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The BP Ford World Rally Team have been in Monaghan this weekend for a four day pre-Rally Ireland test.
Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala (pictured) were conducting the testing with the Ford Team focusing on suspension and transmission settings for the WRC season opener in Ireland next week.
Video of Ford test in Monaghan uploaded by jonneymckenna

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Sebastien Loeb was interviewed by BBC Norhern Ireland during his recent test in Monaghan ahead of Rally Ireland 2009.
The clip, uploaded by MotorsportMAD, sees Loeb discuss the current state of the WRC since the withdrawals of Suzuki and Subaru, and he goes onto talk about Rally Ireland, tipping Chris Atkinson to be [...]

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MotorsportMad has uploaded a clip of Sebastien Loeb being interviewed by RTE during his two day test in Co. Monaghan, Ireland. 
Loeb describes Rally Ireland, during the interview, as being a very tricky event and found it difficult when he contested and won it for the first time in 2007.
Loeb interview with RTE 
 
 

 
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