Rali Ceredigion represents the “best opportunity” of bringing an international level, stage-based event back to UK shores in the future, according to World Rally Championship driver Elfyn Evans.
Elfyn Evans: I was really hungry for the win and I hoped it would come earlier, but Robert Kubica was very fast on tarmac and a fair challenge. Nonetheless, it's been a great challenge all year, but the goal was to come home and win and it's a very special feeling to have achieved that.
Paul Turner: "This year we had two standout candidates and I would also like to pay tribute to Julien Ingrassia. He has enjoyed a marvellous season alongside Sebastien Ogier in Volkswagen Motorsport's all-conquering team and deciding between Nicolas and Julien was an extremely hard decision...."
The Rally of Great Britain, the final round in the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship, was officially launched on Wednesday (July 22) and Crash.net's Rob Wilkins caught up with event co-ordinator Andrew Kellitt to get his thoughts on this year's 65th edition, which runs from October 22-25..
The organisers of the Rally of Great Britain confirmed the route for this year's event today at the official launch of the 2009 edition in the Wales Millennium Centre near Cardiff Bay.
BP Ford Abu Dhabi's Mikko Hirvonen set the pace on Thursday morning in the shakedown for the Wales Rally GB, the final round in the 2008 World Rally Championship.
BF Goodrich's stint in the FIA World Rally Championship will come to an end on the Rally GB this weekend, with a score of four world titles and almost certainly 32 world class wins to its name.
by Rob Wilkins Robert Reid was at the Wales Rally GB last weekend and Crash.net Radio caught up with Reid to discuss how things are going with the Richard Burns Foundation and to get the latest on the MSA British Rally Elite programme and the MSA British Rally Academy...