Changes for IRC Round
Rally Argentina Confirms Changes for IRC Round

4 Feb 2010, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's edition of Rally Argentina will see some important changes in the event's format, as the South American venue will host a round in the International Rally Challenge rather than...

 
Monster World Rally Team Reveals Car Livery for Ken Block in 2010
Monster World Rally Team Reveals Car Livery for Ken Block in 2010

27 Jan 2010, 11:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the announcement that Ken Block will debut in the World Rally Champion in 2010 on a part-time schedule, his team now released the first couple of photos of the North American racer's ...