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Fri October 10, 2008
Subaru  Imprezas battle hard on day one  
by Subaru Press 
 
Imprezas battle hard on day one After the first day of tarmac competition in Corsica, the Subaru World Rally Team entries once again livened up the WRC with a thrilling day-long battle for position. The pairings of Petter Solberg / Phil Mills and Chris Atkinson / Stéphane Prévot performed solidly under pressure in a very tight three-way shootout to f... Read on here....
 
Ford

 
 Hirvonen spearheads Ford's challenge

  
by Ford Press 
 
Hirvonen spearheads Ford's challenge BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team made a strong start to the Rallye de France to hold second and third positions after today's sun-kissed opening leg in Corsica. Finland's Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen lie second in a Ford Focus RS World Rally car with team-mates François Duval and Patrick Pivato third in a ... Read on here....
 
Citroen

 
 Flying start for Loeb

  
by Citroen Press 
Ford  Latvala stars for Stobart
  
by Stobart Ford Press 
 
 

 
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 F leg1 - Several tight battles @ 04:04 PM - Petter moves from 6th to 4th. Mikkelsen from 13th to 8th. Aava from 14th to 10th. Henning Solberg lost 4min with puncture. Unofficial, provisional positions after leg1 (SS6): 1st= Loeb/Elena, Citroen, 1h09m24s3; 2nd= Hirvonen/Lehtinen, Ford, +32s3; 3rd= Duval/Pivato, Ford, +34s; 4th= Solberg/Mills, Subaru, +1m11s5; 5th= Latvala/Anttila, Ford, +1m12s7; 6th= Atkinson/Prevot, Subaru, +1m15s4; 7th= Gardemeister/Tuominen, Suzuki, +3m16s; 8th= Mikkelsen/Floene, Ford, +3m18s5; 9th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Subaru, +3m21s4; 10th= Aava/Sikk, Citroen, +3m23s

 
 

 
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 F SS5 - Very tight between 4th & 6th @ 02:59 PM - Latvala vs 2 Subarus is the battle of the moment, as the 3 are seperated by only 3.6s. Unofficial, provisional positions after SS5: 1st= Loeb/Elena, Citroen, 53m35s4; 2nd= Hirvonen/Lehtinen, Ford, +25s7; 3rd= Duval/Pivato, Ford, +28s7; 4th= Latvala/Anttila, Ford, +1m01s2; 5th= Atkinson/Prevot, Subaru, +1m01s3; 6th= Solberg/Mills, Subaru, +1m03s9; 7th= Gardemeister/Tuominen, Suzuki, +2m37s1; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Subaru, +2m40s9; 9th= Rautenbach/Senior, Citroen, +2m41s5; 10th= Andersson/Andersson, Suzuki, +2m44s7

 
 

 
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 F SS4 - Latvala fighting 2 Subarus @ 02:07 PM - Latvala up 1 place, Solberg down 2 places. Unofficial, provisional positions after SS4: 1st= Loeb/Elena, Citroen, 44m12s9; 2nd= Hirvonen/Lehtinen, Ford, +20s5; 3rd= Duval/Pivato, Ford, +23s4; 4th= Latvala/Anttila, Ford, +49s2; 5th= Atkinson/Prevot, Subaru, +49s9; 6th= Solberg/Mills, Subaru, +53s5; 7th= Gardemeister/Tuominen, Suzuki, +2m06s1; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Subaru, +2m11s3; 9th= Andersson/Andersson, Suzuki, +2m14s2; 10th= Rautenbach/Senior, Citroen, +2m17s3

 
 

 
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 F SS3 - Sordo crashed out! @ 10:27 AM - Aullene is a real Corsican classic and Sordo crashed 400 meters into this stage! Unofficial, provisional positions after SS3: 1st= Loeb/Elena, Citroen, 34m40s7; 2nd= Hirvonen/Lehtinen, Ford, +14s4; 3rd= Duval/Pivato, Ford, +16s6; 4th= Solberg/Mills, Subaru, +36s3; 5th= Latvala/Anttila, Ford, +36s4; 6th= Atkinson/Prevot, Subaru, +38s6; 7th= Gardemeister/Tuominen, Suzuki, +1m40s; 8th= Andersson/Andersson, Suzuki, +1m45s3; 9th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Subaru, +1m47s5; 10th= Rautenbach/Senior, Citroen, +1m49s8

 
 

 
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 F SS2 - Sordo, Duval respond @ 09:53 AM - ...such close for 2nd. This time Aava delayed on the tricky road section! Unofficial, provisional positions after SS2: 1st= Loeb/Elena, Citroen, 18m49s3; 2nd= Sordo/Marti, Citroen, +7s3; 3rd= Hirvonen/Lehtinen, Ford, +10s4; 4th= Duval/Pivato, Ford, +12s7; 5th= Latvala/Anttila, Ford, +20s6; 6th= Atkinson/Prevot, Subaru, +24s4; 7th= Solberg/Mills, Subaru, +25s4; 8th= Wilson/Märtin, Ford, +55s6; 9th= Andersson/Andersson, Suzuki, +1m00s9; 10th= Rautenbach/Senior, Citroen, +1m01s3

 
 

 
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 F SS1 - Strong start for Hirvonen @ 08:53 AM - Hirvonen clearly ahead of Sordo and Duval. Mikkelsen delayed before(!) stage start, signs of accident, will get time penalty. Unofficial, provisional positions after SS1: 1st= Loeb/Elena, Citroen, 9m27s4; 2nd= Hirvonen/Lehtinen, Ford, +4s; 3rd= Sordo/Marti, Citroen, +4s5; 4th= Duval/Pivato, Ford, +7s3; 5th= Latvala/Anttila, Ford, +10s6; 6th= Atkinson/Prevot, Subaru, +12s6; 7th= Solberg/Mills, Subaru, +14s4; 8th= Aava/Sikk, Citroen, +18s3; 9th= Wilson/Martin, Ford, +24s1; 10th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Subaru, +28s4

 
Thu October 9, 2008
 
General

 
 Rautenbach on Corsica

  
by Conrad Rautenbach Press 
 
Welcome to: Tour de Corse One of the founding rounds of the World Rally Championship, the Tour de Corse has been a classic event since 1973. The event has changed greatly down the years, switching from an enormous round-island race to today's smaller and more focused event centred in and around the town of Ajac... Read on here.

Tue October 7, 2008
 
Citroen

 
 Loeb and Sordo on tour in Corsica

  
by Citroen Press 
 
Loeb and Sordo on tour in Corsica Just days after its emphatic one-two finish on the Rally Catalunya, the Citroën Total squad is now in Corsica for the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse, round 13 of the 2008 World Rally Championship. Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena and Dani Sordo/Marc Martí will be looking to profit from their visit to the island to defend ... Read on here....
 
Subaru

 
 A different challenge for SWRT

  
by Subaru Press 
 
A different challenge for SWRT The French round of the World Rally Championship, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, is the second asphalt rally in as many weekends and also the last tarmac outing of the 2008 WRC season. Immediately following Rally Catalunya, it forms the second half of the asphalt double-header as the season nears its finale.... Read on here....
 
Suzuki

 
 Suzuki return to where it all began

  
by Suzuki Press 
 
Suzuki return to where it all began The Rally de France-Tour de Corse is a significant event in the history of the Suzuki World Rally Team, as this is where the SX4 WRC made its World Rally Championship debut exactly one year ago. On that occasion, a solitary development car was driven by asphalt expert Nicolas Bernardi from France. Now Suzuki is bac... Read on here....
 
Ford

 
 Four-strong Stobart set for Corsica

  
by Stobart Ford Press 
 
Four-strong Stobart set for Corsica Four registered crews from the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team embark on the 13th round of the FIA World Rally Championship next week when they head straight from Spain to Corsica for Rally de France – Tour de Corse. Nominated to score points for the team will again be Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin and Jari-Matti Latv... Read on here....
 
Ford

 
 Ford hope to challenge for victory

  
by Ford Press 
 
Ford hope to challenge for victory Only four days after the speed tests in Spain fell silent, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team's drivers will fire up their Focus RS World Rally Cars again for the second instalment of the FIA World Rally Championship's asphalt double-header in the Mediterranean. Although it is only a short journey across the wat... Read on here....
 
Mon October 6, 2008
 
IRC

 
 Unprecedented live TV for Monte 2009

  
by IRC media 
 
Unprecedented live TV for Monte 2009 Eurosport Events, the promoter of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), is pleased to announce ground-breaking live television production from the 77th Monte Carlo Rally, which will form the first round of next year’s IRC series from January 20-24 2009. Monte Carlo – the oldest and most prestigious event in th... Read on here....
 
IRC

 
 Bettega aiming for IRC 2wd title

  
by IRC media 
 
Bettega aiming for IRC 2wd title Honda driver Alessandro Bettega is aiming to win this year's inaugural IRC 2WD title after taking the lead of the series thanks to his excellent win on the last round in Sanremo.... Read on here....

Sun October 5, 2008
 
General

 
 Rautenbach reviews Catalunya

  
by Conrad Rautenbach Press 
 
Rautenbach reviews Catalunya The event… After two days and 12 thrilling stages, Conrad Rautenbach was engaged in one of the most entertaining battles on this week's Rally Catalunya. The reigning FIA African Rally Champion and Stobart Ford manufacturer driver Matthew Wilson were separated by just a handful of seconds was they fought for a top... Read on here....
 
Ford

 
 Strong finish by Latvala in Spain

  
by Ford Press 
 
Strong finish by Latvala in Spain Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila have stormed home on round 12 of the FIA World Rally Championship to finish sixth on this weekend’s RallyRACC Catalunya - Rally de España.... Read on here....

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