A £140,000 rally car has been stolen from Cockermouth spelling the end of its owner’s dream to race in today’s Malcolm Wilson Rally….
… The Hyundai Accent car, one of only six in the country, was taken from Deer Orchard Close between 11pm on Thursday and 9am yesterday.
A box of spare parts to the value of £25,000 was also stolen from car’s trailer, known as a race shuttle in the industry.
Its owner, Brian McGillin, had journeyed from Ireland to take part in the annual race in the Lake District forests…. Details
Despite Mitsubishi’s decision to halt motorsport activity, MML Sports is putting the finishing touches on its own Group N Lancer EvoX Rally Car.
The FIA have now changed their mind about the World Rally Championship’s (WRC) 2010 regulations. Originally they approved the switch to the Super2000+ formula. The plus in Super2000+ represented an additional kit including a turbocharger and added aerodynamics. The FIA have now backed off that decision and have decided that the WRC commencing in 2010 will be Super2000 but without turbocharger, but still maintaining the extra aerodynamic package.
Reacting to the current world economic situation, the FIA’s ongoing drastic cost-cutting measures come as no surprise. …  Details
Sitting beside the Monte Carlo harbor in the light of early morning is the 2009 Ford Focus RS, one of Europe’s most eagerly anticipated cars. Yes, there is a place on the planet where Fords are eagerly anticipated, and it’s because Rally Sport is a label that means a great deal to people on the far side of the Atlantic. For the first time in six years, Ford of Britain is putting an RS badge on one of its cars, and …. Details