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2014 WRC Calendar Dates
In just a few short weeks the 2014 season of the World Rally Championship will be underway. The inaugural event will be the Rally Monte Carlo on January 14th where competitors will cross the start ramp in the Place du Casino.
Co-Driver’s Pace Note Guffaw Turns Into A Real Craptastrophe
Rally driving is an intense brand of motorsport. It requires precision, concentration and nerves of steel. The slightest mistake can have severe consequences, and when things go wrong, they often go really wrong. That’s why it’s of vital importance that a rally driver’s co-driver be held to just as a high a standard as his counterpart behind the wheel is.
Video: WRC Rally Mexico Preview
Running through the historic city of Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the drivers need to navigate along tight, bumpy cobblestone streets. As if that’s not harrowing enough, part of the stage takes place in the silver mines found under the city. Oh, and this stage is run at night. Yeah, it’s intense.
Flip This Car Extra: 1991 Subaru Legacy Sport Sedan—Part Two
I’ll get right to the point. Those who saw part one of this two-part FTC Subaru sidebar and thought I literally flipped it, you’re in for a disappointment. I suppose I could make up a fabulous story about how I skidded down a cliff rubber side up after rescuing innocent children from an exploding volcano, but to borrow a line from an old Kenny Rogers tune, sometimes you’ve got to know when to fold ‘em. This is especially true when you violate the Christopher Smith Purchasing Cheap Cars for Dummies guidebook, which opens with the chapter entitled: Never fall in love with the idea of a car.
Flip This Car Extra: 1991 Subaru Legacy Sport Sedan—Part One
Welcome to the next Flip This Car adventure, a 1991 Subaru Legacy Sport Sedan turbo five-speed. There’s just one problem—it’s not actually the next adventure. Well, it sort-of is, or rather was, because while I still have the 1994 Buick Roadmaster as of this writing, the Subaru has already been bought and sold. If you’re confused, it’s okay. I’ll explain this whole mini-adventure in a two-part Flip This Car series, starting right now.
Rally Guanajuato Mexico Will Feature Tunnel Stage
Round Two of the 2011 World Rally Championship will be held in Guanajuato, Mexico. What makes this site particularly interesting is that one stage will be held in the city’s famous underground tunnels.
Unfiltered Awesome: Gymkhana 3, Part 2 Is Out
If you are unfamiliar with Ken Block and his “Gymkhana” series, go to YouTube and watch parts 1 and 2 immediately. If you are familiar with Mr. Block’s antics, you will be pleased to learn that Gymkhana 3 is out.
Mini Teams With Prodrive For WRC Return
While Mini has a storied history in rallying, winning the Monte Carlo Rally three times back in the 1960’s, the Anglo-German brand has been less active in the racing scene since its relaunch in 2001. Mini is looking to change that, announcing that it will pair with David Richards’ Prodrive team for a return to rallying in 2011.
An Evening With Block And A Frostbitten Fiesta
The upcoming Ford Fiesta has been a long time coming. In fact, aside from perhaps the PT Cruiser craze back in 2000, we can’t think of another compact in recent memory that’s received more pre-launch glitz, but then again, we can’t think of another compact in recent memory that’s been so closely associated with a superstar rally driver—at least for the last couple months anyway.
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