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Subaru goes 'active' for Sanremo.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team will have a 'secret weapon' for the Rallye Sanremo this weekend, when they run a type of active ride on Petter Solberg's Subaru Impreza.
Preview: Rallye Sanremo / Rallye d'Italia.
The 45th Rallye Sanremo takes place this weekend, the eleventh round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. Italy will also play host to the fifth round in the 2003 FIA Junior WRC.
Solberg: I can beat Burns.
Subaru World Rally team driver Petter Solberg heads to the Rallye Sanremo this weekend on a mission - namely to close the gap on Richard Burns at the top of the drivers' championship.
Subaru ready for Rallye Sanremo classic.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team will face the challenge of the Rallye Sanremo, round eleven of the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship this Friday, and according to team boss, David Lapworth predicting the whims of the weather could prove fundamental to help both drivers - Petter Solberg and Tommi
Q&A: Didier Auriol.
Skoda's Didier Auriol is a multiple winner of each of the trio of asphalt events in October but he still doesn't like being called an asphalt expert. Here he talks about those events, and their differences...
Kresta: Sanremo will be crucial for me.
Czech Roman Kresta believes that he will face one of the most 'crucial events' of his career this weekend as his tackles the Rallye Sanremo in his Bozian prepared Peugeot 206 WRC.
Q&A: Ford's JWRC team bosses.
Chris Birkbeck [Birkbeck Racing] and Luca Pregliasco [Astra Racing] will each run a Ford Puma in the Junior WRC in Italy this weekend - Birkbeck with Guy Wilks and Pregliasco with Abdo Feghali, here they talk about their aims for the event and more... Q:
Citroen foursome for Sanremo.
With four events to go between now and the end of the 2003 FIA World Rally championship, four latest-specification Citroen Xsara WRCs have been entered for the 2003 Sanremo Rally.
Hyundai to miss Sanremo.
The Hyundai World Rally Team will not be represented this weekend on the Rallye Sanremo following a dispute between Motor Sport Developments [MSD] - the outfit that looks after the WRC programme for the Korean firm, and the Hyundai Motor Company itself. A statement from MSD explained:
Moya appointed sporting director at Subaru.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team has announced today that they have appointed former world champion co-driver, Luis Moya, as its sporting director.
Citroen let McRae go, Sainz stays.
Citroen Sport have today revealed that Colin McRae will not drive for them in 2004, having opted to keep Carlos Sainz.
Q&A: Juan Suberville (Rally Mexico).
The FIA revealed the 2004 World Rally Championship calendar today, and for the first time ever, Mexico will host a round next season. Here Juan Suberville, president of the organising committee, talks achieving inclusion in the WRC, and a lot, lot more...
Rowe wins in Australia to lead PCWRC.
Martin Rowe has set up a thrilling final round of the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] in Corsica next month after winning the penultimate round at the Rally of Australia today.
Podium for Mitsubishi and McShea.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution driver Niall McShea finished on the podium in third position in Rally Australia, the penultimate round of the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship.
Martin and Park excluded from Rally Australia.
Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Martin and Michael Park were excluded from the Rally Australia early this morning by the event's stewards.
Rowe builds Production Car WRC lead for Subaru.
Martin Rowe has steadily increased his lead in the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI as the second day of Rally of Australia drew to a close.
Solberg: Today is just a warm-up!
555 Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg has ended leg one of the Telstra Rally Australia today, locked in a thrilling battle for the lead with another young star of the sport, Citroen's Sebastien Loeb.
I know I can do much better, says Martin.
Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Martin and Michael Park remained in seventh position after the second group of speed tests in today's opening leg of this tenth round of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Looming retirement won't slow me, says Makinen.
555 Subaru World Rally team driver Tommi Makinen has promised that his decision to retire will not affect his will to win this weekend on the Telstra Rally Australia.
Q&A: Robert Reid.
As passenger in the right-hand seat of the World Rally Championship leader's Peugeot 206 WRC, Robert Reid clearly lives a life in the fast lane. But his job is also a way of life; you don't get to become Richard Burns' co-driver by accident!
Arai seeking to maintain PCWRC advantage.
Toshi Arai is looking for another good finish in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI when the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] resumes on the Rally of Australia from September 4th to 7th.
Q&A: Toni Gardemeister.
Skoda's Toni Gardemeister finished sixth in Australia last year and he believes that this time he can score the team's first points with the Fabia WRC. Here the Finn talks about Oz, why it is popular but dangerous and a lot, lot more...
WRC team boss swaps roles.
Paul Howarth, team manager for the 555 Subaru World Rally Team, will be hanging up his world-famous blue and yellow shirt when he swaps roles and joins French businessman Frederic Dor on the 2003 East African Safari Rally.
Lukander's charity ice hockey match a success.
A budget of EUR14,000 was raised during a charity ice hockey match hosted by Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team co-driver Paavo Lukander at Kuovala some days ago. The money raised will be used to help young Finns recover from drug addiction.