Tag Archives: World Rally Championship

2013 Volkswagen Polo R WRC, not for production

Volkswagen will enter the World Rally Championship in 2013 with the Volkswagen Polo R WRC, but fans of the hot little hatch will be forced to watch on from the sidelines. Volkswagen Australia’s Nadine Nethery confirmed the Polo R would be a one-

Ken Block crash in WRC Portugal (video)

Remember Ken Block? The guy who made the best free marketing videos for Subaru's Impreza WRX STI? He also appeared on TopGear and took James May for a spin on one of those crazy courses where dirt bikes are flying over his head and he is always just

Volkswagen considering World Rally Championship entry

Volkswagen will reportedly confirm whether or not it will enter the WRC series at the Dakar Rally celebrations event on March 22. The idea of the German company entering the world series surfaced at the announcement of the 1600cc regulations last yea

Three young Australians to join WRC Academy in 2011

Two young Australian women will join the World Rally Championship in 2011 as a part of the brand new WRC Academy. Driver Molly Taylor, 22, and co-driver Rebecca Smart, 24, will come together in a Ford Fiesta R2 in six rounds of the 2011 WRC series

MINI Countryman to join World Rally Championship in 2011

MINI has announced it will compete in selected rounds of the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship before stepping into the series full-time in 2012. MINI, in collaboration with Prodrive, has been developing a Super2000 MINI Countryman WRC for around

Citroen releases big air rally jumps gallery

In the lead-up to next weekend’s Rally Finland – the spiritual home of big air on the World Rally Championship circuit – Citroen has released a gallery of 10 of its favourite gravity-defying jumps. Unsurprisingly, six-time world drivers’ c

Video: Ken Block Rally Fiesta ice practice

After announcing his switch to Ford, Ken Block is becoming acquainted with his new Fiesta rally car on the ice roads in Gladwin, Michigan in preparation for the first race of the year in the Rally America series. /p> This encounter marks the first

Ken Block to take on the WRC with Ford

Ken Block has handed in the keys to his usual ride – a Subaru Impreza WRX STI – and stepped into a rally-spec Ford Fiesta as part of a new deal with Ford which will see him compete in the Rally America Championship as well as the FIA 2010 World R

Kimi Raikkonen’s first Citroen C4 WRC test drive

The 2007 Formula One World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen, had his first spin in his new wheels, the Citroën C4 WRC, on Tuesday ahead of his debut season in the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship. Driving at a private gravel test track close to the Citr

World Rally Championship stars arrive

If you’re 25-years-old or under, then you will know exactly what the letters WRC stand for. By Anthony Crawford The World Rally Championship is big business all over the globe, and made famous by millions of Xbox and Playstation game