You have to go out of your way these days to find race footage and highlights from the WRC. Hopefully all that will change with the might of Red Bull behind the category. Until then here’s a brief package from Rally Deutschland with thanks to MINI Motorsport, featuring, of course, Australia’s Chris Atkinson.
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Chris Atkinson makes his debut with the factory-backed WRC Team MINI Portugal at this weekend’s Rallye Deustchland. Via his instagram account he’s shared a photo of his car, which is now proudly displaying his ‘Atko’ logo. From AUSmotive and all Australian motorsport fans we wish Chris all the best for this weekend and beyond. Go […]
Another WRC event, another one-two result for Citroën. This time it was Rally Finland and for the fourth race in succession we saw Sebastien Loeb finish first, with teammate Mikko Hirvonen close behind in second place. After the rally Loeb said he was very happy to secure his third Rally Finland trophy. “I am really […]
You might remember last year we had some footage of Ken Block and Chris Atkinson living it large in an old skool Mk2 Ford Escort. Well, some new footage filmed around the same time has just been released. It’s waiting for you after the break. And, if your name is Tom, you may want to […]
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How much fun is this thing!
Want to see what Ken Block and Chris Atkinson can do with a seriously tricked out Ford Escort rally car? Thought so. The old Ford might look old skool on the outside, but it’s a little bit fancy on the inside. The two rally lads were let loose in the Escort around the track at […]
Round 3 of the MINI CHALLENGE took place on a new street circuit in Townsville. While it was a new track, it was the same story as far as the results go. Paul Stokell came away with the round win to extend his championship lead to 123 points over Chris Alajajian. The feature event for […]
More news to shock to the motorsport world with confirmation that Subaru has pulled out of the World Rally Championship, with immediate effect. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Executive of Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru’s owner), Ikuo Mori said, “Our business environment has changed dramatically due to the rapid deterioration of the global […]
Subaru has unveiled its new generation All-Wheel Drive Impreza World Rally Car 2008, in time for its competitive debut at this month’s Acropolis Rally in Greece. For the first time, Subaru World Rally Team will use a hatchback design. Following a successful research, development and testing phase, the Impreza WRC 2008 will be driven by […]
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‘Crashadder’ goes forth
More pics of Rowan Atkinson’s crashed McLaren F1 have emerged and, as you can see, they don’t make for pleasant viewing. In some good news for the star of Blackadder and Mr Bean, he been released from hospital with no more than a broken shoulder blade. Looking at these images he can thank the strength […]