Honda has announced it will be competing in the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship with two Mugen Honda Jazz ARC rally cars. The souped-up Jazz’s will be designed to meet G2 specifications. Boasting a highly tuned Mugen 2.0-litre four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, the Mugen Honda Jazz ARC rally cars will […]
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Video: Ford Fiesta RS WRC testing with Ken Block
Ken Block has given the new Ford Fiesta RS WRC car a quick fang on the gravel stages of the Rally Great Britain in Wales. The tests were recorded by Block using a new GoPro Hero 2 helmet-mounted camera. It’s like a nimble mosquito through the bush the new Ford […]
Ford of Britain 100: Image of the Week – Ford Escort Twin Cam
Ford has found a rare image of a Ford Escort Mk I Twin Cam rally car as part of its Ford of Britain 100: Image of the Week centenary celebrations. As a way of celebrating the milestone, Ford of Britain is digging up some of its old image archives and […]
Video: 2013 Volkswagen Polo R WRC testing with Carlos Sainz
Two-time WRC winner Carlos Sainz has been seen testing the 2013 Volkswagen Polo R WRC mule in the back roads of Germany. This comes after Volkswagen announced it would join the WRC in 2013, after being absent from the sport for more than 20 years. The 2013 Volkswagen Polo R […]
Rohrls Katze (Rohrl’s Cat) new Walter Rohrl DVD – video
There’s a new DVD out called, strangely enough, Rohrls Katze (Rohrl’s Cat), which celebrates the life of the brilliant racing driver, and now Porsche chief test driver, Walter Rohrl. Well, the DVD has actually been out since August, but somehow it has snuck under our radar. Maybe there’s a bit […]
Excite Rallye Raid Team reveals 2013 Dakar Range Rover Evoque
The Excite Rallye Raid Team has revealed their RaBe Race Cars D4 WN5 built Range Rover Evoque desert rally vehicle to compete in the 2013 Dakar Rally in South America. For the 2013 Dakar Rally event, the Excite Rallye Raid Team will run three of these purpose-built rally monsters. Each […]
WRC drivers to sign autographs in Sydney on father’s day
World Rally Championship drivers Sebastien Loeb, Petter Solberg, Henning Solberg, Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala, Sebastien Ogier, and Matthew Wilson will appear in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, four days before the Australian leg of the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship held on the Coffs Coast in NSW (see below for driver […]