Motorsport Maniacs » wrc http://motorsportmaniacs.com Motorsport news Wed, 23 May 2012 15:50:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Matton: WRC title fight ‘far from over’ – crash.net http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/matton-wrc-title-fight-far-from-over-crash-net/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/matton-wrc-title-fight-far-from-over-crash-net/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:47:03 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/matton-wrc-title-fight-far-from-over-crash-net/

Matton: WRC title fight 'far from over' crash.net Citroen team boss Yves Matton insists that the race for the World Rally Championship will take plenty of twists and turns through the remainder of the season. Citroen go into the Acropolis Rally this weekend sitting top of both championship standings, ..

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/matton-wrc-title-fight-far-from-over-crash-net/feed/ 0 The rally goes ahead, despite the crisis… – Best of RallyLive http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-rally-goes-ahead-despite-the-crisis-best-of-rallylive/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-rally-goes-ahead-despite-the-crisis-best-of-rallylive/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 13:56:58 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-rally-goes-ahead-despite-the-crisis-best-of-rallylive/ Best of RallyLive The rally goes ahead, despite the crisis… Best of RallyLive Greece is currently suffering what is no doubt the hardest-hitting economic and financial crisis in its history. Even so, the 2012 Acropolis Rally remains a round of the WRC , as planned. “Is the Acropolis Rally actually going to take place?

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/the-rally-goes-ahead-despite-the-crisis-best-of-rallylive/feed/ 0 Academy crews prepare for season’s toughest challenge – maxrally http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/academy-crews-prepare-for-seasons-toughest-challenge-maxrally/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/academy-crews-prepare-for-seasons-toughest-challenge-maxrally/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 18:13:47 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/academy-crews-prepare-for-seasons-toughest-challenge-maxrally/ Academy crews prepare for season's toughest challenge maxrally By Rachel Cavers The WRC Academy crews will face their biggest challenge of the year as the six-round series moves to Greece later this week to tackle the arduous, rock-strewn roads that make up the notoriously difficult Acropolis Rally .

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/academy-crews-prepare-for-seasons-toughest-challenge-maxrally/feed/ 0 Loeb aiming for Acropolis win – crash.net http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/loeb-aiming-for-acropolis-win-crash-net/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/loeb-aiming-for-acropolis-win-crash-net/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 18:10:00 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/loeb-aiming-for-acropolis-win-crash-net/ Loeb aiming for Acropolis win crash.net Citroen number one driver Sebastien Loeb has set his sights on winning the Acropolis Rally this weekend. Loeb took his third win of the season – and the 70th of his WRC career – last time out in Argentina, a result that allowed him to increase his lead …

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/loeb-aiming-for-acropolis-win-crash-net/feed/ 0 Gronholm committed to ‘full push’ on GRC – crash.net http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/gronholm-committed-to-full-push-on-grc-crash-net/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/gronholm-committed-to-full-push-on-grc-crash-net/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 17:42:01 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/gronholm-committed-to-full-push-on-grc-crash-net/ Gronholm committed to 'full push' on GRC crash.net Marcus Gronholm: GRC 2012 is the first time since I departed WRC in 2007 that I have undertaken a full series. Since then, I have always had the sense of unfinished business in motorsport, so some five years later, this season marks one of more serious …

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/gronholm-committed-to-full-push-on-grc-crash-net/feed/ 0 IRC: Pierre Campana, Q&A – crash.net http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/irc-pierre-campana-qa-crash-net/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/irc-pierre-campana-qa-crash-net/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 17:23:37 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/irc-pierre-campana-qa-crash-net/ IRC: Pierre Campana, Q&A crash.net I was fortunate enough to take part in some WRC events with Drive-Pro and MINI last year, and at Monte Carlo, and I know I can compete with the best. Dani is one of the greatest rally drivers in the world, especially on asphalt, so he was for sure the …

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/irc-pierre-campana-qa-crash-net/feed/ 0 A Classic Event As The Next Test For The Volkswagen Team – PaddockTalk http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-classic-event-as-the-next-test-for-the-volkswagen-team-paddocktalk/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-classic-event-as-the-next-test-for-the-volkswagen-team-paddocktalk/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:28 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-classic-event-as-the-next-test-for-the-volkswagen-team-paddocktalk/ A Classic Event As The Next Test For The Volkswagen Team PaddockTalk “The Acropolis Rally is another important station in our preparation for the World Rally Championship with the Polo R WRC starting in 2013. Greece is one of the toughest events on the calendar and makes high demands on the technology and the teams.

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/a-classic-event-as-the-next-test-for-the-volkswagen-team-paddocktalk/feed/ 0 ACROPOLIS RALLY PREVIEW: GO, GREECE LIGHTNING – 3D Car Shows http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/acropolis-rally-preview-go-greece-lightning-3d-car-shows/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/acropolis-rally-preview-go-greece-lightning-3d-car-shows/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 00:35:25 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/acropolis-rally-preview-go-greece-lightning-3d-car-shows/ ACROPOLIS RALLY PREVIEW: GO, GREECE LIGHTNING 3D Car Shows After winning in the Xsara WRC (2005) and the C4 WRC (2008), the eight-time World Champion would like to complete the series with the DS3 WRC .

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]]> http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/acropolis-rally-preview-go-greece-lightning-3d-car-shows/feed/ 0 VW shows road-ready 162kW Polo – Independent Online http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/vw-shows-road-ready-162kw-polo-independent-online/ http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/vw-shows-road-ready-162kw-polo-independent-online/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:31:43 +0000 admin http://motorsportmaniacs.com/2012/05/vw-shows-road-ready-162kw-polo-independent-online/ Independent Online VW shows road-ready 162kW Polo Independent Online But it is indeed worth a second look; this is the Polo WRC Street special edition, a homologation special in the true sense of the word. It's a street-legal version of the Polo R- WRC that Volkswagen will be fielding in the 2013 World Rally championship … 2012 Volkswagen Polo WRC Street concept revealed On Cars India Volkswagen previews 220-hp Polo WRC Street special ahead of Wörthersee debut Autoblog (blog) 31ST GTI Meeting at Wörthersee Fullboost MSN Cars UK  - Motor Authority  - Auto Trader UK all 36 news articles »

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