Chris Ingram will make his Toyota rally debut on the Nicky Grist Stages Saturday 13 July when he contests the event in a GR Yaris Rally2 – joining his Castrol MEM Rally Team stablemate Meirion Evans, who will also contest the mid-Wales event as a gravel test ahead of the next round of the Probite British Rally Championship. Chris and co-driver Alex Kihurani (above and below) started the BRC in a … [Read more...]
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Newslines 10 June
The Volkswagen Group is entering a new business segment with the Elli charging and energy brand and will develop, build and operate large-scale stationary storage systems together with partners along the value chain. The largest projects in the Elli project pipeline currently have a capacity of up to 350 MW and a storage capacity of 700 MWh, which will almost double the total storage capacity … [Read more...]
Coventry considering city centre rallycross
Bringing the FIA World Rallycross Championship back to the heart of the UK to race around the streets of Britain’s ‘Motor City’ has the potential to generate ‘the biggest event the sport has ever seen’, suggests last year’s runner-up Kevin Hansen. Rallycross Promoter is in advanced talks with the organiser of MotoFest Coventry sponsored by E.ON to host a World RX round alongside the popular … [Read more...]
Shock victory at Rally Italia Sardegna
Ott Tänak claimed a shock victory at Rally Italia Sardegna on Sunday afternoon after late agony for long-time leader Sébastien Ogier. The Estonian, driving a Hyundai i20 N (above), celebrated his maiden success of the season when a damaged tyre in the final rough road speed test denied Ogier a third consecutive FIA World Rally Championship victory. Having traded blows with Tänak early in … [Read more...]
Rally Italia Sardegna gravel challenge
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team face another tough gravel challenge this week at Rally Italia Sardegna, the sixth round of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship. After victories in the last three events in Kenya, Croatia and Portugal, the team are targeting another strong result on the Italian island of Sardinia, looking to fight back in the championship where they trail the leaders in the … [Read more...]
Probite British Rally Championship ignites in Scotland
Keith Cronin ensured his bid for a fifth Probite British Rally Championship title remains firmly alive, by taking a critical victory at the Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally last weekend. After a dismal start to this year's BRC campaign, Cronin, and co-driver Mikie Galvin took their Pirelli shod Ford Fiesta Rally2 to their first victory of the season and more importantly, edged back … [Read more...]
Race Car of the Century poll votes are in
The votes have been cast and the numbers have been crunched but the world will have to wait until Tuesday 2 July to find out the final result to the ultimate ‘Race Car of the Century’ poll. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Motor Sport magazine has conducted a definitive ballot to reveal the greatest competition car of the last century. Nearly ten thousand votes have been cast and … [Read more...]
Will Pryce be right this weekend?
The Probite British Rally Championship makes a return to asphalt next weekend, as the Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally 24-25 May takes the series to Duns in the Scottish Borders. The highly-regarded two-day event has long enjoyed a place in the BRC calendar, and its legendary closed roads around the host town provide a sensational mix of deceptive moorland roads coupled with twisty … [Read more...]
Silverstone’s tribute to Senna at this year’s festival
Revving up for the very special tribute display of Ayrton Senna’s race cars at this summer’s Silverstone Festival, current Formula 1 driver, Pierre Gasly, was recently at Silverstone putting the Brazilian’s first-ever F1 car through its paces. Senna made his Grand Prix debut 40 years ago in the history-making Toleman TG183B back in 1984 and also scored his maiden World Championship points in … [Read more...]
First female cohort of F1 hopefuls announced
A global independent motorsport initiative with a mission to find and develop the first female F1 world champion, More than Equal, has announced the inaugural female driver cohort joining its pioneering Driver Development Programme. Following an extensive global search and a rigorous selection process, the inaugural cohort (below) will consist of: Ivonn Simeonova (Austria), Katrina Thung … [Read more...]