Posts Tagged ‘s2000’
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
PG Andersson in his JM Racing Skoda Fabia S2000 on the Karlstad Super Special Stage earlier this month. Photo: Rasmus Bjerén
According to today’s NWT, PG Andersson is hoping for four more appearances in the Skoda Fabia Super2000 this year with the Czech JM Racing team following his superb win in the S2000 class in Sweden. The team is planning to enter six WRC events, and PG is aiming to drive four of them. The other two will probably go to other drivers, where one driver is already planned for Rally Japan.
The rallies PG is planning to enter is Rally Portugal followed by Rally Finland, Rally of France and Wales Rally GB. However, according to NWT, Andersson is still lacking around €200000 of his budget and if he doesn’t manage to get all the money he may skip France or GB.
The previous talks about Rally Sardinia is currently put on ice in favour of the mentioned four events.
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Tags: budget, czech, jm racing, pg andersson, rally finland, rally japan, rally of france, rally portugal, rally sardinia, s2000, skoda fabia super2000, wales rally gb
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Here are a few photos from the scrutineering this evening. All photos are taken by Mikael Hjerpe, big thanks to him!
P-A Sääv's Skoda Fabia S2000 in scrutineering.
Eyvind Brynhildsen's Skoda Fabia S2000 in scrutineering.
Car's waiting for scrutineering outside Svensk Bilprovning in Karlstad.
Mads Östberg's Subaru Impreza WRC.
Patrik Flodin's Subaru.
Patrik Flodin himself...
Journalists and drivers waiting at the scrutineering.
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Tags: eyvind brynhildsen, mads östberg, p-a sääv, patrik flodin, photos, rally sweden, s2000, scrutineering, skoda fabia super2000, subaru, subaru impreza wrc
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Here are two fresh videos from PG Andersson’s test yesterday with the Skoda Fabia Super2000 in Norway. This Monday was PG’s only test day with the Skoda and the team, Czech based JM Racing, before Rally Sweden. The team has brought six men to Sweden, including three mechanics, one team manager, one engineer and one coordinator. PG himself brings in his regular mechanics “Pitan” and “Henke”.
Thanks to Hedlund80 for the videos.
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Tags: 2010, henke, jm engineering, jm racing, norway, per gunnar, pg andersson, pitan, rally sweden, s2000, skoda fabia super2000, test, Video
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Patrik Sandell tested his Red Bull Skoda Fabia Super2000 in Norway earlier today. Here is a video of it (thank’s to Patrik himself for this!):
More of Sandell including the car livery:
Anders Gröndal performed tests with his Subaru Impreza on Sunday in Norway, and even he got caught by the cameras:
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Tags: anders gröndal, film, movie, norway, patrik sandell, red bull rally, s2000, skoda fabia super2000, subaru impreza wrc, Video
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Janne Tuohino has tested the Ford Fiesta Super2000 he is set to drive in Rally Sweden. The test took place in Nilsiä, Finland on the 4th of February and here is a video:
Even Swedish Skoda Fabia Super2000 driver P-A Sääv has been testing recently, in the local rally Vinternatta and on private tests. Today his tests go on together with PG Andersson. Here is a video of him in Vinternatta:
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Tags: ford fiesta super2000, janne tuohino, pa sääv, per-arne sääv, pg andersson, s2000, skoda fabia super2000, super2000, Video, vinternatta
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Some of Sandell's new livery exposed at the successful test in Norway. Photo: James Holms
Patrik Sandell with co-driver Emil Axelsson have spent the day testing on snow in Norway with their car for the 2010 season, the Red Bull Skoda Fabia Super2000.
Sandell himself said at the test:
- We’re doing just fine. It was good to do a rally in Norway last weekend, so we didn’t have to start at zero now. We are doing some small adjustments to the dampers to find the right setup for Rally Sweden, but the feeling is really good. Since it has snowed so much this winter the roads will be narrower than in 2008, which will make the speed go down. However, it will still be a fast rally so we chose a fast test road to see have the Skoda behaves in full speed bends.
Patrik, who will drive in the new S-WRC / WRC Cup class, continues:
- The competition in the rally will be the best we have ever met. PG is driving exactly the same car on a wild card and will be incredibly fast, so he will probably be our biggest challenge. But even Prokop and Tuohino will be there fighting for the points, he concludes.
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Tags: livery, norway, patrik sandell, rally sweden, red bull rally, s2000, skoda fabia super2000, test, testing
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
PG Andersson's car at today's test. Photo: pgandersson.se
As the header says, a lot of last minute testing is going on for Rally Sweden… On the list is local ace P-A Sääv that will do the rally in his privately owned and newly bought Skoda Fabia Super2000. Together with him, PG Andersson will do tests with his Skoda Fabia Super2000 that has now arrived in Sweden. At the same time as PG and Sääv is testing their Fabias, Patrik Sandell is doing tests with the Red Bull Rally Team today over in Norway…
PG Andersson's car without stripes in the garage after arrival.
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Tags: norway, pa sääv, patrik sandell, per-arne sääv, pg andersson, rally sweden, red bull rally, s2000, skoda fabia super2000
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Andreas Mikkelsen's test place in Kall, Sweden a few days ago when Marcus Grönholm was testing the car. Today, Monday, it's Andreas' turn to do the testing. Photo: andreasmikkelsen.no
It seems like Andreas Mikkelsen has decided that he will use the Ford Fiesta Super2000 for this years campaign (source: Verdens Gang) in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Earlier, I have reported that Mikkelsen was still in the choice between the Fiesta and the Skoda Fabia Super2000 – a decisiong that now has been made.
First off and as we already know, Andreas will do Sweden in the Fiesta. Then he will follow up with a seven round programme in the IRC with the hope to go back to the World Rally Championship in 2011.
Mikkelsen’s manager, Erik Veiby, says:
- We have been working purposefully to get Andreas and Ola in a competitive car, and a team that can win the IRC series this year.
We’ll see if that’s correct…
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Tags: andreas mikkelsen, erik veiby, ford fiesta super2000, intercontinental rally challenge, IRC, rally sweden, s2000, skoda fabia super2000
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
Juho Hänninen, the Finnish Skoda works drive in IRC, had entered Rally Sweden as a privateer in a Skoda Fabia Super2000. However, as it seems, Juho won’t come to the start in the rally. The information is currently unconfirmed and no reason has been given, but don’t expect to see the fast finn on the roads in Sweden.
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Tags: 2010, finland, juho hänninen, rally sweden, s2000, skoda fabia super2000
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Petter Solberg's car in service during Finnskogsvalsen. Photo: PSWRT
Petter Solberg were fastest through the stages in Swedish local competition Finnskogsvalsen today, as expected (I dare to say this despite the last stage is still running, since Petter is through with a normal time and his advantage on the previous stage is 3min 56 seconds). The Norweigan drove his Citroën C4WRC through a little bit more than 80 km’s of competitive stages and seemed to be really happy about the car. Since he recced and made his own notes for the rally, which is not allowed, Petter took part out of the competition and couldn’t win the rally. This, however, is probably nothing that will give Petter problems sleeping tonight – since the rally was first and foremost a test of his new car before Rally Sweden.
At the same time, a number of big names competed in the Norweigan Championship round Mountain Rally in Norway. Anders Gröndal took the victory from second placed Henning Solberg, who were haunted by mechanical problems in his competitive debut with new co-driver Ilka Minor. Mads Östberg with his Swedish co-driver Jonas Andersson led the rally until he hit a snow bank, forcing him out of the competition. Third was Sveinung Bieltvedt, in a Subaru Impreza.
Of course even Henning, going with a Ford Focus WRC05, used the rally primarily as a preparation for Rally Sweden. In this, he was joined by Andreas Mikkelsen and Eyvind Brynhildsen, among others. Brynhildsen scored a fourth place in his Skoda Fabia S2000 while Mikkelsen scored fifth going with his Subaru Impreza – after being penalised with 1min 20s after having to change gearbox in service. Looking at Mikkelsens time if he wouldn’t have had the penalty, he was only a few seconds after Brynhildsen in his S2000, something that maybe indicates that Mikkelsen can be really, really fast when going into the Fiesta S2000 in Sweden!?
Photos from Finnskogsvalsen at Backmans Foto
Results from Finnskogsvalsen 2010 at Resultatdata
Results from Mountain Rally 2010
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Tags: 2010, andreas mikkelsen, citroen c4wrc, eyvind brynhildsen, finnskogsvalsen, ford fiesta super2000, ford focus wrc05, henning solberg, ilka minor, jonas andersson, mads östberg, mountain rally, norweigan championship, petter solberg, pswrt, rally sweden, recce, s2000, skoda fabia super2000, subaru impreza, sveinung bieltvedt
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