Jan Kopecky pleased with performance of Skoda Fabia S2000 on Barum Rally 2008

The debut of the Fabia Super 2000 as course-car appeared to be a great success on the Barum Rally Zlin at the weekend. Kopecky apparently set second fastest time on the shakedown stage (according to unofficial times) but was actually reported, by Czech sources, as setting quickest time on SS2 Pindula. He was reckoned to have been on the pace all weekend and… Continue reading

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Skoda Motorsport set to run Fabia super 2000 as course car on the upcoming Barum Rally

According to unconfirmed reports from ewrc.cz Skoda are set to run the Fabia S2000 as course car on the Barum Rally, which is based in Zlin in the Czech Republic and takes place 22-23 August. Skoda recently announced they hope to have the car homologated for the start of next year and would run the car as course car on events prior to homologation.

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Carlos Sainz wants to run as Zero Car on the Colin McRae Stages using a Subaru Impreza 555

Carlos Sainz wants to run as course car on the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally using his old Subaru Impreza from the 1995 RAC rally, according to the organisers. Sainz knows the owner of the car who lives in Spain and wants to use it on the McRae Stages. There is a problem however, the MSA want someone with suitable course car experience and are being pretty stingent with the… Continue reading

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