You know how it is. You’re winning a race. Nothing else is important other than you win the race. Rally star Ken Block in the US demonstrated that whole ‘nothing else is important’ notion recently after part of the interior of his race car caught fire, mid-race. Block was in […]
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Chris Atkinson wins 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship
Australian Chris Atkinson has secured the 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship after the title rival Brian Green failed to score enough points on Day 1 of the season-ending China Rally. Atkinson’s Skoda team-mate Gaurav Gill is leading the event with Proton driver Alister McRae just 12 seconds back in second. […]
Ford to end World Rally Championship campaign after 2012 season
Ford will end it’s factory support in the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2012 season. The news comes just after MINI announced over the weekend that it is exiting the sport after this year as well. Ford of Europe went with the old cliche that competing […]
MINI exits World Rally Championship at the end of 2012
After just one and a half years in the sport, MINI has announced it is exiting the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2012 season. MINI Countryman WRC cars will still compete in the future under non-factory, private teams. MINI says competing for the 18-month period has […]
Hyundai i20 WRC rally car unveiled at Paris show
Hyundai has revealed the all-new Hyundai i20 WRC rally car at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, providing confirmation that the company is planning on returning to the sport. Specific details on the i20 WRC car haven’t been announced. In compliance with the new WRC regulations though, the i20 would be […]
Chris Atkinson scores points in MINI at WRC Rally of Germany
Australian driver Chris Atkinson ‘Atko’ has finished fifth in his first World Rally Championship event in a MINI John Cooper Works Countryman at Rally Germany. The Queenslander was the top non-Citroen or Ford in the rally and gave the MINI team its best result of the year. “I’m stoked with […]
Chris Atkinson to drive MINI for remainder of 2012 WRC season
Australian Chris Atkinson has finalised a deal with WRC Team MINI Portugal to contest the final five rounds of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. ‘Atko’ will be the number one driver for MINI after former driver Armindo Araujo left the team for “sporting reasons”. Atkinson has taken part in two WRC […]
Chris Atkinson’s Citroen DS3 ready for WRC Rally of Finland
While plenty of Australians will be flying the flag in London for the next two weeks at the 2012 London Olympic Games, rally driver Chris Atkinson will be doing the same in Finland as he makes his much awaited return in the World Rally Championship. Atkinson unveiled his southern cross […]