A lot of testing are going on currently, with Rally Estonia, Rally Finland and Rally Acores close to each others. Here is a video of Norweigan Mads Östberg testing for this weekend’s Rally Estonia.
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Video: Mads Östberg testing for Rally Estonia
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Video: Mini WRT testing for Finland
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Mini has been testing in Korpilahti the last few days for the upcoming Rally Finland. The tests were held on fast gravel roads with a lot of jumps – typical settings for the Finnish terrain. Both Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo have been driving – but Meeke’s testing have been a bit affected by an accident wounding the car and making the team return it to the team base in England for a checkup. This also means that Meeke wont start as planned in Rally Estonia this weekend, which was a part of the teams’ preparations for Finland.
Here are a few videos of the Mini tests:
Dani Sordo test day two
Dani Sordo on Finnish television
Video: Patrik Sandell test before Rally Acores
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011Patrik Sandell and his co-driver Staffan Parmander tested before the Rally Acores this monday. At least the test roads seem really nice and fast. Question is how Patrik will perform after a doubtful start of the season where he has been followed by various problems, not least punctures. The team have now switched tyre brand to Pirelli, which they hope will solve the problem and enable Patrik to go for the win. Personally, I’m not convinced it will be enough to reach all the way to a victory, but maybe he can at least get a step closer…
Video: Sebastien Ogier pre-Finland test roll
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011Sebastien Ogier rolled his Citroën DS3 WRC today while testing for Rally Finland in the end of this month. Perfect footage below!
Video: Kimi Räikkönen roll in Mexico
Saturday, March 6th, 2010Kimi Räikkönen did a massive multiple roll in Rally Mexico on the 7th stage. Unfortunately, he will not restart the rally due to the bad damages on his car. However, this is quite an expected step on his learning curve…
On the bright side of the rally, Petter Solberg holds the lead after the first day with around 15 seconds over Citroen Junior driver Sebastien Ogier. Will we see Petter winning a rally for the first time in many years? That would be amazing!
Here is Kimi’s off:
Thanks to motorstvfrance for the video.
Video: Peter Zachrisson the crazy guy!
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Peter Zachrisson, from Säffle (the same small town where Daniel Carlsson, Tina Thörner, L-E Torph, Mats Karlsson and a lot of other Swedish rally people come from), is doing his first start in this years Swedish Championship this weekend. I don’t often to write about the Swedish Championship – but it happens and Peter really is a fresh wind so…
In today’s NWT Peter tells that he has installed active differentials and paddle gearshift in his car – a Volvo 940(!!!). That’s quite amazing!
So, now you think: “Who cares about Zachrisson?”. Peter had a few OK chances a some years ago doing the Swedish Rally and planning an international career, but sadly it never really happened for him because of financial trouble. However, Peter is a hell of a driver and I tell you – watch this video, and then you’ll care. Especially – listen to the sound when he passes in front of the camera:
Thanks to Adielssonmotorsport for the video.
Video: Citroën DS3WRC test in Malaga
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Citroën tested their new car, the DS3 WRC, last week in Malaga. Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo did most of the testing and even Kris Meeke was there for the tests. Here are a few videos:
Thanks to tamayofotos1 for the videos.
Video: Some Rally Sweden videos
Monday, February 15th, 2010Rally Sweden was amazing – I’ll post my reflections and photos later, probably tomorrow (Tuesday). Until then, watch some of the excellent videos posted from the event:
The junction where a LOT of people went off (a bit into the movie):
Hirvonen and Loeb challenging on Colin’s Crest (Vargåsen):
Kimi Räikkönen crashing on Sågen:
Stunning onboard with Mikko Hirvonen on Vargåsen:
First day video:
Second day video:
Third day video:
Thanks to eslake123, MadCowYuuko, TwitChii, Sdimm, nedbis and milkowsky for the videos.
Video: Rally Sweden Shakedown
Thursday, February 11th, 2010The shakedown for Rally Sweden was ran this morning and Sebastien Loeb impressed immediately with a fastest time. In less than an hour, the rally will start at the Karlstad Super Special Stage – but until we get images from there, enjoy this video from the shakedown and a video clip from Petter in service this morning!
Thanks to Petter himself and mijn400 for the videos.
Video: Ford Rally Sweden service
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Here are a few videos from the Rally Sweden servicepark yesterday.
The Ford team’s service area:
Ford’s Super2000 service area:
Ford under the bonnet:
Ford’s Stobart service:
Thanks to mijn400 for the videos.
