FLYING FINN MARCUS GRONHOLM STEERS FORD FOCUS RS INTO SPOTLIGHT AT WALES RALLY GB

FLYING FINN STEERS FORD FOCUS RS INTO SPOTLIGHT

Spectators at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium for the final stage of the second leg of Wales Rally GB in December will be treated to a world-first spectacle – the driving debut of Ford’s fastest-ever European production car, the new Focus RS.

Behind the wheel of the Performance Blue machine will be a man well qualified to appreciate the Focus RS’s awe-inspiring capabilities… Continue reading

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Van Merksteijn Motorsport to quit Le Mans series at end of season so can concentrate on their rallying next year

Van Merksteijn Motorsport will leave the Le Mans series at the end of this year to focus fully on it’s WRC programme next year, according to autoklub.pl. It is believed that the team will enter the 2009 WRC as a manufacturer team, and there had been talk of Francois Duval being involved though this may change depending how his recent promotion to the BP Ford team for the two asphalt rounds go.

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Peter van Merksteijn is the first private owner of a Focus RS WRC 07

Peter van Merksteijn became the first owner of a private Focus WRC 07 after taking delivery of one in the last day. The car is an ex-Munchi’s machine and will see van Merksteijn contest the Eifel Rallye, Rallye Germany, Catalunya and Wales Rally GB.

Peter van Merksteijn jr will contest these events in a 06 Focus that his father had been using. The father and son team are expected to contest… Continue reading

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