First Quadriplegic Driver Will Compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Colorado Springs, February 24, 2009—-Pikes Peak International Hill Climb veterans Steve Bennett of Sedalia, Colorado, and Travis Tollett of Walters, Oklahoma, will team up to compete in the 2009 Race To The Clouds…….and make history together.
That’s because Tollett will become the first quadriplegic competitor in the event’s long and storied history.
Bennett and co-driver Tollett will be charging up the mountain in the Pikes Peak Open Division in a Mazda RX-7 TurboII, built by Don Walker of Horsepower Research and Development LLC of Commerce City, Colorado. …Â More info
How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car, a new book by motoring journalist Philip Young aims to provide simple, cost-effective and reliable tips to guarantee reaching the finishing line and more importantly, get results!
This book concentrates on preparing a car for the many forms of road-based rallies, including Historic Rallying, from weekend club events to the Classic Marathon, with useful preparation for …Â More info
The seven-strong group, all students from Myerscough College, is believed to be the first all-female rally team in the country.
Siwan Hughes, 16, Charlotte Riley, 16, Jade Wells, Kelly Kelsall, 19, Francesca Whalley, 21, Ashleigh Turner, 18 and Ema Winney are all studying motorsports courses…Â More info
Motorsport enthusiasts will be keen to get their hands on the first Subaru Impreza World Rally Car (WRC), which has gone up for sale on the Prodrive website priced at £85,000.
The car was first seen at the Rally Monte Carlo in 1997 and the chassis was subsequently used by Colin McRae, Pierro Liatti and Kenneth Erikkson.
For sale on the new website, which is dedicated to pre-owned Prodrive-built rally cars, the 1997 Impreza WRC with the chassis number PRO-WRC-97-001, was the first car built under the new WRC regulations…Â More info