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2022 WRC Safari Rally Kenya -  Everything You Need Know
2022 WRC Safari Rally Kenya - Everything You Need Know

23 Jun 2022, 12:14 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The WRC Safari Rally has returned to Kenya in 2021 following a 19-year absence, the 2022 event consists of 19 stages covering a distance of 363.44 km (226 mi)

 
2022 WRC Safari Rally Kicks Off Today, Eyes on Rovanpera After Successful Shakedown Sprint
2022 WRC Safari Rally Kicks Off Today, Eyes on Rovanpera After Successful Shakedown Sprint

23 Jun 2022, 07:44 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / 2022 WRC Safari Rally, based in Nairobi, Kenya, runs from 23rd to 26th June, with over nineteen stages covering an estimated 225 miles (362 kilometers)

 
Toyota 222D: The MR2-Styled Rally Car That Wasn't Meant To Be
Toyota 222D: The MR2-Styled Rally Car That Wasn't Meant To Be

19 Jun 2022, 02:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / One of the most elusive rally cars of the 1980s, the 222D looks like an MR2 yet it's completely different under the skin

 
Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 Racing Car Unveiled, It's Ready for Action
Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 Racing Car Unveiled, It's Ready for Action

15 Jun 2022, 09:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Skoda has unveiled the replacement of the most successful Rally2 car in recent years. The new race car is called Fabia RS Rally2, and it has 290 hp

 
Rally1 Cars Are Too Hot for Safety, Drivers Say, and the FIA Is Asked to Fix the Issue
Rally1 Cars Are Too Hot for Safety, Drivers Say, and the FIA Is Asked to Fix the Issue

29 May 2022, 16:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Two rallies held in increasingly higher temperatures in the cockpit have made many crews ask for a solution from the FIA. Here is the problem with Rally1 cars

 
Kimi Räikkönen Will Race in NASCAR Cup Series, Will Bwoah in a Chevy
Kimi Räikkönen Will Race in NASCAR Cup Series, Will Bwoah in a Chevy

26 May 2022, 21:00 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The #91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entered by Trackhouse Racing in the Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup race will be driven by Kimi Räikkönen

 
Audi and Ducati Hold Joint Offroad Event With Common Design, What's Next?
Audi and Ducati Hold Joint Offroad Event With Common Design, What's Next?

4 May 2022, 17:06 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi owns Ducati for a couple of years now, but the German marque had limited links with the Italian marque. This may be the start of a beautiful friendship

 
Get Up Close and Personal With Colin McRae's First-Ever, Forgotten Rally Car
Get Up Close and Personal With Colin McRae's First-Ever, Forgotten Rally Car

26 Apr 2022, 09:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Hillman Avenger was never as successful as contemporary racers from Fiat, Lancia, and Ford, but it helped Colin McRae score his first win

 
Sebastien Loeb Returning to M-Sport Ford WRC Team to Drive the Tail off This Puma Hybrid
Sebastien Loeb Returning to M-Sport Ford WRC Team to Drive the Tail off This Puma Hybrid

25 Apr 2022, 10:30 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Nine-time World Rally Champion, Sebastien Loeb, will climb behind the wheel of an M-Sport Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1 car for Rally Portugal in May

 
The Rise of Rally Croatia - A Brief History of the Newest Addition to the WRC Calendar
The Rise of Rally Croatia - A Brief History of the Newest Addition to the WRC Calendar

20 Apr 2022, 07:31 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / Rally Croatia is an event that has been taking part for more than four decades. However, only in 2021 it was added to the official WRC calendar

 
Sebastien Loeb Is Set to Race in DTM in a Ferrari 488 GT3, Will Debut in Portugal
Sebastien Loeb Is Set to Race in DTM in a Ferrari 488 GT3, Will Debut in Portugal

4 Apr 2022, 11:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / French rally legend Sebastien Loeb will make his debut in the DTM in a Ferrari. The rally legend will be a stand-in for another racer for the season opener

 
New World Rally Championship Director Confirmed by FIA
New World Rally Championship Director Confirmed by FIA

11 Mar 2022, 08:17 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / After Yves Matton left the director position in December 2021, the FIA was looking for someone else to fill that gap, and it seems like they found him

 
Why the Lancia Stratos HF Offers No Apologies
Why the Lancia Stratos HF Offers No Apologies

10 Mar 2022, 16:44 UTC · By: Andrew Nabors / Born to dominate the World Rally Championship, this Lancia Stratos Stradale represents all that is right about collecting classic cars

 
Walter Röhrl Turns 75 Years Old Today, This Is Why He Is a Rally Legend
Walter Röhrl Turns 75 Years Old Today, This Is Why He Is a Rally Legend

7 Mar 2022, 07:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Today marks the 75th Spring in Walter Röhrl's life. The German racing driver won the Monte Carlo Rally with four different makes, which is still a record

 
The Role of a Co-Driver in a Rally Car, Explained
The Role of a Co-Driver in a Rally Car, Explained

5 Mar 2022, 22:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you have ever played a video game that involved rallying, or just watched a rally on TV, you have heard of co-drivers. This is what their job calls for

 
Oliver Solberg and His Co-Driver Explain Pacenotes and Recce, Watch and Learn
Oliver Solberg and His Co-Driver Explain Pacenotes and Recce, Watch and Learn

3 Mar 2022, 23:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you happen to watch rallying, you may notice discussions about pacenotes or "recce." Those terms may seem odd, but this is what they actually mean

 
Flying Finn Rovanpera Wins in Sweden, Plenty of Seconds Ahead
Flying Finn Rovanpera Wins in Sweden, Plenty of Seconds Ahead

27 Feb 2022, 17:43 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / Exciting Rally Sweden has ended today with another nordic driver winning on the icy roads. It was a fantastic rally with a lot of exciting moments.

 
Finnish Driver Rovanpera Snatched the Lead of Rally Sweden
Finnish Driver Rovanpera Snatched the Lead of Rally Sweden

25 Feb 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / At the end of stage 3, Finnish rally driver Kalle Rovanpera is leading Rally Sweden at the end of stage 3 with Lappi dropping sixth overall.

 
First Rally Without Loeb or Ogier Since 2006, Rally Sweden, Is Up for Grabs
First Rally Without Loeb or Ogier Since 2006, Rally Sweden, Is Up for Grabs

24 Feb 2022, 12:03 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / 2006 Rally Great Britain was the last rally without eight time World Champion Sebastien Loeb or seven time World Champion Ogier. This rally promises to deliver.

 
Peugeot 205 T16: A 1980s 4WD Mid-Engine Rabid Bunny That Needs To Be Remembered
Peugeot 205 T16: A 1980s 4WD Mid-Engine Rabid Bunny That Needs To Be Remembered

10 Feb 2022, 15:57 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the craziest hot hatches ever created, the 205 T16 was both an insane road-legal machine and a rally icon from the famed Group B era