Raikkonen to contest Rally della Marca in Fiat Abarth Grande Punto

Posted by Scott Coursey 13 May, 2009 (1) Comment

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen is set to contest yet another professional rally, his third of the year.

The 2007 F1 World Champion entered two rounds of the Finnish Rally Championship in the winter, driving a Tommi Makinen-prepared Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 .

The Finnish media now reports that Raikkonen, currently 13th in the 2009 drivers’ championship, will use the same car in the Rally della Marca on the weekend between the… Continue reading

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Colin McRae’s nightmare on the Col de Turini in 2001

Posted by Scott Coursey 19 March, 2009 (0) Comment

Video uploaded to motorsportmad.com from the 2001 Col de Turini stage of the Monte Carlo Rally where Colin McRae endured a nightmare.

McRae was leading at this point but problems with the fly by wire throttle on the Ford Focus WRC ended any hopes of Monte success and gifted the rally to Tommi Makinen.

Colin McRae Col de Turini 2001, commentary by Jonathan Hart

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Kristian Sohlberg will drive a Tommi Mäkinen Racing Subaru N14 in the 2009 Finnish rally championship

Posted by Scott Coursey 31 December, 2008 (0) Comment

Kristian Sohlberg has confirmed on his website through a press relese that he will drive a Group N Subaru for Tommi Mäkinen Racing in the 2009 Finnish rally championship and on a few selected WRC events as well. 

Sohlberg says he is satisfied that an agreement has been reached with Tommi Mäkinen Racing (TMR):
I always try to work with professional organizations and TMR’s equipment and services in

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