Top crews crash out after dramatic Day 2 for Acropolis Rally 2009 – Hirvonen on for win, Novikov stars

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Day 2 of the Acropolis Rally 2009 sees dramatic exits for some of the top crews. BP Ford Abu Dhabi are well-placed to close the gap to Citroen at the top of the manufacturers’ standings with Mikko Hirvonen taking a sizable lead into the final day and Jari-Matti Latvala currently lying in third place overall.

Citroen had their worst day of the season so far as Sebastien… Continue reading

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Gatebil Ice Festival 2008 Vikingskipet – Hamar: Andreas Mikkelsen wins on ice

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The Gatebil Festival of Ice took place over the weekend in Norway and was headlined by the Ice Racing category, featuring The likes of Mikkelsen, Henning and Petter Solberg, Grondal, Ostberg etc etc.

The final was between Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Grondal with Mikkelsen winning in his Focus WRC. Mikkelsen defeated Henning Solberg… Continue reading

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Petter Solberg Subaru gravel test videos from Gernika Spain ahead of Rally Japan and GB

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Petter Solberg spent two days gravel testing in Spain this week in the Subaru S14 WRC.

Solberg declared himself happy, after the test, with the new Ohlins suspension technology and also this week said he would stay with Subaru for 2009 ending much speculation.

The test was carried out in mainly wet conditions, according to www.wrcisfree.com, which should help for the next two rounds in Japan and GB where… Continue reading

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