Posts Tagged ‘rally monte carlo’

Video: Andrej Jereb testing the Peugeot 207 Super2000 before Rally Monte Carlo

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Even Andrew Jereb has been testing for the upcoming Rally Monte Carlo. Here he is on quite much snow in his Peugeot 207 Super2000 car.

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Thanks to GrP2 and CechStyler for the videos.

Video: Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta S2000 test

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Mikko Hirvonen has been on the run again testing for the upcoming Rally Monte Carlo in Ardeche, France. Here is a video from the test that took place today:

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Thanks to Stephdu07 for the video.

Video: Sebastien Ogier Monte Carlo test

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Sebastien Ogier has tested the Peugeot 207 S2000 on snow for the upcoming Monte Carlo. Here are the video:

Thanks to poypoy38 at Dailymotion for the video.

Confirmed: Wilks and Skoda UK enters IRC

Monday, January 11th, 2010

I’ve already reported twice about the fact that Guy Wilks along with co-driver Phil Pugh will enter the IRC along with Skoda UK in 2010, driving a Skoda Fabia Super2000 as a satellite team for the Skoda Motorsport team. However, now it’s finally confirmed. I wont repeat what I’ve already written once again, so refer to my previous posts or to Wilks’ own website.

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Toni Gardemeister confirmed for Rally Monte Carlo in Abarth Grande Punto Super2000

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Flying finn Toni Gardemeister has confirmed that he will start in the first IRC event of the year, the Rally Monte Carlo later this month. Gardemeister will do the rally in an Astra Racing team run Abarth Grande Punto with co-driver Tomi Tuominen in the right seat.

Gardemeister himself plays down his chances in the rally, and even though I think Gardemeister has potential to do a really good race – I have to agree he’s unlikely to win the event. Only half a day of testing and the fact that the Punto is a weaker car than the Peugeot and the Skoda (and possibly even the brand new Ford) wont favour him, but Monte is Monte and under the right (or wrong?) circumstances anything can happen.

PG Andersson to choose between S2000 and Grp N based on the result in the Norweigan Sigdalsrally this weekend

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Not much have been heard about PG Andersson lately, but in today’s NWT PG says that his drive in the Norweigan Championship round Sigdalsrallyt this weekend (PG made a late entry) will be used to decide if he’s gonna do Rally Sweden in a Super2000 rental car or in his own Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. PG will drive the Mitsubishi in Norway along with co-driver Anders Fredriksson, since his regular co-driver Jonas Andersson is busy at the side of Mads Östberg.

The whole competition will be a test where PG tries wether he can keep the speed up with Eyvind Brynhildsen in his Skoda Fabia Super2000. PG says that renting a Super2000 car costs twice as much as doing the home rally in his own Mitsubishi – and if he can, he will save the money for later:

- I’ve got the money it takes, but if I can do two rallies instead of one for them I would prefer that, says PG.

Besides the start in Rally Sweden, which now seems to be totally confirmed, PG is looking at entering the IRC round Rally Italia Sardinia in June. For that rally he would rent a Super2000 car. However, the first thing after Sigdalsrallyt for PG is to do ice notes for Guy Wilks in Rally Monte Carlo later this month. As I revealed yesterday, Wilks is expected to confirm his agreement with Skoda UK today announcing a drive in the 2010 IRC.

Video: Skoda testing for Monte Carlo on snow

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Skoda has performed another test for the upcoming Rally Monte Carlo, this time in Czech Republic and on real snow surface.

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Thanks to Rigipepa and RallyZone.cz for the video.

Video: Juho Hänninen Skoda test in France

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Skoda seems to be doing their homework good. Here is a new video of Juho Hänninen testing in Col de l’Able, France. It also features some nice night driving in the end.

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Thanks to rallyelange.

Sebastien Ogier and Stephane Sarrazin to drive Peugeot 207 S2000 in Monte Carlo

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Sebastien Ogier, winner of Rally Monte Carlo 2009

Picture: Sebastien Ogier in last years Rally Monte Carlo, photo: ircseries.com

According to French site Auto-Hebdo, last years winner of the Rally Monte Carlo Sebastien Ogier will drive a Kronos Racing backed Peugeot 207 S2000 in this years edition of the rally. Also the French asphalt ace and mixed rally/circuit driver Stephane Sarrazin will join the team in the same type of car. Not very much information is available, but for sure is that the Rally Monte Carlo will be a true joy for anyone interested in rallying considering the impressive lineup of drivers the event is starting to collect.

Video: Jan Kopecky tests the Skoda Fabia Super2000 in Col de l’Able

Monday, December 14th, 2009

After Nicolas Vouilloz’s tests of the Skoda Fabia Super2000 car in southern France before the upcomin IRC premiere Rally Monte-Carlo, Jan Kopecky has now also tested the car. Here is a video:

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