Gareth MacHale plans to contest selected IRC rounds in ‘09 with the MSD Opel Corsa OPC S2000

Posted by Scott Coursey 18 December, 2008 (0) Comment

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Gareth MacHale plans to contest selected events in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in ‘09, driving the Motor Sport Developments prepared Opel Corsa Super 2000, according to Motorsport News.

He has been encouraged by the performance of the car at a recent test and this influenced his decision to compete on some rounds of the IRC next year. He has yet to finalise which rallies he will… Continue reading

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MSD want to debut the Corsa OPC S2000 competitively on Rally Ireland

Posted by Scott Coursey 20 November, 2008 (0) Comment

Motor Sport Developments are keen for the Opel Corsa OPC Super 2000 to make its competitive debut on Rally Ireland in January, according to Motorsport News.

Milton Keynes based firm MSD were considering a run on Rallye Monte Carlo for the car’s debut but team boss David Whitehead said that an outing at Rally Ireland was his preference.

Whitehead stated to MN:
Monte Carlo is too specialised and would be… Continue reading

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Austin MacHale has confirmed he will debut the MSD Opel Corsa S2000 on this weekend’s Cork 20 Rally 2008

Posted by Scott Coursey 22 September, 2008 (0) Comment

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Irish rally legend Austin MacHale has confirmed to the event organisers that he will give the Opel Corsa OPC S2000 it’s debut on this weekend’s Cork’20 as course car. There had been some speculation that this would happen in the weeks leading up to the rally but now the news is confirmed.

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