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McShea ends season on a high.
A brilliant drive netted Niall McShea second position on the Network Q Rally Great Britain on Sunday, the Junior World Rally Championship driver scoring the Ray Mallock Limited-prepared Opel Corsa Super 1600 car's best result of the season.
Higgins: I hit the brakes - the car swapped ends!
Welshman David Higgins battled valiantly against the cream of Word Rally Championship drivers this weekend, as he and co-driver Daniel Barritt made their debut in a Barretts of Kent Subaru Impreza World Rally Car on the Rally of Great Britain.
Citroen Saxo takes second world title.
Daniel Sola won the 'Junior' Network Q Rally of Great Britain today and in doing so he clinched the Junior World Rally Championship title.
Pirelli finishes 1-2-3-4-5-6.
Subaru's Petter Solberg is celebrating the first victory of his WRC career after heading a Pirelli 1-2-3-4-5-6 on Rally GB.
Natalie Baratt's last stand.
Entering the final stage of this year's Network Q Rally of Great Britain, Natalie Barratt has moved up to 23rd position.
Mitsubishi's Delecour and Paasonen both out.
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart suffered huge disappointment today when it lost its two remaining Lancer Evolution WRC2s in the second leg of the Rally of Great Britain.
Rally GB gears up for Martin vs Solberg.
The final round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship is poised for a grandstand finish tomorrow, after a second leg filled with drama on the Rally of Great Britain.
I wasn't concentrating, says Gronholm.
Double World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has shouldered full responsibility for his rally-ending roll on SS10.
Gwyndaf flying in the forests.
Gwyndaf Evans is flying in the Welsh forests in his MG ZR, setting second quickest time in JWRC on SS9, Crychan, and then outpacing the rest with fastest time through the 18.43km of Halfway 1, stage 10, before a delay on the stage caused all the later cars to be awarded the same time, nullifying
Network Q Rally of Great Britain: SS10.
SS10 - Halfway 1 (17.28 kms): Burns fastest through SS10; Loeb second; Solberg third; McRae fourth; Martin fifth; Gronholm retired from the lead after rolling; Paasonen retired; Delecour retired; Rovanpera had brake problems; Sola leads the JWRC; Martin leads the overall rally by 3.5 secs.
Wilks battles on despite problems.
After edging into the top ten of the Super 1600 class earlier in the day, County Durham driver Guy Wilks heads towards the end of the second leg of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain in 12th position in class after dropping time during a difficult day in the South Wales forests.
Sainz 'unlikely to stay' at Ford.
The 2002 Network Q Rally of Great Britain looks set to be Ford's last event with ex-world champs Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz after team boss Malcolm Wilson said Sainz was 'unlikely' to stay with the team next season.
Mitsubishis dominate Production class.
At the end of the first leg of this year's Network Q Rally of Great Britain, Mitsubishis proved to be the dominant force, with the whole of the top ten in the fiercely contested Group N Class for near standard specification cars, being held by Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions.
SS4 cancelled.
Organisers of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain have been forced to cancel Special Stage 4 - Brechfa - due to safety concerns.
Easy does it for Harper and Rose.
The 2002 Network Q Rally of Great Britain finally got underway late Thursday evening for Padiham based rally driver Daniel Harper, and his co-driver from Shapwick, Somerset, Bob Rose.
Preview - Network Q Rally of Great Britain.
This is it: The fourteenth and final round of the FIA World Rally Championship. As well as the traditional drama of the treacherous Welsh forests the event will represent the last chance for British fans to see Colin McRae attack his home event in a Ford Focus.
Valimaki gets works Hyundai for 2003.
Motor Sport Developments Ltd., the outfit that runs Hyundai's WRC effort, has announced that rising Finnish star Jussi Valimaki will enter at least seven rounds of the 2003 World Rally Championship in a full specification Hyundai Accent World Rally Car.
It's been a complete disaster, says Alister.
Crocked Mitsubishi star Alister McRae says he's 'incredibly frustrated' to miss this weekend's Network Q Rally GB as he continues to recover from a mountain biking accident sustained earlier this year.
FIA announces full 2003 WRC calendar.
The FIA - the governing body for the World Rally Championship, has finally released a complete calendar for 2003.
Q&A: Frequelin, Radstrom and Loeb.
Citroen Sport Team Principal Guy Frequelin and drivers, Thomas Radstrom and Sebastien Loeb talk about this weekend's Rally of Great Britain, their objectives and a lot, lot more...
Welsh co-driver takes step onto world stage.
Following the demise of the partnership of Colin McRae and Nicky Grist, another Welsh co-driver is set to take the biggest step of his career as he contests the Network Q Rally of Great Britain.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo - The favourite on Rally GB.
The 2002 Network Q Rally of Great Britain, which takes place this week (14th - 17th November), sees Mitsubishi Evolutions dominate the entry list, the Japanese marque being represented by no less than 20 of the 90 cars entered - more than any other single manufacturer.
Saxo vs Saxo in JWRC.
With the Acropolis Rally, it became clear that the Saxo was well on the way to finding a successor for Sebastien Loeb. Three Saxo drivers occupied the first three places in the Junior World Rally Championship.
Higgins gears up for Network Q.
2002 American Pro Rally Champion and British Production Cup Rally Champion David Higgins will contest the Rally of Great Britain this week, driving a Subaru Impreza World Rally Car on the World Championship round for the first time.