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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
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Sport adjusting: NASCAR’s financial challenges open up field to new, eager participants…
… While all the dark financial news sloshed over NASCAR’s windshield this winter, Kevin Buckler grew fascinated with what he read between the lines.
A veteran sports-car racer, he had harbored the thought of testing his California race operation on the Sprint Cup Series. And with the economy near chaos —- with race teams vanishing, wall-to-wall layoffs, spooked sponsors —- he went to his business partners with a proposal. With some of the established teams backing away, now was the chance for a small, no-frills operation to push its way into the big time… Details
Stephanie Gilmore sent a warning to her host of hungry rivals as she began her quest for a third straight world surfing crown by winning the season-opening Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast.
The 21-year-old Queenslander said from the outset that a win at her home break would help set up her year and her confidence was soaring by the time she defeated Hawaii’s …Â Details
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