CASTROL RALLYE JUDENBURG 2009: Results: Hermann Gassner jr takes first Austrian win

Hermann Gassner jr, driving his Mitsubishi Evo IX, won the Castrol Rallye 2009 and secured his first Austrian rally championship victory.

Austrian 24 year old Patrick Winter was a surprising second overall in a similar Evo IX as Andreas Waldherr took third spot in the BP/Castrol backed VW Polo S2000. Hermann Gassner snr was fourth in his Evo X and Mario Saibel was fifth in an Evo 9. Local… Continue reading

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WRC Driver Profile: Henning Solberg

Sport and family are not separate. Matthew Wilson (Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team) is guided by his father, Malcolm Wilson, who is team principal and director of M-Sport. There are family links in marathon running: with Russian twin sisters and Bulgarian brothers. 

Even competition between siblings is not rare: Serena and Venus Williams (tennis players) regularly face-off on tennis courts around the world. And, in rallying Petter… Continue reading

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BOSCH SUPER PLUS RALLYE 2009 – results and video: Raimund Baumschlager wins in Fabia S2000

Raimund Baumschlager won the 2009 Bosch Super Plus Rallye in Austria for the third time.

The Skoda Fabia S2000 ran faultlessly throughout and was fastest on 10 of the 13 stages which Baumschlager attributed to the testing and development work.

Baumschlager commented at the finish:
This is the second win for the car and team. This proves that the work during the testing is going in the right direction.
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