The opening leg of the 2009 Cyprus Rally
, which featured six asphalt stages contested with the cars running on gravel tyres, saw the two Citroën Total World Rally Team C4 WRCs get their weekend off to a flying start by claiming every one of the fastest times. Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena emerged from the opening day at the top of the leaderboard, with Dani Sordo/Marc Marti following in hot pursuit. The contest is far from over, however, and tomorrow’s programme will see … Details
Well that settles that then. After weeks of speculation as to whether they might be “sandbagging” – deliberately underperforming in a bid to throw other teams off their scent – McLaren have candidly admitted that their 2009 machine is “not fast enough” to be competitive at the F1 curtain raiser in Melbourne in 16 days time. …Â Details
Looking for his own version of “Spring Break,†NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon will spend his week off from pavement racing by returning to his desert racing roots as one of 10 overall winners from the last 13 years entered in this week’s 23rd annual Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250.
Round 2 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series will be Friday through Sunday in Mexico’s quaint and picturesque fishing village of San Felipe, located on the East side of the Baja California peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil Sea of Cortez.
Gordon, who won this race in 1996 and whose only attempt here since then was a did-not-finish in 2004, will…Â Details
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Not to be confused with Green Car of the Year or the North American Car of the Year or the European Car of the Year, the 2009 World Green Car of the Year award honors environmentally friendly cars that are available in at least one major market, i.e., North America, Europe or Asia. (Frankly, we were confused, too, calling the award World Green Car of the Year in the first version of this post. The award is part of the World Car of the Year Awards program.)
The 2009 finalists are …Â Details
