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Ford: Gardemeister needs to show he deserves seat.
Ford boss, Malcolm Wilson has told his number one driver, Toni Gardemeister that he needs to show 'good speed' this weekend on the Wales Rally GB and on the final few events this year, if he is to remain with the outfit in 2006.

PCWRC: Medeghini seeks points in Wales.
Kome Sport duo, Angelo and Barbara Medeghini have vowed to do their best to finish in the points on the Wales Rally GB this weekend - the sixth round in the Production Car World Rally Championship.

Loix to drive Suzuki on Rally Ireland.
Belgian ace Freddy Loix has confirmed that he will compete on the Rally Ireland next month.

Preview: Wales Rally GB.
The 73rd Wales Rally GB takes place this coming weekend - the twelfth round out of sixteen in the 2005 FIA World Rally Championship. Wales will also play host to the sixth round in the 2005 FIA Production WRC.

Loeb: Looks like Ford - Subaru not interested.
Reigning world rally champion and current WRC hotshot, Sebastien Loeb has said that at the moment his options for 2006 are extremely limited, with Ford the only real possibility.

McRae completes GB prep with Park Systems Rally.
1995 World Rally champion, Colin McRae completed his preparations for the Wales Rally GB Saturday, when he ran on the Park Systems Stages National Rally - as the course car.

Galli: GB is fast - and I think quite difficult.
Mitsubishi's Gigi Galli has revealed that he will adopt the same strategy on the Rally GB this weekend as he did in Germany - namely to be patient and learn as much as possible by completing the whole event.

Q&A: Michael Park - Martin`s co-driver.
As the 2005 season moves on to his home round, Markko Martin's British co-driver, Michael Park talks about the event that first sparked off his passion for rallying and about his chances of victory in Peugeot colours sitting alongside the Estonian...

Meeke: Rally GB a `fantastic opportunity` for me.
Citroen Junior driver, Kris Meeke has said that it is unrealistic to set any targets for the Wales Rally GB next weekend, especially as it will be his first event in a World Rally Car, at the wheel of a 2004 specification Subaru Impreza WRC.

Poll result: Loeb urged to join Subaru in 2006.
Citroen ace, Sebastien Loeb should join Subaru in 2006, that's the verdict of the Crash.net poll , in which nearly one third of you reckoned the Frenchman should link up with Petter Solberg next season, to form a 'dream team'.

Citroen to kill Loeb-Duval fight with team orders?
Citroen boss, Guy Frequelin has hinted that they might have to introduce team orders on the Rallye Deutschland, in order to ensure both Sebastien Loeb and Francois Duval get to the finish.

Mitsubishi boss sets modest target.
Mitsubishi team boss, Isao Torii has confirmed that their priority on the Rallye Deutschland this weekend is to complete the event with both cars in the points.

Q&A: Timo Rautiainen - Gronholm`s co-driver.
Marcus Gronholm's co-driver, Timo Rautiainen, endured a rather difficult time three weeks ago in Finland - despite the fact they took the win, after a heavy landing left him in considerable pain.

Q&A: Gwyndaf Evans - exclusive.
by Rob Wilkins. Gwyndaf Evans is a rallying veteran, having won the British Rally Championship in 1996 - as well as having finished runner-up in 1995, 1998 and 1999 - so who better then than to give us his thoughts on the current state of the sport?
Rally world mourns David Williams.
The rally world was plunged into mourning on Thursday as news broke of the sudden passing of respected journalist David Williams who, aged just 43, was found dead at his home.

Rally Japan confirms 50 km monster test.
The organisers of the Rally Japan have announced the creation of a monster stage for this year's event, after combining the Kunneywa and Niueo tests, which were run separately in 2004.
Meeke gets WRC chance on Wales Rally GB.
After competing in the Junior World Rally Championship for the past three years, Kris Meeke finally gets a chance to step up from Super 1600 after landing a Prodrive Subaru Impreza S10 WRC for next month's Wales Rally GB.
Hankook enters three on Wales Rally GB.
Tyre giant Hankook has unveiled plans to take its products to the very highest level of international rallying, and will kick-start its assault by entering three drivers in next month's Wales Rally GB.

Burns stars at Rallyday.
2001 World Rally champion, Richards Burns made an 'emotional' appearance at the 2005 Rallyday Saturday.

Ford to announce 2006 driver line-up in September?
By Rob Wilkins. Ford boss, Malcolm Wilson has confirmed that a decision with regard to their 2006 World Rally Championship driver line-up could be made next month.

Citroen: Loeb could drive private Xsara in 06.
Citroen boss, Guy Frequelin has said that it is possible Sebastien Loeb will run in a privately entered Xsara WRC next year - if a private team finds a good sponsor.

McRae: I can help Skoda.
WRC legend, Colin McRae has revealed that he is 'very much looking forward' to competing on the Wales Rally GB next month, following confirmation that he has signed a deal to contest the event with Skoda.

Martin plays waiting game for 2006 drive.
By Rob Wilkins Peugeot's Markko Martin has admitted that it could be tough to get a WRC works drive in 2006, following the decision by Peugeot - and at the moment, Citroen too - to quit the sport.

Kresta: Finland like F1 in the forests!
Ford's Roman Kresta has admitted that he found the pace on the Rally Finland 'just incredible'.