Jari-Matti Latvala commences Ford WRT test in Germany ahead of the rally

Jari-Matti Latvala kicked off a four day test for the works team in Germany today ahead of Rallye Deutschland. Latvala will drive today and tomorrow then Hirvonen takes over for the last two days. Stobart will be in action on Saturday and Sunday, although it isn’t confirmed who will be driving and on what days though it is believed Duval for Saturday and Galli Sunday. The customer cars will test… Continue reading

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Mads Ostberg suffers a crash during testing in the Baumholder region for Rallye Deutschland 2008

Norwegian hotshot Mads Ostberg suffered a big crash during testing in the Baumholder area according to rallye-magazin.de. Ostberg hit one of the infamous hinkelsteins which line the roads of the tank testing area. The impact was so severe on the Subaru S12B that planned testing today has been cancelled. This will be Ostberg’s first time competing on Rally Germany and the test was designed for Ostberg to acclimatise with the… Continue reading

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Sebastien Loeb reflects on his recent test in the Mosel Valley prior to the ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2008

Sebastien Loeb was interviewed recently by rallye-magazin.com where he reflected on his recent test in Valdenz for the forthcoming Rally Germany. Some extracts from the interview are below.

“In Germany I always feel very well,” Loeb stated about his four day test session at the end of June. Loeb and his teammate Dani Sordo were testing in the Moselle vineyards (Veldenz) and on the Baumholder military area (Erzweiler). Their primary focus… Continue reading

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