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Citroen DS3 WRC Car From 2010

August 27, 2011

Sometimes, you just need to see a proper bit of machinery go incredibly quickly down a rutted dirt track.  Nothing sums that up better than the WRC and this video from last year shows off the talent of the Citroen DS3 rally car.  Enjoy!

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Robert Kubica Injured In Crash

February 6, 2011

Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica has been injured following a rally car smash into a church wall in Italy that took place on Sunday morning. You can read more about the crash at the BBC Sport website. As always, we at Car Articles wish Kubica all the best and a swift recovery. Renault will not [...]

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MINI WRC Team Announce Sordo As New Driver

January 7, 2011
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Spanish driver Daniel “Dani” Sordo will be joining the MINI team when the 2011 WRC season starts, joining the always affable Kris Meeke (who just happens to be our best hope from GB at the moment). “There has been a great deal of excitement surrounding MINI’s return to the WRC, so to be part of [...]

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Wilks Set For Full Recovery Following Crash

June 9, 2010

Guy Wilks is expected to make a full recovery after fracturing two vertebrae in an accident on the opening stage of the Rally d’Italia-Sardegna, Round 5 of theIntercontinental Rally Challenge. The 29-year old Darlington driver was making the most of his favourable starting position of running seventh on the road, when a wrongly written pace [...]

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Guy Wilks Aiming For Success In Argentina

March 16, 2010
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Rally Argentina’s challenging gravel special stages are made famous by the unusually high number of river crossings that have to be negotiated, and Guy Wilks hopes to be walking on water when he attacks those watersplashes flat-out in his Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, in his quest for victory on Round 3 of the Intercontinental [...]

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An Update From WRC 2010 – Mexico

March 9, 2010
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Here’s the latest news from the WRC 2010: Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena grabbed their fourth consecutive win in Mexico at the weekend – taking the lead in the 2010 Driver’s World Championship in the process. Petter Solberg (second) and Sébastien Ogier (third) occupied the other places on the podium – both of them driving [...]

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Guy Wilks Signed By Skoda For The 2009 Intercontinental Rally

November 14, 2009
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Skoda UK has announced that Guy Wilks, the double British Rally champion, will compete at this year’s Rally of Scotland – the final event of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series, taking place on 19th-21st November. Wilks (28) from Darlington will drive a Škoda UK-sponsored Skoda Fabia Super 2000, run by Rene George Rally [...]

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Sebastien Loeb Takes A Sixth World Title!

October 27, 2009

Sébastien Loeb snatched the World Rally Championship by a single point at the weekend in a dramatic final rally of the season in Wales. Starting the Rally of Great Britain a point behind Mikko Hirvonen, Loeb held his nerve to lead from start to finish to secure a famous victory, his 54th overall, and a [...]

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